Full-service restaurants in Maryland: 3,974 locations, -1.4% jobs
Official counts for full-service restaurants in Maryland, 2026 Q1: how many there are, whether they are adding jobs, what they pay, and how Maryland compares with the other states. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, refreshed each quarter.
Maryland against the country · 2026 Q1
| Maryland | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants with employees | 3,974 | 265,527 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 63.4 | 78.1 |
| Jobs | 84,860 | 5,242,690 |
| Jobs, year over year | -1.4% | -0.4% |
| Locations, year over year | -0.3% | +1.0% |
| Average weekly wage | $568 | $602 |
| Rank among states, density | 46 of 50 | |
| Rank among states, job growth | 37 of 50 |
What the numbers say
Maryland has 3,974 full-service restaurants with payroll, employing 84,860 people. At 63.4 per 100,000 residents the market is close to the national average, number 46 among the 50 states with published data. Jobs fell 1.4% over the year, against -0.4% nationally.
Average pay at full-service restaurants in Maryland is $568 a week, 6% below the national figure of $602. Budget labor from this number, not from a national guide.
Over five years, from 2021 to 2025, the number of full-service restaurants in Maryland moved +14.3%, from 3,499 to 3,999.
Full-service restaurants in Maryland, annual average
- 20213,499
- 20223,607
- 20233,699
- 20243,861
- 20253,999
Jobs at full-service restaurants in Maryland
- 202173,704
- 202279,886
- 202385,764
- 202489,289
- 202589,127
What counts as full-service restaurants here
Restaurants where customers order and are served at a table and pay after eating. Fast-casual counters and takeout are counted under quick-service. The code is NAICS 722511. BLS counts establishments that report payroll, so a one-person business with no employees is not in these figures; in trades with many solo operators the true number of businesses is higher.
Before you open one in Maryland
A statewide figure tells you which way the wind blows. It does not tell you whether the corner you are looking at has the households, the income and the gap in competition to support one more. A counts the full-service restaurants within reach of one address in Maryland, reads the county trend from the same BLS table, and scores the plan. The saturation check does a city-level version for free.
Questions people ask
How many full-service restaurants are there in Maryland?
BLS counted 3,974 full-service restaurants with employees in Maryland in 2026 Q1, employing 84,860 people. Owner-only businesses with no payroll are not in that count. That is 63.4 per 100,000 residents, against 78.1 nationally.
Are full-service restaurants growing in Maryland?
Not at the moment. Jobs at full-service restaurants in Maryland changed -1.4% over the year to 2026 Q1, and the number of locations changed -0.3%. That ranks Maryland 37 of 50 states for job growth in this business type. Over five years the location count moved +14.3%.
Is Maryland a crowded market for full-service restaurants?
Maryland has 63.4 full-service restaurants per 100,000 residents, close to the national average, ranking 46 of 50 states. Density is a statewide average; a Neur report counts the competitors around one address.
Full-service restaurants in every state
Densest first. The number is full-service restaurants per 100,000 residents in 2026 Q1.
Other business types in Maryland
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private sector, NAICS 722511, 2026 Q1 (quarterly) and annual averages (five-year series); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year population estimates. This page is generated from those feeds and rewritten when a new quarter publishes. All 14 business types in Maryland · Growth ranking for Maryland · Full-service restaurants by state