Peer support specialist jobs in Maryland

77 open peer support specialist jobs in Maryland at 6 employers6 employers, posting $19.09–$21.09 an hour$19.09–$21.09 an hour. BLS measures a median of $22.70 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants in Maryland) for social and human service assistants here.

Open in MD

Employers hiring

Median posted /hr

25th percentile$19.09/hr
Median (50th)$20.17/hr
75th percentile$21.09/hr
Distinct posted rates3
Jobs stating an hourly rate3
Employers3

The median is the middle of the 3 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $19.09–$21.09 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.

Median posted /hr

25th percentile$19.09/hr
Median (50th)$20.17/hr
75th percentile$21.09/hr
Distinct posted rates3
Jobs stating an hourly rate3
Employers3

BLS median in MD

13th of 52 states and territories

10th percentile$17.78/hr
25th percentile$20.30/hr
Median$22.70/hr
75th percentile$28.43/hr
90th percentile$33.12/hr
People employed in it7,280

Social and Human Service Assistants (SOC 21-1093), all industries, Maryland: the hourly wages BLS measured people employed in it earn, not read from open jobs. The US median is $22.08 an hour. 13th highest of the 52 states and territories BLS publishes a median for. Measured and published by BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants, Maryland).

BLS median in MD

13th of 52 states and territories

10th percentile$17.78/hr
25th percentile$20.30/hr
Median$22.70/hr
75th percentile$28.43/hr
90th percentile$33.12/hr
People employed in it7,280

Newest peer support specialist jobs in Maryland

Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

Peer Support Specialist - Full Time
Gaudenzia · Crownsville, MD · today
Family Peer Support Specialist Mental Health
Maryland Coalition of Families · Upper Marlboro, Baltimore and 2 more, MD · 5d ago
$18/hr
Peer Support Specialist
Wellpath · Salisbury, MD · 1w ago
WIC - Breastfeeding Peer Counselor I
CCI Health Services · Takoma Park, MD · 2w ago
$37,440–$38,440/yr
Peer Support Specialist
People Encouraging People · Milford Mill, Rockville and 1 more, MD · 3w ago
$19.20–$21.15/hr
BCORE Peer Support Specialist
People Encouraging People · Baltimore, MD · 4w ago
$40,000–$45,000/yr
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Evolve Life Centers · Pasadena, MD · 1mo ago
$19–$25/hr

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Where the peer support specialist jobs are in Maryland

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What peer support specialists earn in Maryland

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Maryland

$19.09–$21.09/hr

25th percentile$19.09/hr
Median (50th)$20.17/hr
75th percentile$21.09/hr
Distinct posted rates3
Jobs stating an hourly rate3
Employers3

$19.09–$21.09/hr

25th percentile$19.09/hr
Median (50th)$20.17/hr
75th percentile$21.09/hr
Distinct posted rates3
Jobs stating an hourly rate3
Employers3

Middle half of 3 jobs stating an hourly rate3 jobs stating an hourly rate from 3 employers3 employers, median $20.17/hr$20.17/hr.

Measured by BLS in Maryland, May 2025

$22.70/hr ($47,210 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants in Maryland)

Median for social and human service assistants, against $22.08 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants, national) for the whole US; 7,280 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants in Maryland) employed in Maryland.

By metro area

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$21.81/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD) · 12,160 (source: BLS OEWS, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD) employed
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$23.26/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV) · 7,790 (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV) employed
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$23.28/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD) · 3,230 (source: BLS OEWS, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD) employed
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$20.45/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV) · 380 (source: BLS OEWS, Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV) employed
Lexington Park, MD$22.04/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lexington Park, MD) · 260 (source: BLS OEWS, Lexington Park, MD) employed
Salisbury, MD$23.39/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Salisbury, MD) · 210 (source: BLS OEWS, Salisbury, MD) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Social and Human Service Assistants; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Mental Health & Social Work in Maryland, in our research: median posted pay $29.50 · employers 101 (Mental Health & Social Work job market). Maryland in our research

Employers hiring peer support specialists in Maryland

People Encouraging People2 open in Maryland
CCI Health Services1 open in Maryland
Evolve Life Centers1 open in Maryland
Gaudenzia1 open in Maryland
Maryland Coalition of Families1 open in Maryland
Wellpath1 open in Maryland

What the job takes

Lived experience of recovery and a state peer certification course.

Depends on the state
Peer recovery credential
State certification board; exams by IC&RC

Peer support specialist jobs in Maryland: common questions

How much do peer support specialists make in Maryland?

Open peer support specialist jobs in Maryland that post an hourly rate pay $19.09–$21.09 an hour in the middle half, median $20.17 (3 jobs from 3 employers). BLS measured a median of $22.70/hr ($47,210 a year) for social and human service assistants in Maryland (May 2025), against $22.08 nationally, 13th highest of 52 states and territories.

Where in Maryland are the most peer support specialist jobs?

Baltimore (3), Crownsville (1), Eden (1), Frostburg (1) and Milford Mill (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring peer support specialists in Maryland?

By open jobs on this board: People Encouraging People (2), CCI Health Services (1) and Evolve Life Centers (1). In all, 6 employers have peer support specialist jobs open in Maryland.

What do you need to work as a peer support specialist in Maryland?

Lived experience of recovery and a state peer certification course. Peer recovery credential (State certification board; exams by IC&RC). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Maryland's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Maryland, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.

CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Maryland, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Social and Human Service Assistants (SOC 21-1093), every state, published 15 May 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Social and Human Service Assistants, national, published 15 May 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Social and Human Service Assistants by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
Peer recovery credential: State certification board; exams by IC&RC

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Peer support specialist jobs in Maryland. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/peer-support-specialist/maryland

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