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 %
Physical Therapists 1,294 $71,565 86.90%
Civil Engineers 1,278 $69,329 88.57%
Management Analysts 1,197 $79,392 88.67%
Operations Research Analysts 1,025 $73,982 86.86%
Statisticians 964 $77,162 84.12%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 914 $115,778 86.72%
Electrical Engineers 812 $82,158 85.20%
Financial Analysts 734 $71,430 79.52%
Biological Scientists, All Other 721 $57,412 83.06%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 720 $52,511 86.64%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Database Administrators 83 $88,294 96.51%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 81 $137,579 95.29%
Construction Laborers 72 $28,934 86.75%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 71 $48,250 87.65%
Management Analysts 66 $96,143 83.54%
Childcare Workers 64 $25,159 83.12%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 64 $25,384 88.89%
Financial Analysts 60 $82,641 84.51%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 59 $49,344 88.06%
Mechanical Engineers 57 $81,689 90.48%
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 %
Splendtek Inc 461 $52,643 92.20%
Akvarr Inc 426 $61,288 87.65%
Bill Me Later Inc 423 $97,272 89.24%
Medimmune Llc 421 $78,117 90.73%
Quality Software Services Inc 402 $77,877 91.16%
Northstar Group Inc 398 $62,069 90.66%
Marriott International Inc 394 $106,169 91.20%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 388 $72,225 90.87%
Wipro Limited 379 $86,292 90.02%
Feicom Inc 370 $79,868 90.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Frey Agricultural Products Inc 12 $27,119 100.00%
Country Life Farm Llp 12 $27,780 100.00%
Boordy Vineyards Inc 11 $28,602 100.00%
Lewis Orchards Farm Market Llc 11 $32,251 100.00%
Pahls Farm 11 $27,426 100.00%
Wings Landing Farms Llc 11 $30,616 100.00%
Tdh Nurseries Llc 10 $28,342 100.00%
Baugher Enterprises Inc 10 $26,333 100.00%
Shlagel Farms Llc 10 $31,564 100.00%
One Straw Farm Llc 10 $27,305 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Turningpoint Global Solutions Llc 28 $95,940 33.33%
Booz Allen Hamilton 28 $109,051 34.57%
Three Sigma Software Inc 27 $92,660 34.18%
Maryland Inpatient Care Specialists Llc 27 $107,951 35.06%
Open Text Inc 27 $108,444 35.53%
Tista Science And Technology 27 $104,423 36.00%
Ppe Casino Resorts Maryland Llc 27 $24,881 36.49%
Resourcesys Inc 26 $103,381 35.14%
Digital Management Llc 26 $111,258 36.11%
Merit Builders Inc 25 $25,890 36.23%

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