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
104,597 91.05% $80,193 H-1B
8,331 7.25% $162,176 PERM
1,090 0.95% $27,427 H-2A
858 0.75% $93,093 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Maryland has seen a total of 114,876 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Maryland is the H-1B visa with 104,597 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.05% of Maryland's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 8,331 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.25% of Maryland's total visas.

Top Occupations in Maryland (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 19,091 $91,196 90.53%
Computer Systems Analysts 11,216 $72,743 90.15%
Computer Programmers 7,259 $65,560 86.52%
Computer Occupations, All Other 2,993 $92,619 92.04%
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,398 $90,688 90.87%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,851 $63,437 75.31%
Accountants and Auditors 1,618 $61,594 82.34%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,437 $78,517 78.48%
Database Administrators 1,420 $76,060 90.22%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,379 $53,396 88.91%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,601 $104,173 64.25%
Computer Systems Analysts 417 $91,808 99.76%
Software Developers, Systems Software 255 $102,387 79.19%
Computer Occupations, All Other 193 $106,533 103.21%
Civil Engineers 143 $1,291,080 84.62%
Accountants and Auditors 143 $69,133 97.95%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 132 $1,809,292 111.86%
Internists, General 125 $133,799 119.05%
Statisticians 93 $75,954 97.89%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 88 $22,352 97.78%
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 1,089 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 2,478 $265,715 45.70%
China 328 $399,820 37.57%
Philippines 271 $49,784 35.01%
Mexico 220 $36,265 36.12%
South Korea 190 $46,039 35.19%
El Salvador 163 $43,792 46.18%
Nepal 125 $58,964 43.10%
Pakistan 102 $72,231 41.13%
Canada 99 $99,349 43.42%
Brazil 60 $54,859 36.14%

Top Hiring Companies in Maryland (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
National Institutes Of Health Hhs 2,513 $52,034 66.73%
Johns Hopkins University 2,364 $56,895 64.13%
University Of Maryland College Park 1,534 $52,327 68.27%
Hughes Network Systems Llc 1,497 $87,622 95.47%
Infosys Limited 1,450 $79,759 99.59%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,088 $96,215 83.76%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 1,056 $70,796 92.88%
Baltimore City Public Schools 1,022 $76,162 92.41%
Accenture Llp 1,014 $96,353 92.77%
Inovalon Inc 868 $88,138 81.73%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rinehart Orchards Inc 24 $27,342 100.00%
Angelica Nurseries Inc 23 $26,205 100.00%
E Wesley Cohee 22 $26,785 100.00%
Hardings Orchard Llc 18 $28,371 100.00%
78 Acres Llc 17 $28,187 100.00%
Winbak Farm Llc 17 $25,178 100.00%
Manor View Farm Inc 17 $23,002 100.00%
Arnold Farms Llc 17 $23,700 100.00%
Waverly Farm Llc 17 $26,016 100.00%
Snells Greenhouses Inc 16 $25,787 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quality Software Services Inc 184 $80,297 34.52%
Bill Me Later Inc 130 $90,491 28.57%
Pinpoint Cleaning Service Inc 96 $22,507 25.88%
Medical Science Computing Inc 94 $85,460 26.18%
Teksystems Global Services Llc 89 $120,409 30.69%
Hh Medstar Health Inc 76 $131,264 26.30%
International Software Systems Inc 74 $107,547 36.82%
University Of Maryland 58 $57,219 31.52%
Remote Tiger Inc 53 $109,485 28.96%
Northstar Group Inc 48 $123,742 29.45%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 35,757 $81,519 90.38%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,188 $58,173 69.79%
Computer Systems Design Services 5,606 $86,568 91.12%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,641 $83,964 86.96%
Other Computer Related Services 2,882 $83,766 91.17%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 2,677 $91,270 92.09%
Engineering Services 2,275 $72,171 86.08%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 2,160 $101,684 84.05%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences 2,132 $65,752 88.35%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 2,116 $65,461 88.17%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 150 $29,404 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 129 $29,961 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 58 $29,684 100.00%
Apple Orchards 54 $29,796 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 46 $27,483 100.00%
Crop Production 41 $31,351 100.00%
Wineries 32 $31,842 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 31 $25,127 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 26 $25,185 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 23 $30,076 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,547 $160,884 100.00%
Engineering Services 673 $340,278 57.23%
Other Computer Related Services 607 $98,017 90.19%
Computer Systems Design Services 587 $94,655 96.71%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 424 $113,028 72.23%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 414 $457,031 73.80%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 382 $93,936 90.09%
Private Households 356 $27,554 85.99%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 348 $88,041 91.10%
Janitorial Services 326 $26,329 91.57%

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 $80,193. 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