Senior Programmer Analyst salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$111,883

Middle 50%$109.8k–$120k

vs. all levels here+20%comparison median $93,538

Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $109,741 and $145,920.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$109,741
25th	$109,800
50th (median)	$111,883
75th	$120,000
90th	$124,478

Salary by year

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	$100,000	$95,318	$112,320	16
FY2021	–	–	–	6
FY2022	–	–	–	8
FY2023	–	–	–	9
FY2024	–	–	–	7
FY2025	$117,467	$111,883	$122,912	12
FY2026	$109,800	$109,746	$116,233	15

Cost of living

Baltimore's median senior Programmer Analyst salary of $111,883 is worth about $107,100 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 $111,883, 5% higher.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
Accenture	too few	3
Gp Technologies	too few	3
NexSolv	too few	2
Satin Solutions	too few	2
Sparksoft	too few	2
TEKsystems Global Services	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
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 level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$75,171	$75,899	27
Mid-level · Level II	$90,334	$93,538	139
Senior · Level III	$109,741	$111,883	27
Expert · Level IV	$129,126	$145,500	12

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.