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 %
Digital Infuzion Inc 49 $91,825 89.09%
Ariadne Genomics Inc 49 $91,194 89.09%
Populus Group 49 $80,734 89.09%
Amazon Web Services Inc 49 $94,657 89.09%
Compugain Llc 49 $98,210 89.09%
Sb Company Llc 49 $53,105 90.74%
Computer Sciences Corporation 49 $81,242 90.74%
Etek It Solutions Inc 49 $98,169 90.74%
Health Integrity Llc 49 $59,190 90.74%
Syntel Inc 48 $75,544 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Motorola Solutions Inc 4 $89,019 36.36%
Five Days Market Inc 4 $84,749 36.36%
Soa Financial 4 $91,827 36.36%
Next Phase Solutions And Services Inc 4 $123,541 36.36%
Altra Lawncare And Landscaping Services Inc 4 $24,710 36.36%
Arinc Inc 4 $103,428 36.36%
Verde Corporation 4 $26,151 36.36%
Kievlan Assisted Living Llc 4 $24,378 36.36%
Guidehouse Digital Llc 3 $91,652 27.27%
Decalogue Inc 3 $110,240 27.27%

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