Optum salaries in Baltimore, MD

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings by Optum in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$119,982
Middle 50%$108.7k–$149k
vs. all employers here+15%comparison median $104,666
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $96,838 and $176,727.
PercentileSalary
10th$101,283
25th$108,745
50th (median)$119,982
75th$148,976
90th$154,161

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $108,056 (27 filings) FY2021: median $99,405 (17 filings) FY2022: median $117,832 (23 filings) FY2023: median $110,510 (27 filings) FY2024: median $112,966 (11 filings) FY2025: median $119,954 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 2 filings FY26 27
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$108,056$93,298$117,89427
FY2021$99,405$95,181$118,66417
FY2022$117,832$95,181$120,82823
FY2023$110,510$94,369$123,35627
FY2024$112,966$104,656$122,06511
FY2025$119,954$107,016$146,60113
FY2026–––2

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$124,34010
QA Engineertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Baltimore, MD.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.