IT Manager salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 59 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Columbia, Owings Mills, Ellicott City, Elkridge, Annapolis.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$177,600
Middle 50%$146.8k–$202k
vs. national median−11%comparison median $200,304
Filings59FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $116,938 and $310,937.
PercentileSalary
10th$119,746
25th$146,800
50th (median)$177,600
75th$201,960
90th$248,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $165k $210k FY2020: median $140,000 (45 filings) FY2021: median $153,120 (26 filings) FY2022: median $140,000 (47 filings) FY2023: median $153,775 (30 filings) FY2024: median $137,671 (26 filings) FY2025: median $175,000 (40 filings) FY2026: median $200,000 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 45 filings FY20 FY2021: 26 filings FY21 FY2022: 47 filings FY22 FY2023: 30 filings FY23 FY2024: 26 filings FY24 FY2025: 40 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 47
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$140,000$127,462$171,00045
FY2021$153,120$138,761$170,77526
FY2022$140,000$126,463$168,95947
FY2023$153,775$136,079$167,97630
FY2024$137,671$109,772$183,75026
FY2025$175,000$143,811$192,64640
FY2026$200,000$152,524$232,50019

Cost of living

Baltimore's median IT Manager salary of $177,600 is worth about $170,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $168,520 in May 2025 (7,010 employed). The H-1B median here is $177,600, 5% 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
EY$250,00011
Deloittetoo few6
T. Rowe Price Associatestoo few4
PwCtoo few3
PwC US Consultingtoo few3
W.r. Gracetoo few3
ClearOne Advantagetoo few2
Conduent State & Local Solutionstoo few2
Gcom Information Technologytoo few2
Renesas Electronics Americatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $119,746 13
Mid-level · Level II $162,000 21
Senior · Level III $192,000 12
Expert · Level IV $248,000 13

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$116,938$119,74613
Mid-level · Level II$143,811$162,00021
Senior · Level III$170,706$192,00012
Expert · Level IV$216,653$248,00013

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.