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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Biochemists and Biophysicists	37	$63,873	90.24%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	36	$93,001	87.80%
Food Preparation Workers	35	$20,865	85.37%
Marketing Managers	34	$116,461	82.93%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	33	$17,565	82.50%
Chemists	32	$67,428	80.00%
Cooks, Private Household	31	$33,991	81.58%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	31	$47,940	81.58%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	30	$64,827	78.95%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	29	$41,113	78.38%

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 %
Stanley Black Decker Inc	259	$85,646	80.69%
Baltimore City Public School System	257	$57,465	83.44%
Leidos Biomedical Research Inc	251	$82,004	82.03%
University Of Maryland Baltimore County	250	$58,062	86.81%
Kelly Services Inc	247	$72,163	90.15%
Blossom Solutions Inc	244	$64,211	91.04%
Ibm Corporation	241	$91,817	90.60%
Valuemomentum Inc	240	$94,880	93.39%
Merkle Inc	233	$80,734	94.33%
Laureate Education Inc	223	$88,170	91.02%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Oracle America Inc	21	$86,601	42.86%
Quest Transport Llc	21	$55,396	42.86%
Tista Science And Technology	21	$103,743	43.75%
Perigonsoft Llc	20	$89,069	41.67%
Medstar Medical Group Ii Llc	20	$155,842	43.48%
Icore Infotech Inc	20	$103,907	45.45%
Medassurant Inc	19	$91,075	43.18%
Variyas Global Solutions Inc	19	$100,402	43.18%
Im Systems Group Inc	18	$68,032	40.91%
Constellation Energy Commodities Group	18	$78,770	40.91%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Advertising Public Relations And Related Services	30	$67,323	83.33%
All Other Outpatient Care Centers	30	$80,456	83.33%
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors	29	$67,907	82.86%
Residential Remodelers	29	$65,744	82.86%
Poured Concrete Foundation And Structure Contractors	29	$78,600	82.86%
Office Administrative Services	29	$73,598	82.86%
Continuing Care Retirement Communities And Assisted Living Facilities For The Elderly	28	$55,263	82.35%
Nonresidential Property Managers	27	$62,371	79.41%
Research And Development In Nanotechnology	27	$105,333	79.41%
Travel Agencies	27	$59,808	84.38%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lumber And Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	2	$78,864	13.33%
Hydroelectric Power Generation	2	$90,657	14.29%
Other Support Services	2	$64,990	14.29%
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	2	$69,098	14.29%
International Affairs	2	$72,384	14.29%
Ship Building And Repairing	2	$84,698	14.29%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance	2	$51,938	14.29%
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$92,997	14.29%
Other General Government Support	2	$48,378	14.29%
Adhesive Manufacturing	2	$85,551	15.38%

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.