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 %
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 719 $65,770 87.36%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 658 $133,948 89.77%
Mechanical Engineers 652 $78,210 89.19%
Web Developers 546 $61,571 78.90%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 521 $98,736 91.08%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 487 $64,346 85.74%
Internists, General 468 $142,124 86.83%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 428 $108,335 83.92%
Biological Technicians 414 $44,576 83.64%
Industrial Engineers 408 $80,385 82.93%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 57 $54,680 93.44%
Electrical Engineers 56 $94,748 105.66%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 50 $47,987 100.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 49 $29,217 102.08%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 49 $22,498 104.26%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 46 $21,085 97.87%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 45 $144,943 97.83%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 43 $54,448 102.38%
Occupational Therapists 41 $74,392 97.62%
Food Preparation Workers 39 $21,941 92.86%
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 %
Bangladesh 55 $32,245 39.86%
Thailand 50 $37,909 48.08%
United Kingdom 42 $88,850 42.00%
Iran 39 $78,043 40.21%
Nigeria 38 $73,807 40.43%
Turkey 38 $76,651 40.86%
Honduras 37 $45,201 40.22%
Taiwan 32 $66,570 36.36%
Sri Lanka 29 $43,224 38.16%
France 26 $81,274 34.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Maryland (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Client Network Services Llc 284 $102,652 85.03%
Stanley Black Decker Inc 273 $86,505 85.05%
Leidos Biomedical Research Inc 266 $83,588 84.98%
Ibm Corporation 266 $94,338 86.36%
Kelly Services Inc 264 $74,314 90.72%
Baltimore City Public School System 257 $57,465 89.24%
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc 251 $122,320 88.38%
Blossom Solutions Inc 247 $64,791 90.48%
Valuemomentum Inc 244 $95,308 93.49%
Merkle Inc 234 $80,898 91.05%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brisk Wind Farms Llc 8 $26,322 100.00%
Gardenhour Orchards Inc 8 $29,132 100.00%
Shlagel Farms 8 $22,218 100.00%
Northview Stallion Station Inc 8 $32,131 100.00%
Flying Plow Farm 8 $31,252 100.00%
Mountainside Farm Llc 8 $22,933 100.00%
Durgin Orchards Llc 7 $30,656 100.00%
Stadler Garden Centers Inc 7 $29,168 100.00%
Homestead Farm Orchard Llc 7 $29,597 100.00%
Shaw Orchards Llc 7 $30,445 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Servicemaster Restoration Of Montgomery Co 22 $23,130 41.51%
Thomson Reuters Markets Llc 21 $104,204 41.18%
Loyola University Maryland 21 $68,625 42.00%
Variyas Global Solutions Inc 21 $100,078 42.86%
Icore Infotech Inc 21 $106,770 43.75%
Quest Transport Llc 21 $55,396 43.75%
Perigonsoft Llc 20 $89,069 41.67%
Novavax Inc 20 $101,729 42.55%
Medassurant Inc 19 $91,075 41.30%
Microsoft Corporation 19 $93,678 41.30%

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