Physicist salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Towson, Laurel.

Also listed as: Medical Physicist, Assistant Physicist

Median salary$82,885

Middle 50%$75.1k–$102.3k

vs. national median−8%comparison median $90,000

Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,993 and $164,677.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$82,726	$61,080	$147,034	10
FY2021	$84,000	$70,730	$91,850	15
FY2022	$87,766	$69,290	$135,320	10
FY2023	$96,745	$63,569	$111,750	12
FY2024	$101,117	$70,350	$120,000	13
FY2025	$79,248	$74,066	$101,214	24
FY2026	–	–	–	4

Baltimore's median Physicist salary of $82,885 is worth about $79,300 at national average prices.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
Johns Hopkins University	$76,610	14
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	too few	8
University of Maryland Baltimore	too few	4

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$64,438	$79,248	26

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.