Operations Research Analyst salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 42 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hanover, Elkridge, Jessup, Halethorpe, Annapolis.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$86,580
Middle 50%$75.2k–$130.8k
vs. national median−27%comparison median $118,206
Filings42FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,994 and $185,620.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,008
25th$75,226
50th (median)$86,580
75th$130,788
90th$133,450

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $79,687 (40 filings) FY2021: median $88,256 (28 filings) FY2022: median $90,909 (54 filings) FY2023: median $101,197 (29 filings) FY2024: median $87,138 (20 filings) FY2025: median $106,008 (20 filings) FY2026: median $80,787 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 40 filings FY20 FY2021: 28 filings FY21 FY2022: 54 filings FY22 FY2023: 29 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 54
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$79,687$76,626$104,00040
FY2021$88,256$74,250$104,39528
FY2022$90,909$81,328$117,75054
FY2023$101,197$81,037$117,10429
FY2024$87,138$72,530$97,13620
FY2025$106,008$75,905$130,85320
FY2026$80,787$71,250$130,59322

Cost of living

Baltimore's median Operations Research Analyst salary of $86,580 is worth about $82,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $94,440 in May 2025 (2,350 employed). The H-1B median here is $86,580, 8% 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
Applications Software Technologytoo few4
Eastland Foodtoo few2
Johns Hopkins Health Systemtoo few2
Kpmgtoo few2
Logistics Plustoo few2
Smiles R Us At Security Blvdtoo few2
Tiger Analyticstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $70,000 16
Mid-level · Level II $87,464 11
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 3

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$54,184$70,00016
Mid-level · Level II$80,454$87,46411

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.