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 %
Biomedical Engineers 402 $75,557 82.21%
Chemists 399 $63,334 86.93%
Bioinformatics Scientists 352 $79,218 76.86%
Physicists 336 $62,190 77.06%
Occupational Therapists 336 $70,126 86.60%
Information Technology Project Managers 333 $111,369 86.27%
Social Science Research Assistants 293 $41,982 76.70%
Computer Network Architects 287 $88,297 77.57%
Information Security Analysts 285 $93,310 84.32%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 278 $69,129 83.73%
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 %
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