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 %
Biostatisticians 140 $73,473 76.09%
Sales Engineers 136 $92,481 74.73%
Materials Scientists 132 $52,879 82.50%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 128 $51,487 85.33%
Compliance Officers 128 $64,771 85.91%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 127 $63,414 85.23%
Registered Nurses 127 $64,515 85.23%
Human Resources Specialists 123 $55,165 83.67%
General and Operations Managers 123 $88,040 85.42%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 118 $51,368 83.69%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Managers 18 $92,274 69.23%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 18 $42,159 69.23%
General and Operations Managers 17 $83,175 65.38%
Cost Estimators 17 $60,556 65.38%
Bakers 17 $31,315 68.00%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 17 $35,691 68.00%
Home Health Aides 16 $24,271 64.00%
Coaches and Scouts 16 $37,433 66.67%
Operations Research Analysts 16 $56,750 66.67%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 15 $41,746 62.50%
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 And Decker Inc 40 $88,804 86.96%
Winning Edge Solutions Llc 40 $64,518 86.96%
Strategic Resources International Inc 40 $68,840 88.89%
Baywood Hotels Inc 40 $66,106 88.89%
Ati Holdings Llc 40 $73,833 88.89%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 40 $72,134 88.89%
The Emmes Corporation 40 $79,086 88.89%
Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus 40 $53,348 88.89%
Qburst Technologies Inc 40 $92,547 88.89%
Cormac Corporation 40 $89,148 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Newbridge Inc Llc 3 $149,101 33.33%
Aerotherm Computational Dynamics Usa Llc 3 $89,288 33.33%
Viasat Inc 3 $125,687 33.33%
Sirhandi Ventures Inc 3 $37,184 33.33%
Evapco Inc 3 $118,283 33.33%
Heritage Care Inc 3 $59,356 33.33%
Staffing Unlimited Environmental Division Inc 3 $96,415 33.33%
Gni Cretech Inc 3 $21,868 33.33%
Goldin Group Llc 3 $94,099 37.50%
14 W Administrative Servicesllc Dba Agora Inc 3 $88,379 37.50%

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