Entry-level Medical Scientist salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 91 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Baltinore.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$72,500
Middle 50%$71.4k–$76.5k
vs. all levels here−3%comparison median $75,000
Filings91FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,602 and $121,057.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,762
25th$71,448
50th (median)$72,500
75th$76,532
90th$92,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $56,880 (107 filings) FY2021: median $60,780 (86 filings) FY2022: median $61,992 (71 filings) FY2023: median $64,296 (94 filings) FY2024: median $69,604 (95 filings) FY2025: median $72,634 (36 filings) FY2026: median $72,500 (55 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 107 filings FY20 FY2021: 86 filings FY21 FY2022: 71 filings FY22 FY2023: 94 filings FY23 FY2024: 95 filings FY24 FY2025: 36 filings FY25 FY2026: 55 filings FY26 107
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$56,880$52,896$62,267107
FY2021$60,780$55,524$63,56586
FY2022$61,992$57,852$66,51771
FY2023$64,296$61,572$70,00094
FY2024$69,604$63,852$75,30095
FY2025$72,634$70,762$76,64236
FY2026$72,500$71,448$76,53255

Cost of living

Baltimore's median entry-level Medical Scientist salary of $72,500 is worth about $69,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $88,980 in May 2025 (2,520 employed). The H-1B median here is $72,500, 19% 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
Johns Hopkins University$72,92572
University of Maryland Baltimore$76,09010
Kennedy Krieger Institutetoo few5
Lieber Institutetoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,500 91
Mid-level · Level II $102,324 12
Senior · Level III too few 9
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$71,448$72,50091
Mid-level · Level II$82,909$102,32412

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.