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 %
Civil Engineers 1,197 $68,687 86.43%
Physical Therapists 1,193 $70,293 88.04%
Management Analysts 1,156 $78,862 88.38%
Operations Research Analysts 969 $72,363 86.83%
Statisticians 924 $76,354 84.00%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 914 $115,778 86.72%
Electrical Engineers 764 $81,141 83.13%
Biological Scientists, All Other 695 $56,339 80.25%
Financial Analysts 693 $70,352 83.90%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 676 $65,603 86.67%
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 %
France 23 $90,240 33.33%
Vietnam 23 $40,078 35.38%
Peru 22 $57,279 37.29%
Mongolia 22 $48,948 37.93%
Ukraine 22 $58,365 37.93%
Jamaica 22 $50,071 38.60%
Guatemala 21 $47,080 39.62%
Colombia 19 $59,547 39.58%
Venezuela 19 $75,341 42.22%
Germany 16 $82,737 41.03%

Top Hiring Companies in Maryland (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hh Medstar Health Inc 337 $109,480 86.86%
Heritage Care Inc 327 $65,798 85.83%
Mindtree Limited 325 $87,201 85.53%
Ibm India Private Limited 317 $78,084 85.44%
The Henry M Jackson Foundation 312 $66,991 84.32%
Unify Solutions Inc 312 $70,486 85.95%
Capgemini America Inc 311 $93,251 87.85%
Medical Science Computing Llc 287 $88,436 82.00%
Client Network Services Llc 284 $102,652 85.03%
Food And Drug Administration Hhs 280 $51,185 84.85%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nexsolv Inc 23 $97,331 36.51%
Solutions Delivery Inc 23 $84,682 38.98%
Riverbed Technology 22 $88,473 37.93%
Retail Services And Systems Inc 22 $97,809 37.93%
N9 It Solutions 22 $115,058 39.29%
Servicemaster Restoration Of Montgomery Co 22 $23,130 40.00%
Summit Construction Inc 22 $36,483 40.00%
Union Hospital Of Cecil County 22 $133,807 40.74%
Thomson Reuters Markets Llc 21 $104,204 39.62%
Loyola University Maryland 21 $68,625 41.18%

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