Programmer Analyst salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 205 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Columbia, Linthicum Heights, Owings Mills, Woodlawn, Cockeysville.

Also listed as: Computer Programmer

Median salary$93,538
Middle 50%$90.3k–$107k
vs. national median+1%comparison median $92,207
Filings205FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,951 and $159,864.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,967
25th$90,334
50th (median)$93,538
75th$107,000
90th$125,768

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $84,600 (85 filings) FY2021: median $76,000 (60 filings) FY2022: median $83,100 (58 filings) FY2023: median $83,200 (87 filings) FY2024: median $86,650 (88 filings) FY2025: median $93,538 (112 filings) FY2026: median $92,111 (93 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 85 filings FY20 FY2021: 60 filings FY21 FY2022: 58 filings FY22 FY2023: 87 filings FY23 FY2024: 88 filings FY24 FY2025: 112 filings FY25 FY2026: 93 filings FY26 112
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$84,600$75,483$96,40085
FY2021$76,000$75,483$96,40060
FY2022$83,100$71,011$105,21358
FY2023$83,200$76,648$90,00087
FY2024$86,650$86,611$94,00088
FY2025$93,538$93,538$100,000112
FY2026$92,111$90,334$109,75093

Cost of living

Baltimore's median Programmer Analyst salary of $93,538 is worth about $89,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Programmers in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $106,420 in May 2025 (780 employed). The H-1B median here is $93,538, 12% 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
Tata Consultancy Services$93,53821
Compunnel Software Group$99,00011
Satin Solutions$98,50010
Accenturetoo few9
Salem InfoTechtoo few9
Gp Technologiestoo few8
Litmus7 Systems Consultingtoo few5
RR Software Solutionstoo few5
S4 Consultantstoo few5
Sparksofttoo few5

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,899 27
Mid-level · Level II $93,538 139
Senior · Level III $111,883 27
Expert · Level IV $145,500 12

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$75,171$75,89927
Mid-level · Level II$90,334$93,538139
Senior · Level III$109,741$111,88327
Expert · Level IV$129,126$145,50012

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.