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MarylandMoving from Pennsylvania to Maryland for work
What moves with you from Pennsylvania to Maryland: your licence, your take-home pay, and the programs that pay people to come. Every line below is computed from the two states' rules.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Maryland takes roughly $573 a year more than Pennsylvania does.
| Salary | Pennsylvania state tax | Maryland state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,228 | $1,610 | -$382 |
| $60,000 | $1,842 | $2,415 | -$573 |
| $90,000 | $2,763 | $3,622 | -$859 |
Rough figures for a single filer: exact in the flat-rate and no-tax states, approximated at 70% of the top bracket in the progressive ones. In Maryland: counties add 2.25 to 3.2% on top. In Pennsylvania: municipalities add an earned income tax, 1% in most places and 3.75% in Philadelphia. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Pennsylvania to Maryland
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Pennsylvania certificate stays on the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry (Pennsylvania Department of Education, administered by Credentia); to work in Maryland you apply to the Maryland Board of Nursing, Certified Nursing Assistant program for reciprocity. Maryland certifies by endorsement and requires its own CNA certificate before you can work. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.
RN and LPN: Pennsylvania to Maryland
Works on day one. Both Pennsylvania and Maryland are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Pennsylvania is valid in Maryland the day you arrive. Once Maryland is your primary residence, apply there for a Maryland multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
Electrician: Pennsylvania to Maryland
Exam likely. Maryland licenses at state level through the Maryland State Board of Master Electricians and reciprocates with other state boards, but Pennsylvania licenses locally through the City and county building departments, which is not a party to those agreements. Expect to document your hours and sit the Maryland journeyman exam.
CDL: Pennsylvania to Maryland
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Maryland resident you surrender the Pennsylvania CDL at a Maryland driver licence office, pass the vision test, pay the fee, and your endorsements carry over. A hazmat endorsement needs a fresh TSA threat assessment in Maryland. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Maryland pay you to come?
No statewide program in Maryland pays people to move in. Towns sometimes list an offer through MakeMyMove, and employers in short-staffed trades pay relocation themselves; ask for it in writing before you accept.
Openings filed in Maryland
42 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Maryland employers who could not fill them locally.
- HorsepersonNorthview Stallion Station, Inc. · Warwick · $18.98/hr
- Wealth Management Client AssociateBank of America · Silver Spring
- Agricultural Equipment OperatorsBlack Gold Farms, Inc · Rhodesdale · $20/hr
- 35-3023.00 Fast Food & Counter Workers – Mobile Food ConcessStrates Fine Foods, Inc. · Mount Airy · $18.24 to 32.1/hr
- Stable AttendantCountry Life Farm LLP · Fallston · $18.98/hr
- Food Concessions AttendantMystras Concessions LLC · Mount Airy · $18.82 to 32.1/hr
Your own route from Pennsylvania to Maryland
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From Pennsylvania to the states next to Maryland
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