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 %
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 22 $49,919 78.57%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $67,513 81.48%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 22 $39,318 81.48%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 21 $55,605 80.77%
Surgeons 21 $119,081 80.77%
Energy Engineers 21 $71,776 80.77%
Manufacturing Engineers 20 $73,704 76.92%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 20 $68,700 80.00%
Editors 20 $58,064 80.00%
Chiropractors 20 $50,038 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Net Esolutions Corporation 39 $93,709 88.64%
Adaequare Inc 39 $83,217 88.64%
Otm Labs Inc 39 $66,803 88.64%
Multivision Inc 39 $64,974 88.64%
Birlasoft Inc 39 $82,055 88.64%
Edify Technologies Inc 39 $93,032 88.64%
Refyn Data Llc 39 $97,673 88.64%
Sapient Corporation 39 $92,386 88.64%
Adfinitas Health 39 $109,899 88.64%
Enewvision Llc 39 $103,569 88.64%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Heritage Care Inc 3 $59,356 37.50%
Evapco Inc 3 $118,283 37.50%
Itaberco Inc 3 $61,062 37.50%
14 W Administrative Servicesllc Dba Agora Inc 3 $88,379 37.50%
110 Water Street Series 274 Llc 3 $34,681 37.50%
Peoples Services Inc 3 $81,695 37.50%
G Med North America Inc 3 $67,191 37.50%
Technical Resources International Inc 3 $91,257 37.50%
One Source Trading Inc 3 $42,175 37.50%
Arch Systemsllc 3 $87,720 37.50%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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