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 %
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 %
University Of Maryland Baltimore 720 $59,560 73.25%
Government Employees Insurance Company Geico 685 $111,340 74.86%
Client Network Services Inc 656 $75,993 90.73%
The Johns Hopkins University 644 $53,289 89.82%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 558 $84,418 92.38%
T Rowe Price Associates Inc 550 $97,756 96.49%
Hcl America Inc 524 $83,482 92.25%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 464 $82,116 87.71%
Splendtek Inc 461 $52,643 96.85%
Ernst Young Us Llp 446 $81,218 94.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Northstar Group Inc 48 $123,742 34.78%
Blossom Solutions Inc 44 $85,479 32.12%
Quantum Vision Llc 44 $86,256 34.65%
Leidos 39 $94,399 31.20%
Polar It Services Inc 35 $96,557 28.93%
Feicom Incdba Fei Systems 33 $81,301 27.50%
Opnet Technologies Inc 30 $81,494 27.78%
Valsatech Corp 29 $116,809 30.85%
Feicom Inc 29 $82,070 30.85%
Maryland Inpatient Care Specialists Llc 27 $107,951 33.33%

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