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 %
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 %
Electrical Engineers 53 $94,161 86.89%
Mechanical Engineers 53 $79,215 101.92%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 50 $47,987 100.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 46 $21,960 95.83%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 45 $144,943 95.74%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 45 $21,046 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 %
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 %
Bill Me Later Inc 428 $97,380 92.04%
Akvarr Inc 426 $61,288 93.01%
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp 412 $102,467 90.55%
Medimmune Llc 402 $77,377 92.84%
Quality Software Services Inc 402 $77,877 93.06%
Northstar Group Inc 393 $61,382 92.04%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 388 $72,225 92.16%
Wipro Limited 375 $86,216 89.29%
Feicom Inc 348 $78,881 86.14%
Marriott International Inc 343 $102,924 86.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ppe Casino Resorts Maryland Llc 27 $24,881 35.06%
Turningpoint Global Solutions Llc 27 $95,410 35.53%
Three Sigma Software Inc 27 $92,660 35.53%
Resourcesys Inc 26 $103,381 35.14%
Booz Allen Hamilton 26 $108,214 35.62%
Merit Builders Inc 25 $25,890 34.72%
Digital Management Llc 25 $110,297 34.72%
Open Text Inc 24 $106,686 33.33%
Westat 24 $74,413 34.78%
Conduent Business Services Llc 23 $102,310 36.51%

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