What are the main factors that influence an External Recruiter's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What are the highest paying states for an External Recruiter?

External Recruiter salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for External Recruiter roles are District of Columbia $65,448, California $65,200, Massachusetts $64,331. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of External Recruiter roles make?

Salaries for External Recruiter level roles vary by specialization: External Payroll Manager: $140,100; External Auditor III: $121,290; External Auditor II: $104,490; External Auditor: $88,144; External Relations: $83,222.

External Recruiter Salary in Maryland

How much does an External Recruiter make in Maryland? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an External Recruiter in Maryland is $60,950 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, an External Recruiter's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $87,094
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,779 to $74,635
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,608

10% $39,608

50% (Median) $60,950

90% $87,094

External Recruiter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,635	$6,220	$1,435	$36
Average	$60,950	$5,079	$1,172	$29
25th Percentile	$49,779	$4,148	$957	$24

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Key Factors That Influence External Recruiter Salaries

An External Recruiter's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do External Recruiter Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract External Recruiters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $65,448.
California: $65,200.
Massachusetts: $64,331.

District of Columbia $65,448 California $65,200 Massachusetts $64,331 Washington $64,095 New Jersey $64,071 Alaska $63,988 Connecticut $63,173 New York $62,842

Hawaii $61,784 Rhode Island $61,287 Maryland $60,950 Minnesota $60,489 Colorado $60,312 Illinois $60,253 Oregon $60,028 Delaware $59,862

New Hampshire $59,758 Virginia $59,525 Pennsylvania $58,846 Nevada $58,503 North Dakota $58,391 Michigan $58,213 Wisconsin $58,148 Vermont $58,018

Texas $57,658 Maine $57,634 Arizona $57,598 Ohio $57,557 Georgia $57,013 Indiana $56,741 Wyoming $56,688 Utah $56,605

Iowa $56,570 Kansas $56,286 Louisiana $56,203 North Carolina $56,174 Missouri $56,162 Florida $55,931 Montana $55,807 Nebraska $55,689

Kentucky $55,624 South Carolina $55,388 Tennessee $55,240 Idaho $55,181 New Mexico $54,749 Oklahoma $54,655 Alabama $54,306 South Dakota $53,721

Arkansas $53,402 West Virginia $53,230 Mississippi $52,716

Top Paying Cities for External Recruiter

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Owings: $62,758
Riverdale: $65,003
College Park: $64,928

