Child Support Officer in Maryland: Pay Plan

$46,279 – $87,867

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$101,500

median pay in MD, all employers

39,820

workers in MD (SOC 13-1199)

Sources: Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Maryland State Salary Plan (title order) and FY 2027 salary schedules (effective July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Maryland state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Maryland sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Child Support Specialist Trainee Class 4572 Grade ASTD 0010 · Standard & Bargaining Unit Employees Salary Schedule (ASTD)	$46,279 – $72,989 a year 24 steps Step 5: $46,279 a year Step 6: $47,205 a year Step 7: $48,150 a year Step 8: $49,113 a year Step 9: $50,096 a year Step 10: $51,099 a year Step 11: $52,121 a year Step 12: $53,163 a year Step 13: $54,227 a year Step 14: $55,312 a year Step 15: $56,418 a year Step 16: $57,547 a year Step 17: $58,698 a year Step 18: $59,872 a year Step 19: $61,070 a year Step 20: $62,292 a year Step 21: $63,538 a year Step 22: $64,809 a year Step 23: $66,106 a year Step 24: $67,429 a year Step 25: $68,778 a year Step 26: $70,154 a year Step 27: $71,558 a year Step 28: $72,989 a year
Child Support Specialist Trainee Class 6781 Grade STD 0010 · Standard & Bargaining Unit Employees Salary Schedule (STD)	$46,279 – $72,989 a year 24 steps Step 5: $46,279 a year Step 6: $47,205 a year Step 7: $48,150 a year Step 8: $49,113 a year Step 9: $50,096 a year Step 10: $51,099 a year Step 11: $52,121 a year Step 12: $53,163 a year Step 13: $54,227 a year Step 14: $55,312 a year Step 15: $56,418 a year Step 16: $57,547 a year Step 17: $58,698 a year Step 18: $59,872 a year Step 19: $61,070 a year Step 20: $62,292 a year Step 21: $63,538 a year Step 22: $64,809 a year Step 23: $66,106 a year Step 24: $67,429 a year Step 25: $68,778 a year Step 26: $70,154 a year Step 27: $71,558 a year Step 28: $72,989 a year
Child Support Specialist I Class 4573 Grade ASTD 0011 · Standard & Bargaining Unit Employees Salary Schedule (ASTD)	$49,214 – $77,620 a year 24 steps Step 5: $49,214 a year Step 6: $50,198 a year Step 7: $51,203 a year Step 8: $52,227 a year Step 9: $53,273 a year Step 10: $54,339 a year Step 11: $55,426 a year Step 12: $56,535 a year Step 13: $57,666 a year Step 14: $58,820 a year Step 15: $59,996 a year Step 16: $61,197 a year Step 17: $62,421 a year Step 18: $63,669 a year Step 19: $64,943 a year Step 20: $66,242 a year Step 21: $67,568 a year Step 22: $68,920 a year Step 23: $70,299 a year Step 24: $71,706 a year Step 25: $73,140 a year Step 26: $74,604 a year Step 27: $76,097 a year Step 28: $77,620 a year
Child Support Specialist I Class 6782 Grade STD 0011 · Standard & Bargaining Unit Employees Salary Schedule (STD)	$49,214 – $77,620 a year 24 steps Step 5: $49,214 a year Step 6: $50,198 a year Step 7: $51,203 a year Step 8: $52,227 a year Step 9: $53,273 a year Step 10: $54,339 a year Step 11: $55,426 a year Step 12: $56,535 a year Step 13: $57,666 a year Step 14: $58,820 a year Step 15: $59,996 a year Step 16: $61,197 a year Step 17: $62,421 a year Step 18: $63,669 a year Step 19: $64,943 a year Step 20: $66,242 a year Step 21: $67,568 a year Step 22: $68,920 a year Step 23: $70,299 a year Step 24: $71,706 a year Step 25: $73,140 a year Step 26: $74,604 a year Step 27: $76,097 a year Step 28: $77,620 a year
