Question 1

What is the cost of living in Salisbury, MD?

Accepted Answer

Salisbury, MD's overall price level (BEA Regional Price Parity) is 95.62, where 100 equals the U.S. average. That means everyday goods, services, and housing cost about 4.4% less than the national average. HUD's Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom is $1,378/month.

Question 2

What is the average salary in Salisbury, MD?

Accepted Answer

Across the 100 BLS-tracked occupation categories with published data in Salisbury, MD, the average median wage is $95,653. The single highest-paying occupation here is Physicians, All Other at $402,980/year (BLS OEWS).

Question 3

What are the highest-paying jobs in Salisbury?

Accepted Answer

Based on BLS OEWS data, the top-paying occupations in Salisbury, MD are: 1) Physicians, All Other at $402,980; 2) Surgeons, All Other at $310,560; 3) Natural Sciences Managers at $166,430; 4) Architectural and Engineering Managers at $152,820; 5) General Internal Medicine Physicians at $152,700. Click any occupation above to see the full wage breakdown (10th to 90th percentile).

Question 4

How much does it cost to rent a 2-bedroom apartment in Salisbury?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a 2-bedroom unit in Salisbury, MD is $1,378/month. FMR is the rent level HUD uses to administer housing assistance and reflects the 40th percentile of standard-quality rentals, updated annually.

Question 5

Where does AffordMap's Salisbury data come from?

Accepted Answer

Salary figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. Cost of living comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (RPP). Rent comes from HUD Fair Market Rents. All three are federal datasets, updated annually, and free to use. AffordMap pairs them so you can see what a salary actually buys after local costs.

Rank	Occupation	Category	Median salary	Hourly
51	Fundraisers	Business & Finance	$80K	$38.25/hr
52	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	Education	$80K	$38.23/hr
53	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	Technology	$79K	$38.12/hr
54	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	Education	$79K	N/A
55	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	Healthcare	$78K	$37.63/hr
56	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	Community & Social	$77K	$37.19/hr
57	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	Sales	$77K	$37.18/hr
58	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	Construction & Trades	$77K	$37.07/hr
59	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	Science	$77K	$37.02/hr
60	Computer Occupations, All Other	Technology	$77K	$36.9/hr

Top Paying Jobs in Salisbury, MD

Highest paying careers in Salisbury

Affordability snapshot: Salisbury