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 %
Towson University 181 $58,960 88.29%
First Tek Inc 179 $73,496 88.61%
Optum Services Inc 174 $105,313 90.63%
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore Inc 173 $87,830 91.53%
Nexsolv Inc 164 $99,499 87.23%
Antra Inc 164 $82,320 88.65%
Aztek Inc 162 $53,101 89.50%
Axle Informatics Llc 161 $86,139 90.96%
Allegis Group Inc 158 $107,782 90.80%
Anne Arundel County Public Schools 157 $60,413 92.35%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Merryland Farm Llc 5 $21,112 100.00%
Sugarloaf Mountain Sunlight Vineyard Llc 5 $30,880 100.00%
Richardson Farms 5 $26,104 100.00%
Select Breeders Services Inc 5 $32,939 100.00%
Paulk Family Farm Llc 5 $31,183 100.00%
Roger E Wolfe 5 $24,440 100.00%
Windridge Vineyards Llc 5 $31,524 100.00%
Mountain Valley Orchard Llc 5 $23,767 100.00%
White House Nursery Inc 5 $21,273 100.00%
Acer Landscaping Nursery Llc 5 $31,604 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gse Systems Inc 13 $82,738 41.94%
Komolo Inc 13 $61,838 41.94%
Availink Us Inc 13 $96,541 43.33%
Bioreliance 13 $109,296 43.33%
Axle Informatics 13 $107,054 44.83%
Agisol Llc 13 $105,089 44.83%
Q9 Software Llc 13 $108,430 44.83%
Ms Grand Inc 12 $100,369 41.38%
Telecommunication Systems 12 $104,319 41.38%
Prometric Inc 12 $83,592 41.38%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Machine Tool Manufacturing 5 $78,994 83.33%
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 5 $44,776 100.00%
Industrial Design Services 5 $56,601 100.00%
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing 5 $73,924 100.00%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 5 $87,015 100.00%
Other Business Support Services 5 $109,025 100.00%
Aircraft Manufacturing 5 $94,994 100.00%
Commercial Bakeries 5 $71,440 100.00%
Taxi And Ridesharing Services 5 $78,229 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 5 $64,189 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bowling Centers 1 $31,034 50.00%
Computer Training 1 $49,192 50.00%
Business Support Services 1 $97,635 50.00%
Marinas 1 $16,765 50.00%
Hospitals 1 $61,339 50.00%
Electric Bulk Power Transmission And Control 1 $104,351 50.00%
Rooming And Boarding Houses Dormitories And Workers Camps 1 $31,283 50.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 1 $41,101 50.00%
Tire Manufacturing Except Retreading 1 $70,429 50.00%
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units 1 $57,678 50.00%

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