Mid-level Systems Engineer salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Linthicum Heights, Ellicott City, Annapolis, Windsor Mill, Towson.

Median salary$122,013
Middle 50%$104.9k–$122.7k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $122,013
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $91,551 and $124,845.
PercentileSalary
10th$101,627
25th$104,915
50th (median)$122,013
75th$122,694
90th$124,794

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2021: median $95,000 (17 filings) FY2022: median $95,950 (15 filings) FY2024: median $111,779 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 17
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–––6
FY2021$95,000$94,037$98,42617
FY2022$95,950$95,181$99,21315
FY2023–––5
FY2024$111,779$103,204$115,00016
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Baltimore's median mid-level Systems Engineer salary of $122,013 is worth about $116,800 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Morgan State Universitytoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $122,013 12
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.