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 %
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 %
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