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 %
Astronomers 160 $69,311 82.90%
Registered Nurses 156 $66,448 82.54%
Sales Engineers 146 $96,116 79.78%
Materials Scientists 144 $54,340 81.82%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 144 $52,260 81.82%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 143 $63,851 88.27%
General and Operations Managers 139 $87,880 86.88%
Compliance Officers 131 $65,192 82.39%
Construction Managers 129 $86,770 84.31%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 127 $51,551 83.55%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Managers 19 $93,592 70.37%
Gaming Dealers 19 $24,440 70.37%
Cost Estimators 18 $60,077 66.67%
General and Operations Managers 18 $85,098 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 18 $42,159 69.23%
Bakers 17 $31,315 65.38%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 17 $35,691 65.38%
Home Health Aides 16 $24,271 61.54%
Coaches and Scouts 16 $37,433 61.54%
Operations Research Analysts 16 $56,750 64.00%
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 %
Visiting Nurse Association Of Maryland Llc 114 $63,653 86.36%
Kennedy Krieger Institute 111 $70,583 85.38%
Sagitec Solutions Llc 109 $92,688 85.16%
Novavax Inc 108 $89,993 84.38%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 108 $87,706 85.71%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 107 $79,685 84.92%
University Of Maryland Medical System 107 $73,718 85.60%
Multiplan Inc 106 $104,204 84.80%
Medstar Health Inc 105 $87,156 84.00%
Amazoncom Services Llc 105 $91,425 84.68%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kl Lemmon And Son Hay And Straw Llc 4 $24,868 100.00%
Bell Nursery Usa Llc Md 4 $31,299 100.00%
Michael Wdickinson Inc 4 $24,197 100.00%
Mountain Valley Orchards Llc 4 $30,667 100.00%
Clinton Nurseries Of Md Inc 4 $33,712 100.00%
Durgin Orchards 3 $24,268 100.00%
Edgemont Orchards Inc 3 $31,990 100.00%
Singh Sugar Maple Farm Llc 3 $35,325 100.00%
Chestnut Hill Farm And Market Llc 3 $34,174 100.00%
Homestead Gardens Inc 3 $34,174 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blend360 Llc 9 $120,587 36.00%
Express One Logistics Llc 8 $22,118 32.00%
Sheppard Pratt Physicians Pa 8 $113,350 32.00%
Pps Infotech Llc 8 $81,936 33.33%
Pharmaceutics International Inc 8 $63,921 33.33%
Morgan Stanley Co Inc 8 $88,652 33.33%
Rnsolutions Inc 8 $85,160 33.33%
First Data Technologies Inc 8 $80,095 33.33%
St Marys County Public Schools 8 $42,190 34.78%
Catoctin Mtn Growers Inc 8 $35,649,120 34.78%

Top Industries in Maryland (All Years)

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