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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Database Administrators	83	$88,294	100.00%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	75	$134,203	92.59%
Construction Laborers	72	$28,934	92.31%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	71	$48,250	92.21%
Management Analysts	64	$96,939	83.12%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	63	$25,366	84.00%
Childcare Workers	61	$25,003	85.92%
Financial Analysts	59	$82,915	88.06%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	59	$49,344	90.77%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	55	$54,853	90.16%

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 %
National Institutes Of Health Hhs	2,210	$50,153	65.35%
Johns Hopkins University	2,200	$55,777	66.59%
University Of Maryland College Park	1,451	$51,206	69.63%
Infosys Limited	1,426	$79,174	99.10%
Hughes Network Systems Llc	1,380	$85,320	96.37%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	985	$93,248	82.50%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	977	$69,184	90.80%
Accenture Llp	962	$94,550	90.07%
Baltimore City Public Schools	961	$76,323	95.91%
Inovalon Inc	851	$87,383	86.22%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Quality Software Services Inc	184	$80,297	34.52%
Bill Me Later Inc	125	$90,127	27.47%
Medical Science Computing Inc	94	$85,460	26.18%
Pinpoint Cleaning Service Inc	94	$22,416	27.49%
Hh Medstar Health Inc	76	$131,264	26.30%
International Software Systems Inc	74	$107,547	34.10%
Teksystems Global Services Llc	72	$121,773	36.18%
University Of Maryland	55	$55,354	29.89%
Remote Tiger Inc	53	$109,485	29.28%
Lorenzo Construction Llc	48	$24,360	32.65%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Management Consulting Services	650	$82,098	89.53%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	643	$67,728	93.87%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	592	$82,423	86.80%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	489	$90,465	87.48%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	418	$67,901	82.28%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	385	$88,943	85.94%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	374	$92,936	86.18%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	361	$69,324	88.05%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution	358	$86,996	89.05%
Scientific Research And Development Services	333	$69,555	88.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Farming	9	$26,418	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming	8	$25,112	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	8	$27,044	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	6	$30,631	100.00%
Spectator Sports	6	$31,394	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	5	$26,869	100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	4	$22,896	100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	4	$32,230	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	4	$24,263	100.00%
Potato Farming	4	$41,018	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Temporary Help Services	61	$22,302,960	51.69%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	55	$107,859	47.01%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	54	$72,044	47.37%
Management Consulting Services	48	$81,510	42.48%
Offices Of Lawyers	46	$61,211	41.82%
General Automotive Repair	45	$39,487	43.69%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	34	$3,714,618	33.66%
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing	33	$73,547	35.48%
Casinos Except Casino Hotels	27	$24,881	29.35%
Other Foundation Structure And Building Exterior Contractors	26	$34,908	29.55%

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.