Salaries in Baltimore.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.08x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$367,000

Senior VP of Product

Median of All Roles

$149,000

E-commerce Backend Engineer

Entry Level

$37,000

Data Entry Specialist

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Baltimore, MD has a cost-of-living index of 1.08x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Product at $367,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $149,000. Baltimore's economy is anchored by Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, one of the largest employers in the state.

About the Baltimore market

Baltimore's economy is anchored by Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, one of the largest employers in the state. The city has strong cybersecurity, defense, and biotech sectors, benefiting from proximity to NSA, Fort Meade, and NIH. The port of Baltimore also drives significant logistics and trade employment.

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Top 50 salaries in Baltimore

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Product	$367,000	$286,000 – $477,000
2	SVP of Finance	$354,000	$301,000 – $459,000
3	Chief Security Officer	$353,000	$275,000 – $459,000
4	SVP of Engineering	$346,000	$294,000 – $450,000
5	SVP of Data	$346,000	$294,000 – $450,000
6	SVP of Technology	$346,000	$294,000 – $450,000
7	Chief AI Officer	$345,000	$256,000 – $445,000
8	Senior VP of Security	$345,000	$293,000 – $449,000
9	Chief Strategy Officer	$345,000	$269,000 – $448,000
10	Chief Science Officer	$341,000	$267,000 – $444,000
11	VP of AI Product	$340,000	$290,000 – $443,000
12	VP of AI Engineering	$340,000	$290,000 – $443,000
13	VP of Mobile	$340,000	$290,000 – $443,000
14	VP of Privacy	$340,000	$290,000 – $443,000
15	VP of Support Engineering	$340,000	$290,000 – $443,000
16	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$340,000	$290,000 – $443,000
17	VP of Cybersecurity	$340,000	$290,000 – $443,000
18	SVP of Product	$339,000	$288,000 – $441,000
19	Senior Head of Security	$338,000	$288,000 – $439,000
20	Senior VP of Design	$338,000	$264,000 – $440,000
21	VP of AI	$337,000	$287,000 – $438,000
22	VP of Data Science	$337,000	$287,000 – $438,000
23	VP of AI Research	$337,000	$287,000 – $438,000
24	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$337,000	$263,000 – $438,000
25	VP of Technical Support	$337,000	$287,000 – $438,000
26	VP of Security Engineering	$337,000	$287,000 – $438,000
27	SVP of AI Innovation	$336,000	$285,000 – $436,000
28	VP of Finance	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
29	Chief Legal Officer	$334,000	$260,000 – $434,000
30	VP of Data	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
31	VP of Reliability Engineering	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
32	VP of Application Engineering	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
33	VP of Information Technology	$331,000	$281,000 – $430,000
34	VP of Solutions Engineering	$331,000	$281,000 – $430,000
35	Chief Data & AI Officer	$328,000	$245,000 – $428,000
36	VP of Developer Experience	$327,000	$279,000 – $426,000
37	VP of Security	$327,000	$279,000 – $426,000
38	VP of Partner Engineering	$327,000	$279,000 – $426,000
39	VP of Network Engineering	$327,000	$279,000 – $426,000
40	VP of Database Engineering	$327,000	$279,000 – $426,000
41	CTO	$324,000	$253,000 – $421,000
42	Senior Head of Product	$324,000	$253,000 – $422,000
43	Chief Architect	$324,000	$275,000 – $421,000
44	VP of Engineering	$321,000	$273,000 – $417,000
45	VP of Machine Learning	$321,000	$273,000 – $417,000
46	VP of Platform Engineering	$321,000	$273,000 – $417,000
47	VP of Cloud	$321,000	$273,000 – $417,000
48	VP of Information Security	$321,000	$273,000 – $417,000
49	VP of Core Engineering	$321,000	$273,000 – $417,000
50	VP of Quality	$321,000	$273,000 – $417,000

Tax considerations

Maryland's top income tax rate is 5.75%, and Baltimore City adds a local income tax of 3.2%. The combined burden is among the higher ones, but federal and defense salaries compensate.

Negotiating in Baltimore

A security clearance is extremely valuable in the Baltimore corridor. Cleared professionals earn 20 to 30% more, and the NSA and defense contractor presence drives constant demand.

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