Maryland
For Maryland, share of earnings that is exempt is 75 percent of the disposable wages due; earnings wholly exempt is 30 times the State minimum hourly wage in effect at the time the wages are due, multiplied by the number of weeks during which the wages due were earned; statute is §15–601.1, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.
- State
- Maryland our reading
- Share of earnings that is exempt
- 75 percent of the disposable wages due verified
- Earnings wholly exempt
- 30 times the State minimum hourly wage in effect at the time the wages are due, multiplied by the number of weeks during which the wages due were earned verified
- Statute
- §15–601.1. verified
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What the source says
The following are exempt from attachment: (1) The greater of: (i) 75 percent of the disposable wages due; or (ii) 30 times the State minimum hourly wage in effect at the time the wages are due, multiplied by the number of weeks during which the wages due were earned; and (2) Any medical insurance payment deducted from an employe
— mgaleg.maryland.gov, retrieved 2026-08-29
Source
- mgaleg.maryland.govhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl§ion=15-601.1