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 %
Stanley Black Decker Inc 259 $85,646 80.69%
Baltimore City Public School System 257 $57,465 83.44%
Leidos Biomedical Research Inc 251 $82,004 82.03%
University Of Maryland Baltimore County 250 $58,062 86.81%
Kelly Services Inc 247 $72,163 90.15%
Blossom Solutions Inc 244 $64,211 91.04%
Ibm Corporation 241 $91,817 90.60%
Valuemomentum Inc 240 $94,880 93.39%
Merkle Inc 233 $80,734 94.33%
Laureate Education Inc 223 $88,170 91.02%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oracle America Inc 21 $86,601 42.86%
Quest Transport Llc 21 $55,396 42.86%
Tista Science And Technology 21 $103,743 43.75%
Perigonsoft Llc 20 $89,069 41.67%
Medstar Medical Group Ii Llc 20 $155,842 43.48%
Icore Infotech Inc 20 $103,907 45.45%
Medassurant Inc 19 $91,075 43.18%
Variyas Global Solutions Inc 19 $100,402 43.18%
Im Systems Group Inc 18 $68,032 40.91%
Constellation Energy Commodities Group 18 $78,770 40.91%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

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