Owings, MD $62,758

Riverdale, MD $65,003

College Park, MD $64,928

Fort Washington, MD $64,886

Oxon Hill, MD $65,073

Suitland, MD $65,052

District Heights, MD $65,020

Temple Hills, MD $65,054

Deale, MD $62,467

Dunkirk, MD $63,128

Fort George G Meade, MD $61,680

Friendship, MD $62,665

Fulton, MD $62,499

Andrews Air Force Base, MD $64,833

Savage, MD $61,771

Shady Side, MD $61,974

Galesville, MD $62,247

Greenbelt, MD $64,703

Glenn Dale, MD $63,988

Upper Marlboro, MD $64,050

Harwood, MD $62,486

Highland, MD $62,443

West River, MD $62,498

Tracys Landing, MD $62,543

Hyattsville, MD $65,055

Jessup, MD $61,468

Bethesda, MD $65,074

Glen Echo, MD $65,062

Chevy Chase, MD $65,067

Cabin John, MD $65,049

Olney, MD $63,584

Brookeville, MD $62,397

Poolesville, MD $62,946

Barnesville, MD $62,070

Beallsville, MD $62,184

Boyds, MD $62,660

Dickerson, MD $62,113

Rockville, MD $64,332

Potomac, MD $64,518

Derwood, MD $63,650

Sandy Spring, MD $63,279

Ashton, MD $63,140

Brinklow, MD $62,671

Burtonsville, MD $63,404

Montgomery Village, MD $62,885

Kensington, MD $65,013

Garrett Park, MD $64,936

Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $64,426

Silver Spring, MD $64,975

Takoma Park, MD $65,060

Aberdeen, MD $59,593

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $59,581

Abingdon, MD $60,042

Gunpowder, MD $60,403

Arnold, MD $61,107

Baldwin, MD $60,290

Bel Air, MD $59,789

Belcamp, MD $59,876

Benson, MD $59,515

Boring, MD $59,647

Brooklandville, MD $60,877

Butler, MD $60,207

Chase, MD $60,682

Churchville, MD $59,342

Clarksville, MD $61,780

Cockeysville, MD $60,322

Hunt Valley, MD $60,575

Crownsville, MD $61,521

Darlington, MD $58,817

Davidsonville, MD $62,418

Dayton, MD $61,741

Edgewater, MD $61,846

Edgewood, MD $60,224

Ellicott City, MD $60,997

Columbia, MD $61,454

Fallston, MD $60,067

Finksburg, MD $60,088

Forest Hill, MD $59,463

Fork, MD $60,494

Fort Howard, MD $60,876

Freeland, MD $58,269

Gambrills, MD $61,753

Gibson Island, MD $60,910

Glen Arm, MD $60,717

Glen Burnie, MD $60,982

Glyndon, MD $60,399

Hampstead, MD $59,010

Elkridge, MD $61,049

Hanover, MD $61,084

Harmans, MD $61,081

Havre De Grace, MD $59,206

Hydes, MD $60,499

Jarrettsville, MD $59,266

Joppa, MD $60,377

Kingsville, MD $60,511

Lineboro, MD $58,120

Linthicum Heights, MD $60,991

Long Green, MD $60,618

Spencerville, MD $63,310

Clarksburg, MD $61,925

Damascus, MD $61,392

Germantown, MD $63,227

Annapolis, MD $61,580

Cumberland, MD $55,940

Accident, MD $55,846

Barton, MD $56,109

Bittinger, MD $56,004

Bloomington, MD $56,203

Corriganville, MD $55,584

Eckhart Mines, MD $55,892

Ellerslie, MD $55,655

Flintstone, MD $55,953

Friendsville, MD $55,830

Frostburg, MD $55,815

Grantsville, MD $55,817

Kitzmiller, MD $55,822

Lonaconing, MD $56,008

Luke, MD $56,207

Mc Henry, MD $55,852

Midland, MD $56,195

Midlothian, MD $55,823

Mount Savage, MD $55,567

Oakland, MD $55,690

Oldtown, MD $56,030

Pinto, MD $56,133

Rawlings, MD $56,151

Spring Gap, MD $56,098

Swanton, MD $55,962

Westernport, MD $56,205

Easton, MD $60,359

Barclay, MD $59,855

Bethlehem, MD $59,932

Betterton, MD $59,899

Bozman, MD $60,873

Cambridge, MD $59,935

Centreville, MD $60,422

Chester, MD $60,888

Chestertown, MD $60,179

Church Creek, MD $59,840

Church Hill, MD $60,098

Claiborne, MD $60,983

Cordova, MD $60,154

Crapo, MD $59,313

Crocheron, MD $58,885

Crumpton, MD $59,786

Denton, MD $59,841

East New Market, MD $59,696

Federalsburg, MD $59,684

Fishing Creek, MD $59,533

