Financial Analyst salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 33 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Columbia, Linthicum, Annapolis, Hanover.

Also listed as: Investment Analyst

Median salary$92,700
Middle 50%$88.2k–$135k
vs. national median−33%comparison median $137,500
Filings33FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,584 and $226,987.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,033
25th$88,171
50th (median)$92,700
75th$135,000
90th$158,867

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $99,700 (25 filings) FY2021: median $88,894 (32 filings) FY2022: median $88,804 (38 filings) FY2023: median $105,377 (14 filings) FY2024: median $85,598 (22 filings) FY2025: median $89,086 (18 filings) FY2026: median $92,700 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 25 filings FY20 FY2021: 32 filings FY21 FY2022: 38 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 38
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$99,700$75,000$107,00025
FY2021$88,894$70,595$109,70032
FY2022$88,804$70,841$110,00038
FY2023$105,377$83,950$131,24414
FY2024$85,598$74,032$115,00022
FY2025$89,086$73,758$133,75018
FY2026$92,700$91,947$126,50015

Cost of living

Baltimore's median Financial Analyst salary of $92,700 is worth about $88,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Financial and Investment Analysts in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $98,880 in May 2025 (3,040 employed). The H-1B median here is $92,700, 6% 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
T. Rowe Price Associatestoo few6
EYtoo few2
Campbell & Companytoo few2
OneMain General Servicestoo few2
University of Maryland Medical Systemtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $76,506 10
Mid-level · Level II $92,560 13
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$67,288$76,50610
Mid-level · Level II$91,894$92,56013

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.