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 %
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 %
Idexcel Inc 89 $87,632 88.12%
Lt Technology Services Limited 88 $63,586 88.00%
Lockheed Martin Operations Support Inc 87 $86,922 87.00%
Under Armour Inc 86 $85,650 86.87%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 86 $64,962 86.87%
Spirent Communications Inc 86 $81,324 87.76%
Mindboard Inc 85 $78,282 86.73%
Rehabcare Group East Inc 85 $66,716 86.73%
H2o Clinical Llc 84 $60,310 86.60%
Prometheus Computing Llc 84 $86,374 86.60%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shah Associates Md Llc 6 $136,798 30.00%
Affiliated Computer Services Inc 6 $85,266 30.00%
Indisoft Llc 6 $110,402 30.00%
Aggregate Industries Management Inc 6 $95,607 30.00%
Inventiv Clinical Solutions 6 $56,441 30.00%
Nemetschek North America 6 $70,127 30.00%
Jds Uniphase Corporation 6 $97,154 30.00%
Science Applications International Corporation Fre 6 $73,690 31.58%
Carefree Land Chiropractic Llc 6 $33,474 31.58%
Zolon Tech Solutions Inc 6 $93,929 31.58%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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