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
97,801 91.03% $78,658 H-1B
7,932 7.38% $165,214 PERM
943 0.88% $26,121 H-2A
765 0.71% $89,405 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Maryland has seen a total of 107,441 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Maryland is the H-1B visa with 97,801 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.03% of Maryland's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 7,932 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.38% of Maryland's total visas.

Top Occupations in Maryland (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Family and General Practitioners 75 $135,969 86.21%
Special Education Teachers, All Other 74 $77,774 87.06%
Instructional Coordinators 72 $52,422 87.80%
Lawyers 69 $75,396 85.19%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 65 $39,842 82.28%
Food Scientists and Technologists 65 $50,775 83.33%
Computer Hardware Engineers 62 $82,745 80.52%
Sales Managers 62 $97,092 80.52%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 61 $74,454 81.33%
Mental Health Counselors 61 $43,524 82.43%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 6,575 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 2,274 $278,221 45.98%
China 288 $443,358 32.99%
Philippines 271 $49,784 38.83%
Mexico 216 $35,273 38.10%
South Korea 190 $46,039 35.19%
El Salvador 157 $43,684 47.15%
Nepal 115 $58,792 43.40%
Canada 94 $85,808 41.23%
Pakistan 89 $64,855 41.40%
Brazil 52 $56,628 35.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Maryland (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Touche Llp 142 $74,708 94.04%
Operating System Services Inc 138 $63,496 92.00%
Allegis Group Inc 136 $104,233 90.67%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 134 $93,397 90.54%
Anne Arundel County Public Schools 134 $60,182 91.16%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 133 $72,770 91.72%
Maryland Medical First Pa 131 $143,485 90.97%
Adventist Healthcare Inc 130 $81,943 90.28%
Kforce Inc 128 $84,195 91.43%
Axle Informatics Llc 126 $82,855 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
St Timothys School 11 $63,530 40.74%
University Of Maryland Baltimore 11 $92,447 40.74%
Pharmacare Llc Dba Pharmacare Discount Pharmacy 11 $81,585 40.74%
El Gran Pollo Llc 10 $31,032 37.04%
Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc 10 $83,600 37.04%
Texas Instruments Incorporated 10 $95,437 37.04%
Ben Lewis Plumbing Heating Acinc 10 $31,625 38.46%
Axle Informatics 10 $112,536 38.46%
Digital Infuzion Inc 9 $115,278 34.62%
Alfredhouse Eldercare Inc 9 $24,260 34.62%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 33,838 $80,141 90.35%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,713 $57,203 71.18%
Computer Systems Design Services 5,257 $84,539 91.01%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,439 $82,406 86.93%
Other Computer Related Services 2,750 $82,688 90.97%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 2,541 $89,822 92.03%
Engineering Services 2,147 $71,476 88.17%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 2,003 $65,224 87.66%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,936 $99,920 88.97%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences 1,704 $64,461 80.80%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 116 $27,650 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 97 $28,393 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 43 $27,711 100.00%
Apple Orchards 43 $28,266 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 41 $26,472 100.00%
Crop Production 41 $31,351 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 31 $25,127 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 25 $24,761 100.00%
Wineries 22 $30,262 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 21 $29,419 100.00%

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 $78,658. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage