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 %
Judicial Law Clerks 56 $49,133 86.15%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 55 $67,735 85.94%
Clinical Data Managers 50 $91,067 79.37%
Technical Writers 47 $67,878 78.33%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $51,339 78.33%
Landscape Architects 47 $58,207 79.66%
Chief Executives 46 $148,245 79.31%
Survey Researchers 46 $62,723 82.14%
Sociologists 44 $68,674 80.00%
Mathematicians 41 $55,293 75.93%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 7 $39,568 46.67%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 7 $58,115 46.67%
Pharmacists 7 $85,402 46.67%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 7 $30,817 46.67%
Food Service Managers 7 $62,055 46.67%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 7 $57,161 46.67%
Financial Specialists, All Other 7 $48,987 50.00%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 7 $39,805 50.00%
Team Assemblers 6 $22,610 42.86%
Driver/Sales Workers 6 $21,379 42.86%
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 %
Mid Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Pc 78 $80,080 91.76%
The United States Pharmacopeial Convention 78 $89,933 91.76%
Active Physical Therapy Services Llc 78 $73,381 91.76%
Audacious Inquiry Llc 77 $77,079 91.67%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 76 $68,742 91.57%
Syntel Consulting Inc 76 $68,617 91.57%
Sai Global Solutions Inc 76 $65,185 91.57%
Zione Solutions Llc 74 $77,662 90.24%
Quantum Vision Llc 74 $81,510 90.24%
Immidi Infotech Llc 74 $63,470 90.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Baugher Enterprises 1 $25,064 100.00%
Mountainside Farm Inc 1 $17,867 100.00%
Lewis Legacy Llc 1 $21,507 100.00%
Berkley Farms Llc 1 $34,424 100.00%
Poole Services Inc 1 $27,352 100.00%
Drsnell Nursery Inc 1 $21,507 100.00%
P Stadler Sons Company 1 $23,483 100.00%
Harry W Wimbrow 1 $32,323 100.00%
Wh Bover Inc 1 $19,594 100.00%
Richardson Chicken Farms 1 $22,610 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Consortium Inc 5 $98,638 29.41%
Jda Software Inc 5 $79,552 29.41%
Icynergy Technology Partners Inc 5 $71,448 29.41%
Europ Assistance Usa 5 $60,623 29.41%
Gannett Fleming Inc 5 $86,589 29.41%
Management Dynamics Inc 5 $85,812 31.25%
Jinfonet Software Inc 5 $80,517 31.25%
Mettler Toledo Autochem Inc 5 $91,907 31.25%
Serbiz Inc 5 $69,963 31.25%
Goucher College 5 $48,610 31.25%

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 $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