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 %
University Of Maryland Baltimore 764 $60,753 73.39%
Government Employees Insurance Company Geico 758 $114,610 82.84%
Client Network Services Inc 656 $75,993 81.90%
The Johns Hopkins University 644 $53,289 89.82%
T Rowe Price Associates Inc 627 $101,551 96.31%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 584 $86,257 96.69%
Hcl America Inc 555 $84,892 93.43%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 506 $84,595 90.20%
Ernst Young Us Llp 477 $82,663 92.08%
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp 476 $103,917 95.01%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Foxborough Nursery Inc 16 $25,752 100.00%
Webers Cider Mill Farm Inc 15 $25,705 100.00%
Brads Produce Llc 15 $25,692 100.00%
Kings Tree Farm 15 $25,719 100.00%
Catoctin Mountain Orchard 14 $25,577 100.00%
Lohrs Orchard 14 $26,368 100.00%
Deep Run Farms 13 $25,012 100.00%
Housers Produce Farm Inc 13 $27,086 100.00%
Friendly Hall Farm Llc 12 $23,571 100.00%
D R Snell Nursery Inc 12 $26,650 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lorenzo Construction Llc 48 $24,360 34.78%
Quantum Vision Llc 47 $89,413 34.31%
Leidos 45 $95,949 34.62%
Blossom Solutions Inc 44 $85,479 34.65%
Polar It Services Inc 36 $97,124 29.27%
Feicom Incdba Fei Systems 33 $81,301 27.05%
Opnet Technologies Inc 30 $81,494 27.78%
Feicom Inc 29 $82,070 30.21%
Valsatech Corp 29 $116,809 30.85%
Medstar Medical Group Ii Llc 29 $172,029 32.58%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Machine Tool Manufacturing 5 $78,994 83.33%
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 5 $44,776 100.00%
Industrial Design Services 5 $56,601 100.00%
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing 5 $73,924 100.00%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 5 $87,015 100.00%
Other Business Support Services 5 $109,025 100.00%
Aircraft Manufacturing 5 $94,994 100.00%
Commercial Bakeries 5 $71,440 100.00%
Taxi And Ridesharing Services 5 $78,229 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 5 $64,189 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bowling Centers 1 $31,034 50.00%
Computer Training 1 $49,192 50.00%
Business Support Services 1 $97,635 50.00%
Marinas 1 $16,765 50.00%
Hospitals 1 $61,339 50.00%
Electric Bulk Power Transmission And Control 1 $104,351 50.00%
Rooming And Boarding Houses Dormitories And Workers Camps 1 $31,283 50.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 1 $41,101 50.00%
Tire Manufacturing Except Retreading 1 $70,429 50.00%
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units 1 $57,678 50.00%

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