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 %
Trinidad And Tobago 10 $85,664 38.46%
Morocco 10 $67,507 38.46%
Japan 10 $65,294 38.46%
Israel 10 $81,878 40.00%
Australia 9 $94,280 36.00%
Lebanon 9 $123,355 37.50%
Indonesia 9 $54,623 37.50%
Romania 9 $66,585 39.13%
Bulgaria 9 $51,931 40.91%
Argentina 9 $78,178 40.91%

Top Hiring Companies in Maryland (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Boston Consulting Group Inc 189 $103,256 87.10%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 188 $76,588 89.10%
Populus Group Llc 187 $99,849 89.05%
System Soft Technologies Llc 184 $75,250 87.62%
Teckpros Llc 183 $74,811 88.41%
Igate Technologies Inc 182 $75,993 87.92%
Apex It Services Llc 177 $84,976 88.50%
First Tek Inc 175 $72,503 88.38%
Cisco Systems Inc 170 $102,633 86.73%
Exelon Business Services Company Llc 168 $90,969 86.60%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vintage Farm Corporation 15 $21,640 42.86%
Impaq International Llc 15 $87,779 44.12%
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc 15 $82,707 44.12%
Carefirst Of Maryland Inc 15 $100,872 44.12%
Hospital Medicine Physicians Of Maryland Pc 15 $105,714 45.45%
Global Trading Unlimited Inc 14 $69,065 43.75%
Perdue Farms Inc 14 $101,510 43.75%
Dakota Consulting Incorporated 14 $88,025 45.16%
Agisol Llc 13 $105,089 43.33%
Gse Systems Inc 13 $82,738 43.33%

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