Mid-level Data Engineer salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Columbia, Hanover, Owings Mills, Ellicott City, Catonsville.

Also listed as: Database Architect, Data Architect

Median salary$125,656
Middle 50%$106.2k–$128.3k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $127,483
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $106,184 and $154,369.
PercentileSalary
10th$106,184
25th$106,184
50th (median)$125,656
75th$128,325
90th$137,451

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2023: median $109,689 (10 filings) FY2024: median $128,000 (11 filings) FY2026: median $106,184 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 1 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 14
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–––2
FY2021–––5
FY2022–––1
FY2023$109,689$105,625$123,86610
FY2024$128,000$125,154$136,44211
FY2025–––9
FY2026$106,184$106,184$123,76214

Cost of living

Baltimore's median mid-level Data Engineer salary of $125,656 is worth about $120,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Database Architects in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $132,940 in May 2025 (560 employed). The H-1B median here is $125,656, 5% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Cerebral Technologiestoo few2
Sai Technologiestoo few2
TEKsystems Global Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $125,656 23
Senior · Level III too few 2
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
Mid-level · Level II$106,184$125,65623

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.