Web Developers salary in Baltimore, MD
Median pay for web developers in Baltimore, MD: $84,450/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $56,210 – $167,480 · about 990 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($76,305) by +$8,145 (+11%).
What it's really worth in Baltimore
With Baltimore's cost of living at 103 (US=100), that $84,450 has the buying power of about $81,844 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $94,167 · median home $405,877 · median rent $1,919/mo.
How Baltimore ranks for this job
On raw pay, Baltimore, MD is 37th of the 148 metros we hold web developers wages for. Once Baltimore's cost of living is applied, it ranks 62nd.
The headline number flatters Baltimore. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, web developers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.
What that salary buys in Baltimore
A median home in Baltimore, MD costs $405,877 — about 4.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,919/mo works out at 27% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where web 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 | $157,390 | +86% | 1.9× |
| San Francisco, CA | $141,980 | +68% | 1.7× |
| Oxnard, CA | $125,280 | +48% | 1.6× |
| Vallejo, CA | $116,640 | +38% | 1.3× |
Who hires web developers around Baltimore
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Under Armour · Retail
Other jobs in Baltimore
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 148 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.