Software Developers salary in Baltimore, MD

Median pay for software developers in Baltimore, MD: $138,370/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $87,270 – $219,460 · about 15,660 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($111,055) by +$27,315 (+25%).

What it's really worth in Baltimore

With Baltimore's cost of living at 103 (US=100), that $138,370 has the buying power of about $134,100 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $94,167 · median home $405,877 · median rent $1,919/mo.

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How Baltimore ranks for this job

On raw pay, Baltimore, MD is 14th of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once Baltimore's cost of living is applied, it ranks 13th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Baltimore sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Baltimore

A median home in Baltimore, MD costs $405,877 — about 2.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,919/mo works out at 17% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where software developers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Baltimore.

Metro	Median pay	vs Baltimore	Rent vs Baltimore
San Jose, CA	$199,100	+44%	1.9×
San Francisco, CA	$172,340	+25%	1.7×
Seattle, WA	$167,030	+21%	1.2×
Santa Maria, CA	$154,200	+11%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in MD

Metro	Median pay	vs Baltimore	Rent vs Baltimore
Salisbury, MD	$122,670	−11%	1×
Hagerstown, MD	$118,200	−15%	0.8×

Staying in MD keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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