Galena, MD $59,625

Goldsboro, MD $59,725

Grasonville, MD $60,772

Greensboro, MD $59,737

Henderson, MD $59,791

Hillsboro, MD $60,198

Hurlock, MD $59,709

Ingleside, MD $59,903

Kennedyville, MD $59,731

Mcdaniel, MD $60,958

Madison, MD $60,306

Marydel, MD $59,627

Massey, MD $59,639

Millington, MD $59,724

Neavitt, MD $60,949

Newcomb, MD $60,529

Oxford, MD $60,230

Preston, MD $59,910

Price, MD $60,139

Queen Anne, MD $60,296

Queenstown, MD $60,640

Rhodesdale, MD $59,352

Ridgely, MD $59,972

Rock Hall, MD $60,546

Royal Oak, MD $60,417

Saint Michaels, MD $60,827

Secretary, MD $59,923

Sherwood, MD $61,321

Deal Island, MD $58,434

Eden, MD $58,549

Ewell, MD $58,252

Fruitland, MD $58,750

Girdletree, MD $58,118

Hebron, MD $58,695

Linkwood, MD $59,523

Manokin, MD $58,356

Mardela Springs, MD $58,906

Marion Station, MD $58,151

Nanticoke, MD $58,669

Newark, MD $58,425

Ocean City, MD $58,706

Parsonsburg, MD $58,589

Pittsville, MD $58,590

Pocomoke City, MD $58,227

Powellville, MD $58,561

Princess Anne, MD $58,507

Quantico, MD $58,580

Rehobeth, MD $58,134

Sharptown, MD $59,229

Showell, MD $58,589

Snow Hill, MD $58,382

Stockton, MD $58,032

Tyaskin, MD $58,523

Tylerton, MD $58,321

Upper Fairmount, MD $58,499

Vienna, MD $59,031

Westover, MD $58,356

Whaleyville, MD $58,558

Willards, MD $58,581

Delmar, MD $58,737

North East, MD $59,261

Perry Point, MD $59,174

Perryville, MD $59,152

Port Deposit, MD $59,006

Rising Sun, MD $58,813

Warwick, MD $59,612

Cecilton, MD $59,571

Charlestown, MD $59,252

Chesapeake City, MD $59,570

Childs, MD $59,490

Stevensville, MD $61,043

Colora, MD $58,761

Conowingo, MD $58,661

Earleville, MD $59,514

Elk Mills, MD $59,510

Elkton, MD $59,467

Georgetown, MD $59,559

Lutherville Timonium, MD $60,827

Abell, MD $60,222

Accokeek, MD $64,353

Aquasco, MD $62,761

Avenue, MD $60,318

Barstow, MD $62,012

Bel Alton, MD $62,319

Benedict, MD $62,277

Brandywine, MD $63,744

Broomes Island, MD $61,308

Bryans Road, MD $64,228

Bryantown, MD $63,066

Bushwood, MD $60,362

California, MD $60,310

Callaway, MD $59,890

Chaptico, MD $60,935

Charlotte Hall, MD $61,854

Cheltenham, MD $64,340

Clements, MD $60,936

Cobb Island, MD $60,389

Coltons Point, MD $60,105

Compton, MD $60,433

Dameron, MD $59,126

Dowell, MD $60,498

Drayden, MD $59,268

Faulkner, MD $61,986

Great Mills, MD $59,987

Helen, MD $61,505

Hollywood, MD $60,667

Hughesville, MD $62,645

Huntingtown, MD $62,388

Indian Head, MD $62,777

Ironsides, MD $62,524

Issue, MD $60,715

La Plata, MD $62,955

Leonardtown, MD $60,210

Lexington Park, MD $59,803

Loveville, MD $60,841

Lusby, MD $60,611

Marbury, MD $63,280

Mechanicsville, MD $61,493

Morganza, MD $61,133

Mount Victoria, MD $60,430

Nanjemoy, MD $61,788

Newburg, MD $61,169

Park Hall, MD $59,627

Patuxent River, MD $59,942

Piney Point, MD $59,361

Pomfret, MD $63,638

Port Republic, MD $61,642

Port Tobacco, MD $62,722

Prince Frederick, MD $62,016

Ridge, MD $58,865

Rock Point, MD $61,147

Saint Inigoes, MD $59,054

Saint Leonard, MD $61,344

Saint Marys City, MD $59,615

Scotland, MD $58,474

Solomons, MD $60,443

Sunderland, MD $62,512

Tall Timbers, MD $59,436

Valley Lee, MD $59,460

Welcome, MD $62,332

White Plains, MD $63,645

Southern Md Facility, MD $64,422

Annapolis Junction, MD $61,607

Lanham, MD $64,666

Beltsville, MD $64,574

Laurel, MD $63,166

Bladensburg, MD $65,045

Lothian, MD $63,130

Mount Rainier, MD $65,075

North Beach, MD $62,253

Bowie, MD $63,156

Brentwood, MD $65,071

