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 %
Aegis Project Controls Corp 31 $81,269 91.18%
Medical Science Computing Inc 31 $69,802 91.18%
Gannett Fleming Inc 31 $75,119 91.18%
Indisoft Llc 31 $76,722 91.18%
Covant Solutions Inc 31 $74,453 91.18%
Infogen Software Inc 31 $60,509 91.18%
Persistent Systems Inc 31 $69,072 91.18%
Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd 30 $84,416 88.24%
Openbox Solutions Inc 30 $70,093 88.24%
Icf Incorporated Llc 30 $90,205 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Immidi Infotech Llc 2 $90,678 33.33%
Clovis Group Llc A Division Of Eliassen Group 2 $96,845 33.33%
Steel Products Inc 2 $47,924 33.33%
Optimal Solutions Group Llc 2 $89,035 33.33%
Legg Mason Company Llc 2 $113,308 33.33%
Committed To Change Pc 2 $77,314 33.33%
Morgan Stanley Co Llc 2 $75,723 33.33%
Sai Swami Inc Dba Shayona Pharmacy 2 $110,947 33.33%
Bon Appetit Inc Ta Bon Appetit Bakery Cafe 2 $38,875 33.33%
Cc Johnson Malhotra Pc 2 $77,719 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 $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