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 %
Sparksoft Corporation 231 $91,486 92.40%
Leidos Inc 231 $106,249 92.77%
Laureate Education Inc 223 $88,170 91.02%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 220 $78,985 89.80%
Drfirstcom Inc 216 $94,187 88.52%
Food And Drug Administration 215 $57,932 90.34%
Ezenius Inc 214 $60,922 90.30%
Pace Computer Solutions Inc 209 $81,969 89.32%
Chags Health Information Technology Llc 204 $88,351 88.31%
Scepter Technologies Inc 204 $64,750 88.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brisk Wind Farms 7 $19,587 100.00%
Chesapeake Horse And Pony Llc 7 $29,931 100.00%
Warren H Boyer Inc 7 $30,062 100.00%
Fruits And Vegetables By Lewis Orchards Llc 7 $29,320 100.00%
Eds Plant World Inc 7 $30,062 100.00%
Walls Nurseries Llc 7 $27,162 100.00%
Homestead Farm 7 $21,662 100.00%
Six Wicket Vineyards Llc 6 $29,623 100.00%
Larriland Farm 6 $25,085 100.00%
The Vineyards At Dodon Llc 6 $31,949 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Im Systems Group Inc 18 $68,032 40.00%
Constellation Energy Commodities Group 18 $78,770 40.00%
Hughes Systique Private Limited 18 $127,060 40.91%
Board Of Education Of St Marys County 17 $48,209 42.50%
Patuxent Nursery Llc 17 $24,424 44.74%
Tidalhealth Specialty Care Llc 17 $201,087 44.74%
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc 16 $82,884 42.11%
The Emmes Corporation 16 $69,686 42.11%
Charles Bros Inc Iii 16 $60,009 42.11%
Western Maryland Health System Corp 16 $151,447 42.11%

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