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Maryland · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Maryland

The median web developer wage in Maryland is $54.18 an hour, 22% above the US median. A freelancer there should charge about $70–$110 an hour — $1,250–$2,000 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,250–$2,000

About 18 hours at $70–$110 an hour, the freelance rate in Maryland. Plus $55–$130 a month for hosting and updates.

Web design rates in Maryland

Web designer pay in Maryland

Median web developer wage
$54.18/hr
$112,700 a year
Freelance rate
$70–$110
an hour, estimated
Rank among states
5th
of 49 with published data
MarylandMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$54.18$52.181,960
Web and digital interface designers$46.52$49.831,310

A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for Maryland.

What to charge for a website in Maryland

At $70–$110 an hour. Price the job, not the hours: quote the project, and use these to check you are not working for less than a Maryland employee would.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$55–$130
Five-page business site$1,250–$2,000$55–$130
Five pages with online booking$1,550–$2,400$55–$130
Eight pages, copy written for them$2,750–$4,300$55–$130
Small online shop$2,150–$3,400$55–$130

Prices for a particular business — a restaurant, a dentist, a plumber — are in website cost by business.

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Web design rates in Maryland's metro areas

BLS publishes figures for one metro area in Maryland:

  • Baltimore — $51.73 an hour (median web developer wage)

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Maryland?+

The median web developer wage in Maryland is $54.18 an hour, about $112,700 a year (BLS, May 2025). Web and digital interface designers earn a median $46.52 an hour.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Maryland?+

About $70–$110 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Maryland?+

A five-page small-business website built by a Maryland freelancer costs about $1,250–$2,000, plus $55–$130 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Maryland?+

BLS counts 1,960 employed web developers and 1,310 web and digital interface designers in Maryland. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.