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 %
Bioinformatics Scientists 258 $78,465 84.87%
Microbiologists 249 $51,324 82.18%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 248 $63,664 84.07%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 240 $56,438 88.24%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 218 $48,255 87.90%
Dentists, General 198 $102,393 82.85%
Business Intelligence Analysts 195 $96,786 82.98%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 189 $90,974 82.89%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 189 $89,860 85.91%
Epidemiologists 188 $64,335 85.84%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Programmers 28 $85,267 77.78%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 27 $40,787 81.82%
Industrial Engineers 24 $87,617 72.73%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 24 $36,974 75.00%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 24 $126,246 75.00%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 23 $71,784 76.67%
Financial Managers 23 $121,888 76.67%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 23 $12,415,738 76.67%
Waiters and Waitresses 21 $18,691 72.41%
Sales Engineers 21 $96,095 75.00%
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 %
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)

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