Registered Nurse salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 61 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Annapolis.

Also listed as: Nurse

Median salary$93,808

Middle 50%$88.3k–$93.8k

vs. national median+17%comparison median $80,288

Filings61FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,593 and $96,158.

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	–	–	–	1
FY2021	–	–	–	0
FY2022	–	–	–	1
FY2023	–	–	–	0
FY2024	$82,971	$81,328	$88,275	14
FY2025	$93,808	$88,275	$93,808	48
FY2026	$91,957	$86,549	$93,808	13

Baltimore's median Registered Nurse salary of $93,808 is worth about $89,800 at national average prices.

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

All Registered Nurses in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $99,550 in May 2025 (30,930 employed). The H-1B median here is $93,808, 6% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

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
Mid-level · Level II	$81,328	$93,808	59

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.