Location Salary Data

Salaries in Baltimore, MD

Government-verified salary data from 14,480 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$82,009
14,480 filings
Median DOL Salary
$82,009
Total DOL Filings
14,480
Companies Hiring
2,543
Cost of Living Index
116.5
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Baltimore, MD$82,009
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Baltimore, MD is 34.6% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Baltimore

EmployerIndustryLocal FilingsMedian SalaryType
Johns Hopkins University2,360$63,342Other
Baltimore City Public Schools986$78,415Other
University of Maryland Baltimore789$59,372Other
The Johns Hopkins University698$62,808Other
SPLENDTEK INC335$60,000Other
Tata Consultancy Services Limited271$69,200Other
HH MedStar Health Inc240$166,500Other
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc.193$93,808Other
Infosys Limited179$77,487Staffing
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc.178$136,000Other
University of Maryland Baltimore County171$83,500Other
Laureate Education Inc165$95,000Other
Exelon Business Services Company163$94,827Other
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.131$101,700Other
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP117$105,645Other
Deloitte Consulting LLP113$90,646Staffing
Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc.111$76,752Staffing
Maryland Medical First, P.A.104$200,000Other
National Institutes of Health, HHS99$80,550Other
AZTEK INC99$60,000Other
Accenture LLP97$85,342Staffing
Kennedy Krieger Institute96$67,539Other
Exelon Generation Company LLC94$85,285Other
Morgan State University87$70,000Other
Under Armour, Inc.86$97,100Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Baltimore

BLS Wage Survey Data - Maryland

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.
BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Maryland.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$218,490N/A
Physicians, All Other$209,3709,800
Pediatricians, General$208,160510
Dentists, All Other Specialists$199,990160
Podiatrists$194,670N/A
Physicians, Pathologists$190,37070
Dentists, General$189,3302,190
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$181,320390
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,57015,120
Ship Engineers$170,630100

Salary Trend in Baltimore, MD

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Baltimore, MD has a cost of living index of 116.5, which is 16.5% more expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $85,837 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job TitleMedian SalaryCOL-Adjusted Equivalent
Chief Executives$312,500$268,240
General Internal Medicine Physicians$220,000$188,841
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$152,006$130,477
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$142,202$122,062
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$135,000$115,880

Compare to Other Cities

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Popular Salary Pages in Baltimore, MD

Biochemists and BiophysicistsMedical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsBiological Scientists, All OtherSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationFinancial and Investment Analysts
Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.