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 %
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 %
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 90 $77,518 88.24%
Under Armour Inc 88 $86,522 87.13%
Conduent State Local Solutions Inc 88 $103,591 88.00%
Erp Analysts Inc 87 $88,413 87.00%
Lockheed Martin Operations Support Inc 87 $86,922 87.88%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 86 $64,962 87.76%
Microsoft Corporation 85 $102,607 86.73%
Speridian Technologies Llc 85 $80,812 87.63%
Rehabcare Group East Inc 85 $66,716 87.63%
Fis Management Services Llc 85 $89,640 88.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Albright Farms 2 $18,918 100.00%
Koinonia Partnership Dba Gramercy Llc 2 $19,864 100.00%
Catoctin Breeze Vineyard Llp 2 $35,100 100.00%
Lewis Orchards And Farm Market Llc 2 $25,553 100.00%
Susan A Mende Dvm Llc 2 $35,100 100.00%
Maryland Aquatic Nurseries Inc 2 $19,854 100.00%
Dr Snell Nursery Inc 2 $18,897 100.00%
Gramercy Llc 2 $35,100 100.00%
Burnt Hill Farm 2 $35,100 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 46 1 2 $35,776 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Montgomery College 6 $56,617 30.00%
Emd Sales Inc 6 $45,503 30.00%
Science Applications International Corporation Fre 6 $73,690 31.58%
Jds Uniphase Corporation 6 $97,154 31.58%
Inventiv Clinical Solutions 6 $56,441 31.58%
Aggregate Industries Management Inc 6 $95,607 31.58%
Indisoft Llc 6 $110,402 31.58%
Nemetschek North America 6 $70,127 31.58%
Affiliated Computer Services Inc 6 $85,266 31.58%
Carefree Land Chiropractic Llc 6 $33,474 31.58%

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