H-1B salaries in Baltimore, MD

Based on 5,054 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$104,666
Middle 50%$83.6k–$129k
vs. national median−15%comparison median $122,699
Filings5,054FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,125 and $300,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,344
25th$83,595
50th (median)$104,666
75th$128,981
90th$160,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $92,019 (4,123 filings) FY2021: median $95,181 (3,473 filings) FY2022: median $96,617 (3,522 filings) FY2023: median $106,704 (3,109 filings) FY2024: median $103,000 (2,962 filings) FY2025: median $103,600 (2,849 filings) FY2026: median $106,413 (2,205 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4,123 filings FY20 FY2021: 3,473 filings FY21 FY2022: 3,522 filings FY22 FY2023: 3,109 filings FY23 FY2024: 2,962 filings FY24 FY2025: 2,849 filings FY25 FY2026: 2,205 filings FY26 4,123
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$92,019$80,498$108,5904,123
FY2021$95,181$80,538$117,8943,473
FY2022$96,617$80,345$117,9153,522
FY2023$106,704$83,741$122,2833,109
FY2024$103,000$82,258$124,8002,962
FY2025$103,600$83,000$126,6012,849
FY2026$106,413$83,595$130,1512,205

Cost of living

Baltimore's median H-1B salary of $104,666 is worth about $100,200 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,625Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$2,006Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)104.5Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$100,200Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesMD: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$124,7381,113
Systems Engineer / Architect$128,419289
QA Engineer$104,458216
Data Scientist$110,000213
Programmer Analyst$93,538205
Systems Analyst$97,100168
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$70,344133
Medical Scientist$75,000121
Civil Engineer$90,750119
Industrial Engineer$100,00093
Biochemist$70,34485
Electrical Engineer$105,00085
Physical Therapist$83,59583
Physician$230,00081
Database Administrator$100,11080

By job title

Full Stack Developer$124.8k · 73 DevOps Engineer$111.9k · 60 Java Developer$122.1k · 27 Systems Engineer$122k · 27 Solutions Architect$151.8k · 23 .NET Developer$124.7k · 18 Salesforce Developer$124.7k · 17 Cloud Engineer$150.9k · 14 Product Manager$133.9k · 11

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Baltimore, MD. Figure: median salary · filings.