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Title: Red-Teamer hourly rate in Maryland, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Red-Teamer pay in Maryland: median wage $78 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $100. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024.

MD · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Red-Teamer hourly rate in Maryland

The market median wage for a Red-Teamer in Maryland is **$78.05 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$100 an hour** on Deftridge, +11% against the United States rate.

**$100/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$78.05/hr** median wage

**$58-97** middle half of wages

**$2,170** a month at 5 hours a week

## Red-Teamer wage percentiles in Maryland

Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median.

| Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $44.50 | $960 | $92,600 |
| 25th | $58.46 | $1,270 | $121,600 |
| Median | $78.05 | $1,690 | $162,300 |
| 75th | $97.44 | $2,110 | $202,700 |
| 90th | $114.99 | $2,490 | $239,200 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 8,770 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Maryland in numbers

What sets Maryland apart for a Red-Teamer, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+7%** median wage against the United States median of $72.77

- **6th of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **8,770** people employed in the role in this place

- **$75.59** median wage in the Baltimore metro area, the highest here

- **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Red-Teamer in Maryland by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown.

| Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Senior | $100 | $2,170 |
| Manager | $115 | $2,490 |

- AI expert review **$100**

## Red-Teamer pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior Red-Teamer, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. By median wage Maryland ranks **6 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California | $95.30 | $120 |
| Washington | $82.23 | $105 |
| Delaware | $80.51 | $100 |
| New Mexico | $80.35 | $100 |
| New York | $79.29 | $100 |
| Maryland | $78.05 | $100 |
| New Hampshire | $77.89 | $95 |
| Texas | $77.60 | $95 |
| District of Columbia | $76.74 | $95 |

## Metro areas in Maryland

Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS).

- [Baltimore $75.59/hr median wage · range $58-97](https://deftridge.com/rates/red-teamer/maryland/)

- [Lexington Park $70.95/hr median wage · range $56-93](https://deftridge.com/rates/red-teamer/maryland/)

- [Hagerstown $64.31/hr median wage · range $42-87](https://deftridge.com/rates/red-teamer/maryland/)

- [Salisbury $56.82/hr median wage · range $40-72](https://deftridge.com/rates/red-teamer/maryland/)

## Questions about pay, fees and privacy

The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.

[Red-Teamer rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/red-teamer/) · [Red-Teamer jobs in Maryland](https://deftridge.com/jobs/red-teamer/maryland/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
