Market Research Analyst salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jessup, Columbia, Towson, Elkridge, Fulton.

Also listed as: Marketing Analyst

Median salary$64,500
Middle 50%$57.2k–$78k
vs. national median−24%comparison median $85,000
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $44,741 and $197,950.
PercentileSalary
10th$45,030
25th$57,192
50th (median)$64,500
75th$78,000
90th$96,866

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $50,605 (20 filings) FY2021: median $64,250 (18 filings) FY2022: median $68,000 (21 filings) FY2023: median $60,000 (18 filings) FY2024: median $62,959 (16 filings) FY2025: median $59,000 (14 filings) FY2026: median $72,649 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 21
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$50,605$40,000$61,17220
FY2021$64,250$52,000$94,22718
FY2022$68,000$58,000$86,50721
FY2023$60,000$57,000$69,53518
FY2024$62,959$56,472$76,03516
FY2025$59,000$47,400$68,75014
FY2026$72,649$61,589$79,62518

Cost of living

Baltimore's median Market Research Analyst salary of $64,500 is worth about $61,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $74,620 in May 2025 (5,920 employed). The H-1B median here is $64,500, 14% 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
Eastland Foodtoo few8
Sushi Columbia Malltoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $54,600 13
Mid-level · Level II $70,298 13
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$44,741$54,60013
Mid-level · Level II$61,589$70,29813

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.