Data Scientists Salary in Baltimore, MD

Data Scientists pay range in Baltimore

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,820 a year or less, while the top 10% make $227,250 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Baltimore earn between $102,800 and $167,140.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Baltimore

On the average salary of $152,210, a single filer in Baltimore takes home about $108,101 a year, or $9,008 a month and $4,158 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

Is Baltimore a good place for data scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Baltimore area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.5), so the average $152,210 buys what about $145,674 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Baltimore ($59,070). A typical home costs $405,877, or 2.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Maryland cities

Baltimore ranks 1st of 3 Maryland metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($212,760).

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