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 %
Computer and Information Research Scientists 186 $90,830 83.78%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 181 $58,370 81.53%
Biostatisticians 180 $73,743 82.57%
Marketing Managers 179 $110,061 82.87%
Accountants 178 $61,257 83.57%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 174 $92,839 82.08%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 173 $73,680 82.38%
Engineers, All Other 164 $77,575 80.79%
Environmental Engineers 163 $69,659 82.74%
Cost Estimators 162 $56,932 82.65%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Waiters and Waitresses 21 $18,691 70.00%
Sales Engineers 21 $96,095 70.00%
Environmental Engineers 21 $79,072 70.00%
Sales Managers 20 $117,685 66.67%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 20 $52,893 66.67%
Carpenters 20 $51,272 68.97%
Construction Managers 19 $93,592 67.86%
Gaming Dealers 19 $24,440 67.86%
Computer Network Architects 19 $102,899 70.37%
Dentists, General 19 $83,528 70.37%
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 %
Russia 25 $83,081 33.78%
Colombia 25 $56,926 35.21%
Vietnam 23 $40,078 34.33%
Peru 22 $57,279 36.67%
Jamaica 22 $50,071 37.29%
Mongolia 22 $48,948 38.60%
Ukraine 22 $58,365 41.51%
Guatemala 21 $47,080 41.18%
Venezuela 19 $75,341 42.22%
Bolivia 19 $49,730 43.18%

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 %
Custom Computer Programming Services 35,757 $81,519 90.38%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,188 $58,173 69.79%
Computer Systems Design Services 5,606 $86,568 91.12%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,641 $83,964 86.96%
Other Computer Related Services 2,882 $83,766 91.17%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 2,677 $91,270 92.09%
Engineering Services 2,275 $72,171 86.08%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 2,160 $101,684 84.05%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences 2,132 $65,752 88.35%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 2,116 $65,461 88.17%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 150 $29,404 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 129 $29,961 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 58 $29,684 100.00%
Apple Orchards 54 $29,796 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 46 $27,483 100.00%
Crop Production 41 $31,351 100.00%
Wineries 32 $31,842 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 31 $25,127 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 26 $25,185 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 23 $30,076 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,547 $160,884 100.00%
Engineering Services 673 $340,278 57.23%
Other Computer Related Services 607 $98,017 90.19%
Computer Systems Design Services 587 $94,655 96.71%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 424 $113,028 72.23%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 414 $457,031 73.80%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 382 $93,936 90.09%
Private Households 356 $27,554 85.99%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 348 $88,041 91.10%
Janitorial Services 326 $26,329 91.57%

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