Maryland Manufacturing Facts

Manufacturers in Maryland account for 5.85% of the total output in the state, employing 4.12% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $24.97 billion in 2019. In addition, there were an average of 110,000 manufacturing employees in Maryland in 2020, with an average annual compensation of $91,247.36 in 2019.

Manufacturing Output and Firms

Total Manufacturing Output ($billions, 2019)
$24.97
(Percent share of total gross state product)
5.85%
Manufacturing Firms in Maryland (2017)
2,796

Employment and Compensation

Manufacturing Employment (2020)
110,000
(Percent share of nonfarm employment)
4.12%
Average Annual Compensation (Manufacturing, 2019)
$91,247.36
(Nonfarm Businesses, 2019)
$52,234.58

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau

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Maryland Export Facts

Manufacturers help to drive Maryland’s economy, with $10.31 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2020. That same year, $3.25 billion in exports was with our free trade agreement (FTA) partners. This helps create jobs in the state, and 13.20% of its employment stemmed from exports in 2011. Small businesses comprised 88.00% percent of all exporters in Maryland.

Manufacturing Exports

Manufactured Goods Exports ($billions, 2020)
$10.31
(Percent share of total goods exports)
81.32%
U.S. Jobs Supported by Goods Exports (2016)
40,941
Employment from Manufacturing Exports (Export share of manufacturing jobs, 2011)
13.20%
Small Business Share of Total Exporters (2015)
88.00%
Manufactured Goods to Free Trade Agreement Partners ($billions, 2020)
$3.25
(Percent of total exports, 2020)
31.54%
Canada
14.67%
France
12.65%
Netherlands
10.45%
Saudi Arabia
6.23%
Morocco
4.93%

Sources: International Trade Administration, U.S. Census Bureau

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Additional Trade Facts

  • The 20 U.S. FTA partners purchased 48.3% ($659.49 billion) of U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2019 – even though these countries represent only six percent of the world’s population and 10 percent of GDP.
  • FTA countries: Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Singapore and South Korea.