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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Maine Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
6,971 78.48% $83,167 H-1B
1,226 13.80% $31,715 H-2A
586 6.60% $79,455 PERM
99 1.11% $70,689 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Maine has seen a total of 8,882 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Maine is the H-1B visa with 6,971 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 78.48% of Maine's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 1,226 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 13.80% of Maine's total visas.

Top Occupations in Maine (All Years)

Maine Employees Over Time
Maine has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 436 employees were hired. Maine peaked in 2014 with 646 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 73 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Maine From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 104 $96,094 39.85%
Philippines 45 $53,678 44.12%
Jamaica 33 $38,675 43.42%
Canada 32 $113,084 51.61%
Nepal 17 $70,649 36.17%
Kenya 17 $28,059 41.46%
Brazil 13 $33,352 34.21%
Thailand 11 $71,713 40.74%
China 10 $56,756 38.46%
United Kingdom 8 $90,847 36.36%

Top Hiring Companies in Maine (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trc Engineers Llc 17 $65,359 89.47%
Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services Inc 17 $54,031 94.44%
St Joseph Hospital 17 $175,039 94.44%
Trc Environmental Corporation 17 $64,364 94.44%
Dw Matrix Inc 16 $63,898 94.12%
Itech Us Inc 16 $67,544 94.12%
Penobscot Respiratory 16 $184,826 94.12%
Hospital Administrative District 4 15 $160,757 88.24%
Protech Solutions Inc 15 $53,485 88.24%
American Physicians Inc 15 $144,072 93.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Valley View Orchards 6 $22,298 100.00%
Kelly Orchards 6 $25,813 100.00%
Stonecipher Farm 6 $30,798 100.00%
Jeffrey Owen Smith Inc 6 $33,055 100.00%
Lakeside Orchards 6 $30,670 100.00%
Jean Guy Robichaud Fils Inc 6 $31,547 100.00%
Everett T Dimock 6 $24,385 100.00%
Green Meadow Farms Inc 6 $33,797 100.00%
Pineland Farms Gillespie Farms Division 5 $21,707 100.00%
Jamison B Hagan 5 $32,469 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hyland Value Creation Llc 1 $103,459 25.00%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 1 $62,358 25.00%
Metso Paper Usa Inc 1 $84,885 25.00%
Irving Woodlands Llc 1 $75,774 25.00%
Bg Foods North America Inc 1 $44,408 25.00%
Wunderlich Malec Engineering 1 $63,336 25.00%
Logical It Solutions Llc 1 $35,298 25.00%
Griffee Dental Pc 1 $159,099 25.00%
Populus Group Llc 1 $95,160 25.00%
Bangor Hydro Electric Company 1 $47,694 25.00%

Top Industries in Maine (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Maine Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Maine to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Maine over all years is $83,167. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage