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 %
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 %
Food Product Machinery Manufacturing 5 $110,969 83.33%
Roofing Contractors 5 $68,478 83.33%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 5 $97,752 83.33%
Credit Card Issuing 5 $111,049 83.33%
Reinsurance Carriers 5 $164,561 83.33%
Monetary Authorities Central Bank 5 $88,770 83.33%
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing 5 $84,489 83.33%
Masonry Contractors 5 $96,541 83.33%
General Warehousing And Storage 5 $83,944 83.33%
Caterers 5 $63,490 83.33%
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