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 %
Maryland Inpatient Care Specialists Llc 70 $132,591 88.61%
Medassurant Inc 70 $75,875 88.61%
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc 70 $87,377 89.74%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute 69 $57,948 89.61%
Usm Business Systems Inc 68 $77,828 88.31%
Merchant Link Llc 67 $94,670 87.01%
Vastek Inc 67 $80,975 87.01%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 67 $97,312 87.01%
The Catholic University Of America 67 $72,410 87.01%
Medstar Georgetown Medical Center Inc 66 $64,361 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tdh Nurseries Landscaping 1 $20,800 100.00%
Landmark Landscaping 1 $22,430 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Md 1 $29,224 100.00%
Derringer Trucking And Harvesting Llc 1 $35,776 100.00%
Stanley Grain And Fertilizer Llc 1 $21,507 100.00%
Mca Racing Stable Llc 1 $27,352 100.00%
Daniels Farms 1 $35,776 100.00%
Brads Produce 1 $20,675 100.00%
Racota Valley Ranch Partnership 1 $22,173 100.00%
Berrywine Plantations Inc 1 $35,776 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Icf Macro Inc 5 $89,577 33.33%
Pn Automation Inc 5 $107,078 33.33%
Pompeian Inc 5 $115,727 33.33%
Yong Sik Mi Sook Inc 5 $12,863,660 33.33%
Constellation New Energy Inc 5 $101,018 33.33%
A2z Inc 5 $100,872 33.33%
Cohnreznick Llp 5 $74,755 33.33%
Radiant Infotech Llc 5 $101,134 33.33%
Wes Pharma Inc 5 $86,919 33.33%
Saritas Restaurant 5 $29,835 33.33%

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