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 %
Chile 5 $49,185 38.46%
New Zealand 5 $70,526 38.46%
Denmark 5 $89,128 41.67%
Uzbekistan 5 $50,714 45.45%
Cambodia 5 $28,904 45.45%
Netherlands 5 $86,150 45.45%
Cameroon 5 $69,686 50.00%
Singapore 5 $84,727 50.00%
Hong Kong 4 $32,105 44.44%
Barbados 4 $80,350 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Maryland (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transamerica Life Insurance Company 96 $75,356 86.49%
Amazoncom Services Llc 96 $90,534 88.07%
Client Software Services Llc 95 $71,442 87.16%
Kennedy Krieger Institute 95 $69,121 87.96%
Prince Georges County Public Schools 95 $55,578 88.79%
Multiplan Inc 94 $100,747 88.68%
Swanktek Inc 94 $83,607 88.68%
Morgan State University 93 $70,291 88.57%
Fujitsu America Inc 93 $81,150 90.29%
University Of Maryland Medical System 93 $70,475 90.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
St Marys County Public Schools 8 $42,190 36.36%
Amarex Clinical Research Llc Prev Amarex Llc 8 $83,421 36.36%
Clyde Bergemann Power Group Americas Inc 7 $85,589 31.82%
Intelligrated Services Llc 7 $95,116 31.82%
Getwellnetwork Inc 7 $108,374 31.82%
Pctel Inc 7 $96,465 33.33%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 7 $55,579 33.33%
Aegis Project Controls Corp 7 $69,938 33.33%
Broadsoft Inc 7 $106,128 33.33%
Pctest Engineering Laboratory Inc 7 $84,159 33.33%

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