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 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 %
Custom Computer Programming Services 33,838 $80,141 90.35%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,713 $57,203 71.18%
Computer Systems Design Services 5,257 $84,539 91.01%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,439 $82,406 86.93%
Other Computer Related Services 2,750 $82,688 90.97%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 2,541 $89,822 92.03%
Engineering Services 2,147 $71,476 88.17%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 2,003 $65,224 87.66%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,936 $99,920 88.97%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences 1,704 $64,461 80.80%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 116 $27,650 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 97 $28,393 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 43 $27,711 100.00%
Apple Orchards 43 $28,266 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 41 $26,472 100.00%
Crop Production 41 $31,351 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 31 $25,127 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 25 $24,761 100.00%
Wineries 22 $30,262 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 21 $29,419 100.00%

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