# Maryland — Wage garnishment limits and exempt earnings by state

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Share of earnings that is exempt:** 75 percent of the disposable wages due _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** §15–601.1. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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

## Source

- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl&section=15-601.1

Last verified: 2026-08-30. Review by: 2027-02-25.
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