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 %
Financial Specialists, All Other 116 $54,848 83.45%
Construction Managers 116 $84,769 84.06%
Financial Managers 115 $108,277 85.82%
Credit Analysts 110 $59,128 85.27%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 108 $28,841 84.38%
Training and Development Specialists 105 $54,338 82.68%
Graphic Designers 104 $48,846 83.20%
Chemical Engineers 103 $84,769 84.43%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 100 $74,671 81.97%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 100 $46,786 81.97%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 14 $49,448 58.33%
Biomedical Engineers 14 $79,062 58.33%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 14 $43,156 63.64%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $61,824 63.64%
Economists 13 $88,317 59.09%
Medical and Health Services Managers 13 $94,754 61.90%
Logisticians 13 $76,899 65.00%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 13 $27,696 65.00%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $49,293 60.00%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 12 $76,861 60.00%
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 %
Burma (myanmar) 4 $37,529 44.44%
Sweden 4 $84,880 44.44%
Albania 4 $100,973 44.44%
Moldova 4 $50,456 50.00%
Costa Rica 3 $67,863 37.50%
Nicaragua 3 $44,422 37.50%
Austria 3 $79,061 37.50%
Georgia 3 $47,750 37.50%
Serbia 3 $68,529 42.86%
Paraguay 3 $42,300 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Maryland (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
National Institutes Of Health Hhs 2,210 $50,153 65.35%
Johns Hopkins University 2,200 $55,777 66.59%
University Of Maryland College Park 1,451 $51,206 69.63%
Infosys Limited 1,426 $79,174 99.10%
Hughes Network Systems Llc 1,380 $85,320 96.37%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 985 $93,248 82.50%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 977 $69,184 90.80%
Accenture Llp 962 $94,550 90.07%
Baltimore City Public Schools 961 $76,323 95.91%
Inovalon Inc 851 $87,383 86.22%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quality Software Services Inc 184 $80,297 34.52%
Bill Me Later Inc 125 $90,127 27.47%
Medical Science Computing Inc 94 $85,460 26.18%
Pinpoint Cleaning Service Inc 94 $22,416 27.49%
Hh Medstar Health Inc 76 $131,264 26.30%
International Software Systems Inc 74 $107,547 34.10%
Teksystems Global Services Llc 72 $121,773 36.18%
University Of Maryland 55 $55,354 29.89%
Remote Tiger Inc 53 $109,485 29.28%
Lorenzo Construction Llc 48 $24,360 32.65%

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