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 %
Towson University 181 $58,960 88.29%
First Tek Inc 179 $73,496 88.61%
Optum Services Inc 174 $105,313 90.63%
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore Inc 173 $87,830 91.53%
Nexsolv Inc 164 $99,499 87.23%
Antra Inc 164 $82,320 88.65%
Aztek Inc 162 $53,101 89.50%
Axle Informatics Llc 161 $86,139 90.96%
Allegis Group Inc 158 $107,782 90.80%
Anne Arundel County Public Schools 157 $60,413 92.35%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Merryland Farm Llc 5 $21,112 100.00%
Sugarloaf Mountain Sunlight Vineyard Llc 5 $30,880 100.00%
Richardson Farms 5 $26,104 100.00%
Select Breeders Services Inc 5 $32,939 100.00%
Paulk Family Farm Llc 5 $31,183 100.00%
Roger E Wolfe 5 $24,440 100.00%
Windridge Vineyards Llc 5 $31,524 100.00%
Mountain Valley Orchard Llc 5 $23,767 100.00%
White House Nursery Inc 5 $21,273 100.00%
Acer Landscaping Nursery Llc 5 $31,604 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gse Systems Inc 13 $82,738 41.94%
Komolo Inc 13 $61,838 41.94%
Availink Us Inc 13 $96,541 43.33%
Bioreliance 13 $109,296 43.33%
Axle Informatics 13 $107,054 44.83%
Agisol Llc 13 $105,089 44.83%
Q9 Software Llc 13 $108,430 44.83%
Ms Grand Inc 12 $100,369 41.38%
Telecommunication Systems 12 $104,319 41.38%
Prometric Inc 12 $83,592 41.38%

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