100+ Data & Analytics Jobs in Baltimore, MD

Observed local government wage data is strong but title-specific. In 2025, data scientists in Baltimore had a $134,320 median and $152,210 mean annual wage, while computer and information research scientists had a $156,750 median and $155,510 mean. Proxy pay signals point in a similar direction: posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $125k to $195k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics put Maryland's mean offered salary on new openings for this occupation family at about $121,645 in September 2026 (n=960).

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Advertised pay

Across the 107 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $125,785 at the 25th percentile, $156,000 at the median and $193,900 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Baltimore is still a viable market for Data, Analytics & AI, but it is not an easy one. The metro had 3.9% unemployment in August 2026, and we observed more than 300 category postings across more than 100 companies over the last 90 days. At the same time, Maryland's Data, Analytics & AI employment is down 1.9% year over year even as postings are up 14.4%, which usually signals selective hiring rather than broad expansion.

Best positioned: The best odds right now belong to mid-career candidates who can show Python, SQL, machine learning, and data-visualization depth, and who are open to on-site work in contractor, government-adjacent, defense, university, or health-research settings.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming high salaries mean easy access: only about 10% of sampled postings were entry level, and less than 5% of postings that state a sponsorship policy mention visa sponsorship.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 146 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Booz Allen: 8 open roles
2. Peraton: 8 open roles
3. Deloitte: 7 open roles
4. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC: 5 open roles
5. The Johns Hopkins University: 5 open roles
6. Akina Inc: 4 open roles
7. Grvty: 4 open roles
8. Interclypse, Inc.: 4 open roles
9. Stratyx: 4 open roles
10. Carefirst: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Annapolis Junction: 31
• Baltimore: 30
• Fort Meade: 20
• Annapolis: 11
• Columbia: 11
• Laurel: 10
• Linthicum: 7
• Linthicum Heights: 5

Work arrangement

on-site 102 (70%), hybrid 29 (20%), remote 14 (10%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated less in consumer startups and more in institutional employers. In the 90-day sample, the most-active industries were IT services and consulting at about 35%, government and public sector at about 25%, software development at about 15%, aerospace and defense at about 10%, and defense and space manufacturing at about 5%. The most consistently active employers included Independent Software, Erias Ventures, Momentum Engineering, Booz Allen, Johns Hopkins University, Avid Technology Professionals, Dataroles, and Leidos. That mix changes how hiring works. Contractor and government-adjacent employers often care more about clearances, domain trust, and on-site availability than a generic portfolio, while research and university employers care more about experimentation, statistics, and domain depth. Johns Hopkins is also moving forward with a planned $196 million data science and computing center in East Baltimore, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore highlighted work linking biomedical research, AI, advanced computing, and clinical data. So the market is good if you match the local structure, and frustrating if you do not. If you fit public-sector, defense, research, or health-data use cases, Baltimore is materially better than a random nationwide search. If you are chasing fully remote generalist roles, this market is less forgiving because only about 5% of sampled postings were remote.

• Contractor and public-sector analytics (high): This is the clearest local lane because government and public-sector work makes up about 25% of the sample, and many active employers are contractor-heavy.
• IT services and consulting delivery (high): IT services and consulting account for about 35% of the local sample, which favors candidates who can ship analysis, models, and reporting for client-facing teams.
• University, biomedical, and health-data work (moderate): Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland, Baltimore both show continued local momentum around data science, AI, and clinical or research data collaboration.
• Remote-first generalist roles (limited): These exist, but they are a small slice of the local sample because only about 5% of postings were remote.

Where to focus: Focus first on mid-to-senior roles that combine analytics with public-sector, defense, research, or health-data context, and be ready for on-site or hybrid work.

Roles worth searching next

• Business Analyst: It lets you use SQL, reporting, requirements gathering, and stakeholder communication without needing to clear the bar for full data science.
• Policy Analyst or Program Evaluator: Baltimore's government-adjacent environment rewards people who can connect data to funding, programs, operations, and outcomes.
• Financial or Risk Analyst: This is a clean pivot for candidates with quantitative skills who want a more structured domain than open-ended data science.
• Research Program Analyst or Clinical Research Analyst: Baltimore's university and health-data activity makes research-oriented analysis a realistic landing zone for people with statistics and domain curiosity.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python appears in about 75% of local postings, making it the closest thing to a shared language across analyst, data science, and ML-flavored roles here. Who: Everyone except candidates targeting narrowly non-technical reporting roles.
• SQL (table_stakes | immediate): SQL shows up in about 35% of local postings, and it is still one of the core tools for day-to-day data work. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and anyone whose recent work has been more modeling than data retrieval.
• Machine learning (differentiator | immediate): Machine learning appears in about 40% of local postings, which means it helps you move beyond reporting-only work into higher-value roles. Who: Mid-career analysts, data scientists, and technical career switchers with enough math and coding depth.
• Data visualization and BI reporting (differentiator | immediate): Data visualization appears in about 30% of local postings, and external survey data points to BI reporting as one of the most critical analytics skills. Who: Entry-level candidates and career switchers who need a faster path into business-facing analytics work.
• Statistical analysis (differentiator | near-term): Statistical analysis appears in about 25% of local postings and is especially useful for research, experimentation, and decision-support roles. Who: Candidates aiming at university, health, experimentation, or more scientific analytics roles.
• TS/SCI clearance (premium | near-term): TS/SCI clearance appears in about 5% of local postings and lines up with the metro's contractor, defense, and public-sector mix. Who: Candidates with prior federal, military, contractor, or intelligence access who can reactivate or transfer eligibility.

Questions about this market

What do Data, Analytics & AI roles pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Observed local government wage data is strong but title-specific. In 2025, data scientists in Baltimore had a $134,320 median and $152,210 mean annual wage, while computer and information research scientists had a $156,750 median and $155,510 mean. Proxy pay signals point in a similar direction: posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $125k to $195k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics put Maryland's mean offered salary on new openings for this occupation family at about $121,645 in September 2026 (n=960). This is a high-pay market by local standards. The broad computer and mathematical group averaged $62.85 per hour locally in May 2025, compared with $36.72 across all occupations in the metro.

Where is demand for Data, Analytics & AI roles in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated less in consumer startups and more in institutional employers. In the 90-day sample, the most-active industries were IT services and consulting at about 35%, government and public sector at about 25%, software development at about 15%, aerospace and defense at about 10%, and defense and space manufacturing at about 5%. The most consistently active employers included Independent Software, Erias Ventures, Momentum Engineering, Booz Allen, Johns Hopkins University, Avid Technology Professionals, Dataroles, and Leidos. That mix changes how hiring works. Contractor and government-adjacent employers often care more about clearances, domain trust, and on-site availability than a generic portfolio, while research and university employers care more about experimentation, statistics, and domain depth. Johns Hopkins is also moving forward with a planned $196 million data science and computing center in East Baltimore, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore highlighted work linking biomedical research, AI, advanced computing, and clinical data. So the market is good if you match the local structure, and frustrating if you do not. If you fit public-sector, defense, research, or health-data use cases, Baltimore is materially better than a random nationwide search. If you are chasing fully remote generalist roles, this market is less forgiving because only about 5% of sampled postings were remote.

Which employers are hiring the most Data, Analytics & AI talent in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from Independent Software, Inc. (20 postings), Erias Ventures, LLC. (20 postings), Momentum Engineering, Inc (15 postings), Booz Allen (15 postings), The Johns Hopkins University (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Data, Analytics & AI roles in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 20% hybrid, with 75% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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