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 %
Deloitte Touche Llp 156 $76,312 91.76%
International Software Systems Inc 153 $81,375 91.07%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 149 $82,362 91.41%
Adventist Healthcare Inc 148 $83,961 91.36%
Istream Solutions Inc 145 $94,182 91.77%
Softrams Llc 139 $107,675 91.45%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 139 $93,834 92.05%
Operating System Services Inc 138 $63,496 91.39%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 138 $74,700 92.00%
Maryland Medical First Pa 135 $147,142 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Westminster Wholesale Nurseries Llc 5 $21,424 100.00%
Scenic View Orchard Inc 5 $31,604 100.00%
Chesapeake Nurseries Inc 5 $31,604 100.00%
Gps Nurseries Llc 5 $31,604 100.00%
Clinton Nurseries Of Maryland Inc 5 $36,067 100.00%
Mast Farms Llc 4 $29,063 100.00%
Shamrock Farms 4 $29,162 100.00%
Moon Valley Farm Inc 4 $35,438 100.00%
Bb Harvesting Llc 4 $35,953 100.00%
Baugher Enterprise Inc 4 $21,710 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Globalnet Services Inc 12 $89,653 42.86%
The Lawn Crew Llc 12 $27,175 42.86%
Landscape Services Inc 12 $37,877 42.86%
Actalent Services Llc 12 $102,128 42.86%
St Timothys School 11 $63,530 39.29%
University Of Maryland Baltimore 11 $92,447 39.29%
Pharmacare Llc Dba Pharmacare Discount Pharmacy 11 $81,585 40.74%
Amarex Clinical Research Llc Prev Amarex Llc 11 $82,024 40.74%
Zoominfo Technologies Llc 11 $117,161 40.74%
Common Securitization Solutions 11 $121,926 40.74%

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