Epidemiologist salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Batimore.

Median salary$79,997
Middle 50%$75.9k–$127.3k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $85,028
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,635 and $160,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,880
25th$75,887
50th (median)$79,997
75th$127,260
90th$149,355

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $80k $110k FY2021: median $68,000 (21 filings) FY2022: median $71,198 (17 filings) FY2023: median $65,572 (24 filings) FY2024: median $80,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $102,750 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 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–––3
FY2021$68,000$55,000$85,00021
FY2022$71,198$66,319$95,00017
FY2023$65,572$62,875$75,00024
FY2024$80,000$62,132$110,00013
FY2025$102,750$79,997$137,62414
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Baltimore's median Epidemiologist salary of $79,997 is worth about $76,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Epidemiologists in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $94,690 in May 2025 (290 employed). The H-1B median here is $79,997, 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$79,59316
Qlarant Integrity Solutionstoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $74,678 10
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III too few 5
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$62,962$74,67810

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.