Capitol Heights, MD $65,043

Chesapeake Beach, MD $62,221

Churchton, MD $62,236

Clinton, MD $64,676

Still Pond, MD $59,903

Sudlersville, MD $59,790

Taylors Island, MD $60,322

Templeville, MD $59,631

Tilghman, MD $61,184

Toddville, MD $59,021

Trappe, MD $59,971

Wingate, MD $59,252

Wittman, MD $60,982

Woolford, MD $60,073

Worton, MD $60,108

Wye Mills, MD $60,535

Frederick, MD $59,849

Adamstown, MD $61,093

Big Pool, MD $56,750

Boonsboro, MD $58,771

Braddock Heights, MD $59,819

Brownsville, MD $59,644

Brunswick, MD $60,195

Buckeystown, MD $60,638

Burkittsville, MD $59,740

Cascade, MD $58,236

Cavetown, MD $58,162

Chewsville, MD $58,252

Clear Spring, MD $57,473

Cooksville, MD $60,972

Emmitsburg, MD $58,430

Fairplay, MD $58,393

Funkstown, MD $58,388

Glenelg, MD $61,617

Glenwood, MD $61,315

Hagerstown, MD $58,092

Hancock, MD $56,470

Ijamsville, MD $60,943

Jefferson, MD $60,255

Keedysville, MD $58,957

Keymar, MD $58,928

Knoxville, MD $59,879

Ladiesburg, MD $59,140

Libertytown, MD $59,684

Lisbon, MD $60,980

Little Orleans, MD $56,157

Maugansville, MD $57,881

Middletown, MD $59,599

Monrovia, MD $60,809

Mount Airy, MD $60,445

Myersville, MD $58,824

New Market, MD $60,200

New Midway, MD $59,138

New Windsor, MD $59,673

Point Of Rocks, MD $60,977

Rocky Ridge, MD $58,745

Rohrersville, MD $59,359

Sabillasville, MD $58,315

Saint James, MD $58,402

Sharpsburg, MD $58,870

Smithsburg, MD $58,215

Sykesville, MD $60,601

Taneytown, MD $58,570

Thurmont, MD $58,811

Tuscarora, MD $61,210

Union Bridge, MD $59,431

Unionville, MD $59,718

Walkersville, MD $59,507

West Friendship, MD $61,106

Williamsport, MD $58,155

Woodbine, MD $60,973

Woodsboro, MD $59,224

Salisbury, MD $58,738

Allen, MD $58,657

Berlin, MD $58,595

Bishopville, MD $58,609

Bivalve, MD $58,824

Manchester, MD $58,300

Marriottsville, MD $60,843

Maryland Line, MD $58,120

Mayo, MD $61,710

Millersville, MD $61,207

Monkton, MD $59,767

Odenton, MD $61,826

Crofton, MD $62,179

Owings Mills, MD $60,722

Parkton, MD $58,850

Pasadena, MD $60,926

Perry Hall, MD $60,762

Perryman, MD $59,749

Phoenix, MD $60,442

Pylesville, MD $58,499

Randallstown, MD $60,816

Reisterstown, MD $60,578

Riderwood, MD $60,944

Riva, MD $61,946

Severn, MD $61,197

Severna Park, MD $61,114

Simpsonville, MD $61,710

Sparks Glencoe, MD $59,952

Crisfield, MD $58,294

Stevenson, MD $60,855

Dhs, MD $64,369

Waldorf, MD $63,608

Street, MD $58,765

Upperco, MD $59,597

Upper Falls, MD $60,571

Westminster, MD $59,599

Whiteford, MD $58,476

White Hall, MD $58,771

White Marsh, MD $60,705

Woodstock, MD $60,871

Baltimore, MD $60,950

Towson, MD $60,943

Gwynn Oak, MD $60,963

Pikesville, MD $60,920

Sparrows Point, MD $60,884

Middle River, MD $60,759

Essex, MD $60,902

Dundalk, MD $60,960

Brooklyn, MD $60,961

Curtis Bay, MD $60,974

Halethorpe, MD $60,969

Catonsville, MD $60,999

Parkville, MD $60,934

Nottingham, MD $60,871

Rosedale, MD $60,949

Windsor Mill, MD $60,931

Gaithersburg, MD $63,517

Washington Grove, MD $63,550

External Recruiter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an External Recruiter's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$49,779

Average $60,950/year

$74,635

$4,148

Average $5,079/month

$6,220

$957

Average $1,172/week

$1,435

$24

Average $29/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,635	$6,220	$1,435	$36
Average	$60,950	$5,079	$1,172	$29
25th Percentile	$49,779	$4,148	$957	$24

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