Child Support Specialist II Class 4574 Grade ASTD 0012 · Standard & Bargaining Unit Employees Salary Schedule (ASTD)	$52,354 – $82,572 a year 24 steps Step 5: $52,354 a year Step 6: $53,402 a year Step 7: $54,470 a year Step 8: $55,561 a year Step 9: $56,672 a year Step 10: $57,806 a year Step 11: $58,963 a year Step 12: $60,142 a year Step 13: $61,346 a year Step 14: $62,573 a year Step 15: $63,825 a year Step 16: $65,102 a year Step 17: $66,404 a year Step 18: $67,732 a year Step 19: $69,087 a year Step 20: $70,470 a year Step 21: $71,880 a year Step 22: $73,318 a year Step 23: $74,785 a year Step 24: $76,281 a year Step 25: $77,807 a year Step 26: $79,364 a year Step 27: $80,952 a year Step 28: $82,572 a year
Child Support Specialist II Class 6783 Grade STD 0012 · Standard & Bargaining Unit Employees Salary Schedule (STD)	$52,354 – $82,572 a year 24 steps Step 5: $52,354 a year Step 6: $53,402 a year Step 7: $54,470 a year Step 8: $55,561 a year Step 9: $56,672 a year Step 10: $57,806 a year Step 11: $58,963 a year Step 12: $60,142 a year Step 13: $61,346 a year Step 14: $62,573 a year Step 15: $63,825 a year Step 16: $65,102 a year Step 17: $66,404 a year Step 18: $67,732 a year Step 19: $69,087 a year Step 20: $70,470 a year Step 21: $71,880 a year Step 22: $73,318 a year Step 23: $74,785 a year Step 24: $76,281 a year Step 25: $77,807 a year Step 26: $79,364 a year Step 27: $80,952 a year Step 28: $82,572 a year
Child Support Specialist, Lead Class 4575 Grade ASTD 0013 · Standard & Bargaining Unit Employees Salary Schedule (ASTD)	$55,710 – $87,867 a year 24 steps Step 5: $55,710 a year Step 6: $56,824 a year Step 7: $57,961 a year Step 8: $59,121 a year Step 9: $60,304 a year Step 10: $61,511 a year Step 11: $62,742 a year Step 12: $63,997 a year Step 13: $65,278 a year Step 14: $66,584 a year Step 15: $67,916 a year Step 16: $69,275 a year Step 17: $70,662 a year Step 18: $72,076 a year Step 19: $73,518 a year Step 20: $74,989 a year Step 21: $76,489 a year Step 22: $78,019 a year Step 23: $79,581 a year Step 24: $81,173 a year Step 25: $82,797 a year Step 26: $84,454 a year Step 27: $86,144 a year Step 28: $87,867 a year
Child Support Specialist, Lead Class 6784 Grade STD 0013 · Standard & Bargaining Unit Employees Salary Schedule (STD)	$55,710 – $87,867 a year 24 steps Step 5: $55,710 a year Step 6: $56,824 a year Step 7: $57,961 a year Step 8: $59,121 a year Step 9: $60,304 a year Step 10: $61,511 a year Step 11: $62,742 a year Step 12: $63,997 a year Step 13: $65,278 a year Step 14: $66,584 a year Step 15: $67,916 a year Step 16: $69,275 a year Step 17: $70,662 a year Step 18: $72,076 a year Step 19: $73,518 a year Step 20: $74,989 a year Step 21: $76,489 a year Step 22: $78,019 a year Step 23: $79,581 a year Step 24: $81,173 a year Step 25: $82,797 a year Step 26: $84,454 a year Step 27: $86,144 a year Step 28: $87,867 a year

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Maryland State Salary Plan (title order) and FY 2027 salary schedules (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Maryland, all employers Sourced

Business Operations Specialists, All Other (SOC 13-1199) in Maryland, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	MD
Workers	39,820
10th percentile	$58,240
Median	$101,500
90th percentile	$162,680
National median, government employers	$91,060

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

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