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 %
United States Of America 8 $74,930 36.36%
Kenya 8 $77,484 40.00%
Greece 8 $64,896 40.00%
Poland 8 $43,807 40.00%
Dominican Republic 7 $68,922 38.89%
Malaysia 7 $72,721 43.75%
Syria 7 $126,004 43.75%
Portugal 6 $76,943 37.50%
Jordan 6 $128,938 37.50%
Ireland 6 $88,983 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Maryland (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ikon Software Services 80 $68,475 88.89%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 80 $69,171 88.89%
Ciena Corporation 80 $100,082 88.89%
The Johns Hopkins Hospital 80 $57,510 88.89%
Eastland Food Corporation 79 $46,645 88.76%
Axle Informatics 79 $94,075 89.77%
Avant Healthcare Professionals 79 $62,667 89.77%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 79 $77,602 90.80%
Active Physical Therapy Services Llc 78 $73,381 89.66%
Aquil Systems Inc 78 $68,751 90.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Three Sigma Software Llc 6 $121,635 33.33%
Dovel Technologies 6 $101,053 33.33%
Patterson Park Montessori Llc 5 $54,006 27.78%
Fusionspan Llc 5 $97,082 27.78%
Rubino Company 5 $70,004 27.78%
Software Associates Inc 5 $115,556 27.78%
United Educators Management Company 5 $91,187 27.78%
Hamilton Enterprises Llc 5 $58,922 29.41%
Common Securitization Solutions Llc 5 $120,935 29.41%
Streams Inc 5 $109,292 29.41%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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