Direct support professional salary in Maryland

Open direct support professional jobs in Maryland post a median of $20 an hour, the middle half $18–$20.07 (about $41,600 a year full time), $0.88 above the national posted median. From 17 jobs at 7 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in MD

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Direct support professional jobs in Maryland · Direct support professional pay nationwide

What direct support professionals are paid in Maryland

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Median $20 an hour. Middle half $18 to $20.07. Point at a bar for its count. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 17 open jobs in Maryland. Lowest posted $15, highest $25.

Posted on open jobs in Maryland

$18–$20.07/hr

Middle half of 17 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $20. 74% of the 23 open direct support professional jobs in Maryland state an hourly rate.

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Direct support professional pay by town in Maryland

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

Town	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs (employers)
Westminster	$20.07	$15–$25	6 (3)
Silver Spring	$21.50	$16–$21.50	4 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Direct support professional pay by employer in Maryland

What each employer posts for direct support professionals here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Arc of Carroll County	$20.07	$20.07	4
Visiting Angels (Bethesda, MD)	$18	$18	4
Jubilee Association of Maryland	$21.50	$21.50	3
Abilities Network	$17.50	$16–$20	2
Allied Community Care	$16	$16	2
Compass Maryland	$24	$24	1
AW Holdings	$20	$15–$25	1

Median of each employer's jobs in Maryland (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for direct support professionals nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open direct support professional jobs in Maryland

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Direct Support Professional - Evenings and Weekends and PRN Support Waldorf MD
Compass Maryland · Waldorf, MD · 2mo ago
$24/hr
Bilingual Direct Support Professional Fluent in Spanish & English
Jubilee Association of Maryland · Silver Spring, MD · 1mo ago
$21.50/hr
Direct Support Professional
Jubilee Association of Maryland · Silver Spring, MD · 2w ago
$21.50/hr
Meaningful Day Program - Direct Support Professional (30 hr/week)
Arc of Carroll County · Westminster, MD · 1w ago
$20.07/hr
Personal Supports DSP - Part Time
Arc of Carroll County · Westminster, MD · 3w ago
$20.07/hr
Direct Support Professional, DSP
AW Holdings · Westminster, MD · 1w ago
$15–$25/hr
Direct Support Professional (DSP)
Abilities Network · Columbia, Towson and 4 more, MD · 3w ago
$18–$20/hr
Direct Support Professional - Anne Arundel County
Visiting Angels (Bethesda, MD) · Severna Park, MD · 1mo ago
$18/hr
Direct Support Professional - Carroll County.
Visiting Angels (Bethesda, MD) · Westminster, MD · 1mo ago
$18/hr
Direct Support Professional
Abilities Network · Cumberland, MD · 1mo ago
$16/hr
Direct Support Professional
Allied Community Care · Clarksburg, Bowie and 3 more, MD · 3w ago
$16/hr
Direct Support Professional - Must Speak Vietnamese Fluently
Allied Community Care · Riverdale, MD · 1mo ago
$16.00/hr

What BLS measures in Maryland

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Maryland. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (31-1120)	$15.16 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$17.06 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$18.29 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$20.74 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$22.54 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	46,560 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$14.33/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, opens in a new tab)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$18.52/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, opens in a new tab)
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$18.10/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, opens in a new tab)
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$15.68/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, opens in a new tab)
Salisbury, MD$18.06/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Salisbury, MD, opens in a new tab)
Lexington Park, MD$19.26/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lexington Park, MD, opens in a new tab)

Direct support professional salary in Maryland: common questions

How much does a direct support professional make in Maryland?

Open direct support professional jobs in Maryland that state an hourly rate post a median of $20, the middle half $18–$20.07 (17 jobs from 7 employers). Full time that is about $41,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $18.29/hr ($38,040 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Maryland (May 2025).

Where in Maryland do direct support professionals earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Westminster ($20.07) and Silver Spring ($21.50). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in Maryland pay direct support professionals the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Jubilee Association of Maryland ($21.50), Arc of Carroll County ($20.07) and Visiting Angels (Bethesda, MD) ($18).

How does Maryland compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Maryland ($20) is $0.88 above the national posted median of $19.12. In the BLS survey Maryland ranks 17 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 17 of 23 open direct support professional jobs in Maryland (74%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides (SOC 31-1120), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Direct support professional salary in Maryland. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/direct-support-professional/maryland

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