Computer Systems Design Services in Maryland

Computer Systems Design Services (NAICS 541512) in Maryland reports 36,048 workers across 2,327 establishments, with $4.1B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 4.7% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Maryland is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale. Maryland accounts for 4.0% of the national Computer Systems Design Services establishment count (2,327 of 58,113), according to Census County Business Patterns.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Computer Systems Design Services employees in Maryland is $113,951/yr, versus a national average of $122,171/yr. Maryland pays below the national average for this industry, common in lower cost-of-living states or where the industry has a smaller, less specialized local workforce.

Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Computer Systems Design Services is not reported, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size, both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Computer Systems Design Services national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Maryland overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).