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 %
Information Technology Project Managers 349 $110,648 82.90%
Industrial Engineers 342 $79,952 82.21%
Biomedical Engineers 338 $73,953 87.11%
Occupational Therapists 324 $69,281 84.82%
Computer Network Architects 287 $88,297 76.33%
Information Security Analysts 285 $93,310 78.08%
Social Science Research Assistants 284 $41,786 80.91%
Physicists 283 $59,210 89.56%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 261 $67,676 83.92%
Medical and Health Services Managers 259 $83,353 84.64%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Sapient Corporation 39 $92,386 86.67%
Adfinitas Health 39 $109,899 88.64%
Science Systems And Applications Inc 39 $71,510 88.64%
Vsoft Corporation Inc 39 $77,559 88.64%
Wes Pharma Inc 39 $50,588 88.64%
Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc 39 $68,400 88.64%
Net Esolutions Corporation 39 $93,709 88.64%
Mitaja Corporation 39 $77,192 88.64%
Otm Labs Inc 39 $66,803 88.64%
Multivision Inc 39 $64,974 88.64%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Itaberco Inc 3 $61,062 37.50%
Technical Resources International Inc 3 $91,257 37.50%
G Med North America Inc 3 $67,191 37.50%
110 Water Street Series 274 Llc 3 $34,681 37.50%
Peoples Services Inc 3 $81,695 37.50%
Avant Garde Ballroom Dance Center 3 $25,147 37.50%
Avar Consulting Inc 3 $79,276 37.50%
Edmondson Kimmys Restaurant Carryout Inc 3 $25,688 37.50%
Arcadis Us Inc 3 $82,951 37.50%
Autobahn Car Service Llc 3 $42,841 37.50%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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