Location Salary Data

Salaries in Silver Spring, MD

Government-verified salary data from 2,395 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$86,787
2,395 filings
Median DOL Salary
$86,787
Total DOL Filings
2,395
Companies Hiring
836
Cost of Living Index
116.5
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Silver Spring, MD$86,787
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Silver Spring, MD is 42.5% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Silver Spring

EmployerIndustryLocal FilingsMedian SalaryType
Food and Drug Administration, HHS266$99,172Other
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION143$112,015Other
The Henry M Jackson Foundation66$70,000Other
MERCHANT LINK LLC57$98,020Other
HERITAGE CARE INC56$71,219Other
Discovery Communications, LLC53$140,000Other
Verizon Data Services LLC39$115,000Other
Tata Consultancy Services Limited31$69,200Other
Deloitte Consulting LLP28$90,646Staffing
UNITED THERAPEUTICS26$121,150Other
Earth Resources Technology, Inc.25$81,519Other
AUROTECH, INC24$91,843Other
Accenture LLP24$85,342Staffing
Adventist Healthcare, Inc.24$87,360Other
Children's National Medical Center19$69,655Other
Software Associates Inc19$65,000Other
Wye Oak Healthcare of Wheaton, LLC19$77,563Other
CSC Covansys Corporation19$72,738Other
Sunera Technologies, Inc.18$80,000Other
Srivin Infosystems Inc17$78,811Staffing
McNeal Professional Services, Inc.17$72,800Other
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP16$87,173Staffing
CLOUDGEN LLC15$77,667Other
Cognizance Technologies LLC15$145,000Other
MedStar Health Inc.15$100,000Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Silver Spring

BLS Wage Survey Data - Maryland

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.
BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Maryland.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$218,490N/A
Physicians, All Other$209,3709,800
Pediatricians, General$208,160510
Dentists, All Other Specialists$199,990160
Podiatrists$194,670N/A
Physicians, Pathologists$190,37070
Dentists, General$189,3302,190
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$181,320390
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,57015,120
Ship Engineers$170,630100

Salary Trend in Silver Spring, MD

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Silver Spring, MD has a cost of living index of 116.5, which is 16.5% more expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $85,837 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job TitleMedian SalaryCOL-Adjusted Equivalent
Computer and Information Systems Managers$122,196$104,889
Marketing Managers$120,598$103,518
Sales Managers$100,026$85,860
Statisticians$99,411$85,331
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$99,106$85,070

Compare to Other Cities

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Popular Salary Pages in Silver Spring, MD

Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsPhysical TherapistsStatisticiansAccountants and AuditorsBiological Scientists, All Other
Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.