Maryland H-1B salaries

Employers filed 17,903 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Maryland between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $109,000 a year.

Median salary offered: $109,000
Middle half earn: $87,193 to $132,683
Top 10% earn over: $165,165
Certified filings: 17,903

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Johns Hopkins University	973	$75,000	$68,000 – $100,000
National Institutes of Health, HHS	612	$105,199	$96,016 – $120,000
University of Maryland College Park	419	$88,303	$71,176 – $112,322
Hughes Network Systems LLC	290	$117,958	$104,310 – $139,983
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	280	$125,424	$111,779 – $135,782
University of Maryland Baltimore	272	$78,980	$66,426 – $135,000
Grandison Management, Inc.	191	$78,728	$74,048 – $81,536
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	180	$146,246	$124,186 – $182,881
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	162	$125,000	$119,000 – $149,000
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	153	$93,538	$86,611 – $99,091
Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)	145	$171,280	$145,860 – $186,916
Axle Informatics	125	$120,579	$100,000 – $143,910
Accenture LLP	125	$140,837	$121,100 – $159,786
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	118	$98,000	$84,460 – $110,934
Food and Drug Administration	118	$129,759	$122,006 – $137,924
Baltimore City Public Schools	114	$75,807	$68,277 – $82,258
Marriott International, Inc.	111	$160,037	$146,930 – $175,000
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc.	110	$93,808	$84,630 – $93,808
Compunnel Software Group, Inc	101	$109,000	$102,250 – $124,000
MedStar Medical Group II, LLC	100	$255,000	$225,000 – $349,475
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	92	$159,370	$123,556 – $190,358
Stanley Black & Decker Inc.	88	$112,411	$98,274 – $135,495
Softrams, LLC	86	$137,690	$127,314 – $151,376
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc.	81	$116,000	$94,016 – $140,000
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	77	$156,229	$139,880 – $173,763
Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO)	75	$148,221	$139,589 – $165,173
IBM Corporation	70	$109,814	$101,234 – $133,744
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation	69	$75,375	$73,000 – $95,680
HiLabs, Inc	68	$145,000	$125,000 – $171,425
LTIMindtree Limited	66	$111,946	$107,305 – $119,447
Deloitte Consulting LLP	66	$145,300	$122,003 – $180,112
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	65	$79,734	$71,509 – $97,109
Towson University	64	$86,755	$78,000 – $106,631
Sparksoft Corporation	62	$125,000	$100,638 – $136,177
Infosys Limited	61	$111,779	$104,666 – $128,419
FEI.COM, Inc.	59	$112,041	$97,614 – $133,276
USACS Medical Group Ltd.	58	$291,200	$266,240 – $295,360
Vastek Inc	58	$79,165	$79,165 – $83,013
Kelly Services, Inc.	58	$103,823	$87,740 – $137,592
HCL America Inc	54	$111,779	$100,984 – $123,229
TidalHealth Specialty Care, LLC	53	$293,000	$245,000 – $440,707
Leidos, Inc.	51	$140,000	$119,836 – $155,532
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.	49	$117,541	$102,107 – $134,846
OSS, Inc.	49	$88,442	$68,349 – $88,442
Computer Packages, Inc.	49	$94,400	$86,300 – $98,238
Allegis Group, Inc.	49	$145,000	$129,750 – $158,550
The Johns Hopkins Hospital	47	$66,389	$66,389 – $74,880
Morgan State University	46	$73,900	$67,600 – $91,666
Aditi LLC	46	$114,955	$98,000 – $124,850
Inovalon, Inc.	45	$124,738	$115,000 – $139,589

