Entry-level Physicist salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Towson, Laurel.

Also listed as: Medical Physicist, Assistant Physicist

Median salary$79,248
Middle 50%$74.4k–$101k
vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $82,885
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,952 and $122,048.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,500
25th$74,416
50th (median)$79,248
75th$101,000
90th$107,500

Cost of living

Baltimore's median entry-level Physicist salary of $79,248 is worth about $75,800 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Johns Hopkins University$76,22013
University of Maryland, Baltimore Countytoo few8
University of Maryland Baltimoretoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $79,248 26
Mid-level · Level II – 0
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$64,438$79,24826

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.