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 %
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $50,374 82.98%
Sociologists 39 $66,900 82.98%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 38 $41,069 80.85%
Hydrologists 38 $62,200 82.61%
Soil and Plant Scientists 37 $49,442 80.43%
Landscape Architects 36 $57,200 78.26%
Administrative Services Managers 36 $64,270 80.00%
Managers, All Other 36 $98,407 80.00%
Aerospace Engineers 34 $67,093 77.27%
Industrial Production Managers 34 $93,099 79.07%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Food Service Managers 6 $64,158 46.15%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 6 $38,792 46.15%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 6 $55,269 46.15%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 6 $60,285 46.15%
Pediatricians, General 6 $65,801 46.15%
Purchasing Managers 6 $115,939 46.15%
Civil Engineering Technicians 6 $48,877 46.15%
Electricians 6 $56,059 46.15%
Statistical Assistants 6 $48,468 46.15%
Team Assemblers 6 $22,610 46.15%
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 %
Ikon Software Services 80 $68,475 88.89%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 80 $69,171 88.89%
Ciena Corporation 80 $100,082 88.89%
The Johns Hopkins Hospital 80 $57,510 88.89%
Eastland Food Corporation 79 $46,645 88.76%
Axle Informatics 79 $94,075 89.77%
Avant Healthcare Professionals 79 $62,667 89.77%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 79 $77,602 90.80%
Active Physical Therapy Services Llc 78 $73,381 89.66%
Aquil Systems Inc 78 $68,751 90.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Three Sigma Software Llc 6 $121,635 33.33%
Dovel Technologies 6 $101,053 33.33%
Patterson Park Montessori Llc 5 $54,006 27.78%
Fusionspan Llc 5 $97,082 27.78%
Rubino Company 5 $70,004 27.78%
Software Associates Inc 5 $115,556 27.78%
United Educators Management Company 5 $91,187 27.78%
Hamilton Enterprises Llc 5 $58,922 29.41%
Common Securitization Solutions Llc 5 $120,935 29.41%
Streams Inc 5 $109,292 29.41%

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