Computer Science Professor salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Towson.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Assistant Professor Computer Science

Median salary$124,000
Middle 50%$102.8k–$153.8k
vs. national median+18%comparison median $105,003
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,060 and $157,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$93,633
25th$102,828
50th (median)$124,000
75th$153,750
90th$155,250

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $110,000 (10 filings) FY2023: median $100,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $118,034 (14 filings) FY2025: median $113,366 (12 filings) FY2026: median $131,772 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 15
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$110,000$107,395$111,48010
FY2021–––9
FY2022–––6
FY2023$100,000$91,330$133,87511
FY2024$118,034$96,153$140,50314
FY2025$113,366$93,635$141,49112
FY2026$131,772$106,631$153,75015

Cost of living

Baltimore's median Computer Science Professor salary of $124,000 is worth about $118,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $100,660 in May 2025 (390 employed). The H-1B median here is $124,000, 23% 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
Johns Hopkins University$153,75010
Towson Universitytoo few7
University of Maryland, Baltimore Countytoo few7

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $125,113 26
Mid-level · Level II – 0
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$60,340$125,11326

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.