Top job titles

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Software Developer	828	$114,941	$97,200 – $124,000
Software Engineer	545	$114,941	$97,500 – $125,000
Research Fellow	395	$99,400	$92,992 – $106,802
Assistant Professor	352	$127,810	$101,208 – $163,812
Senior Software Engineer	255	$131,000	$122,013 – $152,000
Research Associate	244	$72,588	$69,972 – $78,000
Physical Therapist	229	$85,000	$81,536 – $95,139
Postdoctoral Research Fellow	196	$66,082	$62,132 – $70,344
Postdoctoral Fellow	186	$66,492	$62,652 – $71,532
Computer Programmer	165	$94,000	$83,000 – $100,017
Staff Scientist	151	$121,826	$117,963 – $130,000
Assistant Research Scientist	138	$90,000	$74,191 – $103,616
Data Engineer	123	$103,938	$92,955 – $121,050
Occupational Therapist	114	$76,149	$74,048 – $78,728
Business Analyst	103	$96,179	$85,350 – $106,673
Visiting Associate	102	$129,759	$121,812 – $133,964
DevOps Engineer	98	$111,779	$98,000 – $122,925
Data Scientist	94	$110,739	$88,462 – $118,750
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	89	$128,419	$128,419 – $135,782
Post-Doctoral Associate	88	$66,130	$62,193 – $78,144
Project Manager	88	$109,121	$95,000 – $126,173
Systems Analyst	85	$104,000	$95,000 – $118,553
Senior Software Developer	83	$124,750	$122,013 – $148,221
Database Administrator	81	$87,526	$68,515 – $96,000
Registered Nurse	80	$91,957	$84,614 – $93,808
Developer	78	$93,538	$91,582 – $100,308
Data Analyst	75	$91,250	$79,500 – $103,500
Scientist	73	$100,050	$85,695 – $121,174
Java Developer	72	$113,246	$94,634 – $122,699
Computer Systems Analyst	72	$85,000	$75,000 – $100,069
Hospitalist	71	$245,000	$236,500 – $265,620
Application Developer	65	$110,510	$97,614 – $123,000
Medical Technologist	64	$62,700	$62,400 – $71,297
Systems Engineer	64	$111,780	$92,633 – $124,952
Clinical Fellow	62	$92,806	$85,812 – $102,779
Accountant	61	$75,920	$65,998 – $89,440
Programmer Analyst	60	$94,685	$88,146 – $107,634
Senior Engineer - .NET	59	$145,860	$139,589 – $157,750
Associate	58	$99,630	$76,500 – $123,125
Postdoctoral Associate	57	$79,000	$67,018 – $84,400
Senior Data Engineer	52	$129,303	$122,917 – $148,291
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	51	$111,779	$104,666 – $111,779
Project Engineer	50	$91,510	$80,000 – $103,952
Computer Systems Engineer	47	$100,500	$93,500 – $122,192
Staff Engineer - .NET	47	$176,300	$165,173 – $188,000
Full Stack Developer	46	$122,013	$100,500 – $126,125
Research Scientist	46	$97,975	$82,250 – $110,805
Internal Medicine Physician	45	$215,000	$210,000 – $240,000
Senior Data Scientist	41	$129,801	$111,925 – $160,000
Assistant Research Professor	40	$100,370	$90,506 – $110,212

Cities

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Baltimore, MD	3,670	$93,538	$73,000 – $124,738
Bethesda, MD	1,866	$113,914	$94,372 – $139,880
Rockville, MD	1,495	$114,941	$94,500 – $138,018
Gaithersburg, MD	986	$114,712	$91,582 – $143,395
Columbia, MD	804	$104,218	$90,480 – $124,800
Frederick, MD	746	$114,026	$94,370 – $135,040
Germantown, MD	611	$114,026	$101,234 – $131,568
Owings Mills, MD	488	$116,482	$100,984 – $128,419
Silver Spring, MD	461	$114,026	$89,794 – $132,638
College Park, MD	442	$92,000	$73,532 – $115,939
Ellicott City, MD	424	$122,013	$103,315 – $139,692
Hanover, MD	321	$124,738	$104,000 – $146,007
Linthicum Heights, MD	310	$112,233	$93,538 – $124,797
Towson, MD	246	$100,918	$84,944 – $124,934
Clarksburg, MD	216	$139,589	$119,578 – $161,025
Windsor Mill, MD	205	$124,738	$104,312 – $139,984
Greenbelt, MD	205	$91,520	$78,576 – $107,120
Hagerstown, MD	203	$88,866	$75,148 – $116,126
Elkridge, MD	169	$122,013	$98,834 – $140,000
Laurel, MD	160	$98,016	$83,377 – $124,738
New Market, MD	136	$122,849	$109,228 – $141,172
Salisbury, MD	131	$168,683	$93,600 – $272,500
Annapolis, MD	126	$100,250	$80,025 – $124,738
Harmans, MD	122	$82,538	$79,165 – $100,472
Hyattsville, MD	116	$102,040	$84,805 – $125,016
Woodlawn, MD	113	$120,000	$97,614 – $125,000
Hunt Valley, MD	109	$114,941	$90,480 – $142,210
Bowie, MD	95	$108,160	$89,231 – $130,000
Catonsville, MD	89	$97,614	$83,200 – $124,738
Cockeysville, MD	80	$116,718	$100,368 – $128,430
Monrovia, MD	79	$145,995	$124,500 – $166,903
Chevy Chase, MD	75	$115,939	$90,000 – $150,500
Fulton, MD	75	$131,800	$112,674 – $151,091
Riverdale, MD	74	$95,354	$83,085 – $109,888
Beltsville, MD	74	$84,802	$77,250 – $107,675
Glen Burnie, MD	74	$90,334	$76,661 – $100,000
Linthicum, MD	73	$114,941	$92,331 – $130,000
North Bethesda, MD	71	$115,000	$92,000 – $132,362
Lanham, MD	70	$90,792	$79,560 – $117,187
Brunswick, MD	69	$122,699	$110,000 – $134,402

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	1,513	$105,000
2024	6,544	$109,466
2025	6,193	$108,120
2026	3,653	$110,200