Validation Engineer salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hanover, Millersville, Edgewood, Columbia, Bel Air.

Median salary$90,000
Middle 50%$80k–$119.4k
vs. national median−29%comparison median $126,418
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,056 and $137,773.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,432
25th$80,000
50th (median)$90,000
75th$119,400
90th$133,328

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $77,854 (38 filings) FY2021: median $85,488 (22 filings) FY2022: median $77,500 (24 filings) FY2024: median $82,000 (12 filings) FY2025: median $82,411 (12 filings) FY2026: median $105,768 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 38 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 38
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$77,854$63,050$81,58338
FY2021$85,488$85,488$97,91022
FY2022$77,500$68,000$90,87524
FY2023–––7
FY2024$82,000$67,772$108,08012
FY2025$82,411$70,540$93,82512
FY2026$105,768$88,098$119,40015

Cost of living

Baltimore's median Validation Engineer salary of $90,000 is worth about $86,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Validation Engineers in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $113,880 in May 2025 (2,340 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,000, 21% 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
Cbretoo few3
Intraloxtoo few3
Solar Energy Servicestoo few3
Amazontoo few2
Johns Hopkins Universitytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $78,329 12
Mid-level · Level II $95,066 10
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$56,056$78,32912
Mid-level · Level II$86,195$95,06610

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.