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 %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 276 $64,952 86.52%
Medical and Health Services Managers 272 $84,839 88.89%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 269 $57,674 88.78%
Microbiologists 257 $53,069 85.38%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 251 $48,745 88.07%
Dentists, General 208 $105,005 80.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 202 $91,190 81.12%
Epidemiologists 199 $65,813 80.57%
Business Intelligence Analysts 192 $96,787 80.67%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 192 $65,003 84.21%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Programmers 28 $85,267 75.68%
Industrial Engineers 28 $89,773 75.68%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 27 $40,787 79.41%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 27 $128,925 81.82%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 26 $70,790 78.79%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 24 $36,974 75.00%
Financial Managers 23 $121,888 71.88%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 23 $12,415,738 74.19%
Chefs and Head Cooks 22 $45,685 70.97%
Sales Engineers 21 $96,095 67.74%
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 %
National Institutes Of Health Hhs 2,513 $52,034 66.73%
Johns Hopkins University 2,364 $56,895 64.13%
University Of Maryland College Park 1,534 $52,327 68.27%
Hughes Network Systems Llc 1,497 $87,622 95.47%
Infosys Limited 1,450 $79,759 99.59%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,088 $96,215 83.76%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 1,056 $70,796 92.88%
Baltimore City Public Schools 1,022 $76,162 92.41%
Accenture Llp 1,014 $96,353 92.77%
Inovalon Inc 868 $88,138 81.73%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rinehart Orchards Inc 24 $27,342 100.00%
Angelica Nurseries Inc 23 $26,205 100.00%
E Wesley Cohee 22 $26,785 100.00%
Hardings Orchard Llc 18 $28,371 100.00%
78 Acres Llc 17 $28,187 100.00%
Winbak Farm Llc 17 $25,178 100.00%
Manor View Farm Inc 17 $23,002 100.00%
Arnold Farms Llc 17 $23,700 100.00%
Waverly Farm Llc 17 $26,016 100.00%
Snells Greenhouses Inc 16 $25,787 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quality Software Services Inc 184 $80,297 34.52%
Bill Me Later Inc 130 $90,491 28.57%
Pinpoint Cleaning Service Inc 96 $22,507 25.88%
Medical Science Computing Inc 94 $85,460 26.18%
Teksystems Global Services Llc 89 $120,409 30.69%
Hh Medstar Health Inc 76 $131,264 26.30%
International Software Systems Inc 74 $107,547 36.82%
University Of Maryland 58 $57,219 31.52%
Remote Tiger Inc 53 $109,485 28.96%
Northstar Group Inc 48 $123,742 29.45%

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