Biochemist salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 85 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$70,344
Middle 50%$66.5k–$78.8k
vs. national median−12%comparison median $79,802
Filings85FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,442 and $135,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,460
25th$66,492
50th (median)$70,344
75th$78,780
90th$91,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $56,880 (55 filings) FY2021: median $60,780 (58 filings) FY2022: median $64,300 (24 filings) FY2023: median $61,992 (25 filings) FY2024: median $70,000 (50 filings) FY2025: median $70,000 (53 filings) FY2026: median $72,840 (32 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 55 filings FY20 FY2021: 58 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 25 filings FY23 FY2024: 50 filings FY24 FY2025: 53 filings FY25 FY2026: 32 filings FY26 58
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$56,880$52,896$64,00855
FY2021$60,780$57,456$72,15658
FY2022$64,300$60,585$72,70724
FY2023$61,992$60,000$65,00025
FY2024$70,000$63,588$79,99050
FY2025$70,000$65,000$75,56453
FY2026$72,840$70,258$80,51532

Cost of living

Baltimore's median Biochemist salary of $70,344 is worth about $67,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Baltimore = 104.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Biochemists and Biophysicists in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $98,650 in May 2025 (210 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,344, 29% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Johns Hopkins University$70,00051
University of Maryland Baltimore$74,08830

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $70,344 75
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$63,253$70,34475

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.