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 %
Acupuncturists 3 $97,198 75.00%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $60,182 75.00%
Climate Change Analysts 3 $67,940 75.00%
Clinical Psychologists 3 $80,087 75.00%
Logistics Managers 3 $72,571 75.00%
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 3 $98,169 75.00%
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 3 $94,086 75.00%
Legislators 2 $30,224 50.00%
Office Clerks, General 2 $21,431 66.67%
Childcare Workers 2 $25,137 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians 1 $51,438 16.67%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 1 $41,642 16.67%
Computer Operators 1 $55,827 16.67%
Editors 1 $43,784 16.67%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 1 $60,632 16.67%
Physical Therapist Aides 1 $25,792 16.67%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 1 $83,533 20.00%
Tile and Marble Setters 1 $42,120 20.00%
Community Health Workers 1 $54,330 20.00%
Dental Hygienists 1 $65,395 20.00%
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 %
St Lucia 1 $33,758 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $99,154 50.00%
Estonia 1 $87,110 50.00%
Switzerland 1 $18,782 50.00%
Algeria 1 $132,243 50.00%
Belarus 1 $64,293 50.00%
Tunisia 1 $18,179 50.00%
Burundi 1 $104,229 50.00%
Montenegro 1 $117,582 50.00%
Belgium 1 $104,229 50.00%

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)

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