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 %
Bangladesh 50 $31,266 41.67%
Thailand 48 $37,891 51.61%
United Kingdom 41 $90,460 44.09%
Iran 39 $78,043 42.86%
Honduras 37 $45,201 42.05%
Turkey 34 $79,572 38.64%
Taiwan 32 $66,570 36.78%
Nigeria 32 $74,870 37.65%
Russia 25 $83,081 32.89%
Sri Lanka 24 $45,096 32.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Maryland (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Food And Drug Administration 168 $56,634 87.50%
Aztek Inc 162 $53,101 84.82%
Antra Inc 160 $82,011 85.11%
Optum Services Inc 158 $104,051 89.77%
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore Inc 157 $86,915 92.35%
Towson University 154 $58,299 90.59%
International Software Systems Inc 153 $81,525 93.87%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 149 $82,362 91.41%
Istream Solutions Inc 145 $94,182 90.06%
Nexsolv Inc 144 $97,170 89.44%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Novavax Inc 13 $94,304 44.83%
Availink Us Inc 13 $96,541 44.83%
Komolo Inc 13 $61,838 44.83%
Bioreliance 13 $109,296 44.83%
Landscape Services Inc 12 $37,877 41.38%
The Lawn Crew Llc 12 $27,175 41.38%
Telecommunication Systems 12 $104,319 42.86%
Ms Grand Inc 12 $100,369 42.86%
Globalnet Services Inc 12 $89,653 42.86%
Prometric Inc 12 $83,592 44.44%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Racetracks 2 $28,486 100.00%
Other Animal Production 2 $27,550 100.00%
Timber Tract Operations 1 $23,646 100.00%
Specialty Food Retailers 1 $32,323 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 1 $34,424 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 1 $29,224 100.00%
Administrative And Support Services 1 $27,352 100.00%
Grocery And Related Product Merchant Wholesalers 1 $34,424 100.00%

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