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 %
Software Developers, Applications 19,171 $91,232 90.91%
Computer Systems Analysts 11,218 $72,745 90.16%
Computer Programmers 7,259 $65,560 86.52%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,001 $92,592 92.28%
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,413 $90,760 91.44%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,618 $62,443 76.28%
Accountants and Auditors 1,482 $60,346 82.79%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,440 $78,549 85.46%
Database Administrators 1,419 $76,068 90.15%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,246 $51,700 80.39%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,596 $104,184 64.02%
Computer Systems Analysts 416 $91,797 104.26%
Software Developers, Systems Software 253 $102,605 84.62%
Computer Occupations, All Other 192 $106,351 102.67%
Civil Engineers 140 $1,316,959 82.84%
Accountants and Auditors 138 $68,648 97.87%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 132 $1,809,292 112.82%
Internists, General 125 $133,799 121.36%
Statisticians 93 $75,954 100.00%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 85 $22,259 94.44%
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 %
Latvia 2 $65,728 50.00%
Slovakia 2 $59,249 66.67%
Sierra Leone 2 $40,504 66.67%
Rwanda 2 $85,312 66.67%
Belarus 1 $64,293 33.33%
Tunisia 1 $18,179 33.33%
Burundi 1 $104,229 33.33%
Montenegro 1 $117,582 33.33%
Belgium 1 $104,229 33.33%
Kosovo 1 $57,678 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Maryland (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Terumo Medical Corporation 51 $82,654 89.47%
Kmm Technologies Inc 51 $97,310 89.47%
Technogen Inc 51 $98,676 89.47%
Infosys Public Services Inc 50 $83,461 87.72%
Smart Logix 50 $58,648 87.72%
Orpine Inc 50 $78,359 89.29%
Jlg Industries Inc 50 $77,356 89.29%
Impaq International Llc 50 $78,768 90.91%
Amarex Clinical Research Llc 49 $66,315 89.09%
Wye Oak Healthcare Of Hyattsville Llc 49 $78,240 89.09%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flagship Rehabilitation 4 $73,949 33.33%
Alvarez Martinez Law Firm Llc 4 $88,208 33.33%
Pn Automation Inc 4 $92,841 33.33%
Lpl Financial Llc 4 $100,043 33.33%
Riva Terrace Assisted Living Homes Llc 4 $20,598 33.33%
Acentia Llc 4 $115,851 36.36%
Social Solutions Global Inc 4 $83,227 36.36%
Svetavots Corp Dba 24 7 Bright Star Health Care 4 $25,771 36.36%
Louis Berger Water Services Inc 4 $78,328 36.36%
Shoaib Hashmi Md Pa 4 $132,736 36.36%

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