Biological Technician salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hunt Valley, Lutherville.

Also listed as: Research Associate (Biology)

Median salary$57,324
Middle 50%$52.9k–$62.8k
vs. national median−1%comparison median $58,000
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $45,737 and $85,149.
PercentileSalary
10th$50,858
25th$52,936
50th (median)$57,324
75th$62,771
90th$73,575

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2021: median $58,500 (12 filings) FY2022: median $50,513 (12 filings) FY2023: median $59,160 (17 filings) FY2025: median $55,105 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 17
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–––9
FY2021$58,500$55,562$61,85912
FY2022$50,513$45,000$54,67412
FY2023$59,160$55,000$64,00017
FY2024–––9
FY2025$55,105$52,007$61,20710
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Baltimore's median Biological Technician salary of $57,324 is worth about $54,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Biological Technicians in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $52,900 in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $57,324, 8% higher.

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
University of Maryland Baltimoretoo few8
Johns Hopkins Universitytoo few6
Sterilextoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.