We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Maryland Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
104,597 91.05% $80,193 H-1B
8,331 7.25% $162,176 PERM
1,090 0.95% $27,427 H-2A
858 0.75% $93,093 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Maryland has seen a total of 114,876 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Maryland is the H-1B visa with 104,597 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.05% of Maryland's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 8,331 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.25% of Maryland's total visas.

Top Occupations in Maryland (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Geographers 79 $49,594 86.81%
Instructional Coordinators 76 $53,272 83.52%
Validation Engineers 74 $86,697 82.22%
Family and General Practitioners 72 $135,962 80.90%
Mental Health Counselors 70 $46,775 78.65%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 69 $57,134 79.31%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 67 $39,979 79.76%
Computer Hardware Engineers 67 $84,710 79.76%
Food Scientists and Technologists 67 $51,578 80.72%
Sales Managers 66 $97,641 81.48%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 9 $85,220 50.00%
Chief Executives 9 $154,038 50.00%
Human Resources Specialists 9 $64,767 50.00%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 9 $45,783 52.94%
Actuaries 9 $89,149 52.94%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 9 $48,136 52.94%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $44,881 52.94%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 8 $42,186 47.06%
Family and General Practitioners 8 $103,872 47.06%
Purchasing Managers 8 $118,671 50.00%
Maryland Employees Over Time
Maryland has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 6,714 employees were hired. Maryland peaked in 2018 with 9,018 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,089 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Maryland From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 2,478 $265,715 45.70%
China 328 $399,820 37.57%
Philippines 271 $49,784 35.01%
Mexico 220 $36,265 36.12%
South Korea 190 $46,039 35.19%
El Salvador 163 $43,792 46.18%
Nepal 125 $58,964 43.10%
Pakistan 102 $72,231 41.13%
Canada 99 $99,349 43.42%
Brazil 60 $54,859 36.14%

Top Hiring Companies in Maryland (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Client Network Services Llc 284 $102,652 85.03%
Stanley Black Decker Inc 273 $86,505 85.05%
Leidos Biomedical Research Inc 266 $83,588 84.98%
Ibm Corporation 266 $94,338 86.36%
Kelly Services Inc 264 $74,314 90.72%
Baltimore City Public School System 257 $57,465 89.24%
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc 251 $122,320 88.38%
Blossom Solutions Inc 247 $64,791 90.48%
Valuemomentum Inc 244 $95,308 93.49%
Merkle Inc 234 $80,898 91.05%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brisk Wind Farms Llc 8 $26,322 100.00%
Gardenhour Orchards Inc 8 $29,132 100.00%
Shlagel Farms 8 $22,218 100.00%
Northview Stallion Station Inc 8 $32,131 100.00%
Flying Plow Farm 8 $31,252 100.00%
Mountainside Farm Llc 8 $22,933 100.00%
Durgin Orchards Llc 7 $30,656 100.00%
Stadler Garden Centers Inc 7 $29,168 100.00%
Homestead Farm Orchard Llc 7 $29,597 100.00%
Shaw Orchards Llc 7 $30,445 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Servicemaster Restoration Of Montgomery Co 22 $23,130 41.51%
Thomson Reuters Markets Llc 21 $104,204 41.18%
Loyola University Maryland 21 $68,625 42.00%
Variyas Global Solutions Inc 21 $100,078 42.86%
Icore Infotech Inc 21 $106,770 43.75%
Quest Transport Llc 21 $55,396 43.75%
Perigonsoft Llc 20 $89,069 41.67%
Novavax Inc 20 $101,729 42.55%
Medassurant Inc 19 $91,075 41.30%
Microsoft Corporation 19 $93,678 41.30%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Machine Tool Manufacturing 5 $78,994 83.33%
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 5 $44,776 100.00%
Industrial Design Services 5 $56,601 100.00%
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing 5 $73,924 100.00%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 5 $87,015 100.00%
Other Business Support Services 5 $109,025 100.00%
Aircraft Manufacturing 5 $94,994 100.00%
Commercial Bakeries 5 $71,440 100.00%
Taxi And Ridesharing Services 5 $78,229 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 5 $64,189 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bowling Centers 1 $31,034 50.00%
Computer Training 1 $49,192 50.00%
Business Support Services 1 $97,635 50.00%
Marinas 1 $16,765 50.00%
Hospitals 1 $61,339 50.00%
Electric Bulk Power Transmission And Control 1 $104,351 50.00%
Rooming And Boarding Houses Dormitories And Workers Camps 1 $31,283 50.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 1 $41,101 50.00%
Tire Manufacturing Except Retreading 1 $70,429 50.00%
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units 1 $57,678 50.00%

Maryland Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Maryland to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Maryland over all years is $80,193. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage