Expert Systems Analyst salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Columbia, Ellicott City, Owings Mills, Hanover, Hunt Valley.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$151,239
Middle 50%$140.8k–$162.8k
vs. all levels here+56%comparison median $97,100
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $122,040 and $195,973.
PercentileSalary
10th$138,629
25th$140,773
50th (median)$151,239
75th$162,772
90th$168,150

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $120k $140k FY2020: median $115,814 (44 filings) FY2021: median $123,000 (25 filings) FY2022: median $129,950 (24 filings) FY2023: median $123,323 (31 filings) FY2024: median $130,638 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 44 filings FY20 FY2021: 25 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 31 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 5 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 44
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$115,814$115,814$122,94944
FY2021$123,000$122,949$140,00025
FY2022$129,950$118,664$143,13424
FY2023$123,323$123,323$134,55031
FY2024$130,638$127,046$145,15012
FY2025–––5
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Baltimore's median expert Systems Analyst salary of $151,239 is worth about $144,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $108,980 in May 2025 (6,850 employed). The H-1B median here is $151,239, 39% higher.

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $74,500 29
Mid-level · Level II $96,179 87
Senior · Level III $121,100 39
Expert · Level IV $151,239 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$73,070$74,50029
Mid-level · Level II$94,099$96,17987
Senior · Level III$116,334$121,10039
Expert · Level IV$138,549$151,23912

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.