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 %
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 %
Universities Space Research Association 93 $69,524 90.29%
Medstar Health Inc 92 $85,268 90.20%
Rite Aid Corp 91 $89,319 89.22%
Medstar Medical Group Ii Llc 90 $200,213 88.24%
Westat 90 $68,742 88.24%
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc 90 $101,986 89.11%
University Of Maryland 89 $73,384 88.12%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 89 $77,334 88.12%
Isoftech Inc 89 $71,860 88.12%
Erp Analysts Inc 89 $88,502 88.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Q9 Software Llc 7 $112,236 33.33%
Psomagen Inc 7 $39,508 33.33%
Aps Transport Llc 7 $52,398 33.33%
Frontline Community Services Inc 7 $79,263 33.33%
The Nielsen Company Us Llc 7 $111,351 33.33%
Structural Group Inc 7 $83,803 33.33%
Aarp 7 $95,448 35.00%
Terathink Corporation 7 $101,593 35.00%
Emd Sales Inc 6 $45,503 30.00%
Montgomery College 6 $56,617 30.00%

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