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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	664	$51,308	86.12%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	574	$130,028	88.99%
Mechanical Engineers	572	$76,418	88.82%
Web Developers	546	$61,571	95.45%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	532	$98,527	93.66%
Internists, General	469	$142,046	91.78%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	428	$108,383	83.92%
Biological Technicians	393	$44,013	77.51%
Chemists	387	$62,202	81.13%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	374	$61,561	81.66%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mechanical Engineers	53	$79,215	86.89%
Electrical Engineers	53	$94,161	101.92%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	50	$47,987	100.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	46	$21,960	95.83%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	45	$21,046	95.74%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	45	$144,943	97.83%
Cooks, Restaurant	42	$28,215	97.67%
Occupational Therapists	41	$74,392	97.62%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$53,946	95.24%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	38	$47,590	90.48%

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 %
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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	527	$94,070	15.49%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	375	$94,161	31.91%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	256	$101,271	39.38%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	204	$97,465	35.98%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	200	$968,461	37.04%
Landscaping Services	187	$31,729	35.48%
Full Service Restaurants	155	$28,148	39.24%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution	118	$86,592	30.18%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	117	$68,835	31.20%
Residential Building Construction	113	$43,110	33.83%

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.