Worksite city · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD wage area
H-1B salaries in Columbia, MD
6% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 62% get a single lottery entry.
250certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$112,858median offer
6%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
68new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $57k to $194k
Lottery entries
68 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 76 | $122,013 |
| Data Scientists | 24 | $116,182 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 22 | $102,500 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 19 | $104,312 |
| Civil Engineers | 12 | $114,564 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 11 | $81,120 |
| Computer Programmers | 11 | $90,334 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 7 | $128,419 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 5 | $78,000 |
| Database Administrators | 5 | $148,638 |
| Database Architects | 5 | $106,184 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 4 | $157,165 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 3 | $154,336 |
| Electrical Engineers | 3 | $115,000 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 3 | $98,000 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| FEI.COM, Inc. | 23 | $133,179 |
| Sparksoft Corporation | 20 | $120,000 |
| Blend360, LLC | 12 | $114,000 |
| Chags Health Information Technology, LLC | 7 | $126,090 |
| Gcom Information Technology Inc | 5 | $116,938 |
| North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists | 5 | $105,906 |
| W.R. Grace & Co. | 5 | $176,826 |
| Acarin Inc | 4 | $107,484 |
| PerigonSoft LLC | 4 | $97,200 |
| Welldoc Inc. | 4 | $115,000 |
| Daniel Consultants, Inc. | 3 | $124,800 |
| The Johns Hopkins Hospital | 3 | $66,389 |
| Maxim Healthcare Staffing Services, Inc. | 3 | $122,229 |
| MedStar Health, Inc. | 3 | $145,000 |
| Nitya, LLC | 3 | $61,901 |
| Orabase Solutions LLC | 3 | $92,955 |
| Quber, Inc. | 3 | $93,600 |
| Renesas Electronics America Inc. | 3 | $99,098 |
| Structural Technologies StrongPoint, LLC | 3 | $124,109 |
| Valarcorp Inc | 3 | $92,955 |
| All other employers | 131 | – |