Biomedical Engineer salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sparks, Columbia, Linthicum, Catonsville, Halethorpe.

Median salary$83,075
Middle 50%$68.6k–$109.8k
vs. national median−21%comparison median $104,552
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,878 and $126,340.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,118
25th$68,599
50th (median)$83,075
75th$109,795
90th$117,929

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $80,288 (21 filings) FY2021: median $94,341 (12 filings) FY2022: median $70,651 (14 filings) FY2023: median $76,586 (23 filings) FY2024: median $86,965 (24 filings) FY2025: median $68,339 (12 filings) FY2026: median $91,600 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 21 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 24
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$80,288$68,640$98,44521
FY2021$94,341$70,556$110,00012
FY2022$70,651$60,668$88,75014
FY2023$76,586$64,572$101,19923
FY2024$86,965$68,059$110,20624
FY2025$68,339$66,998$83,41212
FY2026$91,600$80,731$111,51022

Cost of living

Baltimore's median Biomedical Engineer salary of $83,075 is worth about $79,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $99,450 in May 2025 (190 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,075, 16% 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$68,59912
Becton, Dickinson and Companytoo few3
University of Maryland Baltimoretoo few3
University of Maryland Medical Systemtoo few3
Augusta Life Sciences US OpCo Itoo few2
Drizzle Healthtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $68,339 16
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 3

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$62,878$68,33916

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.