H1B Visa Sponsors in Maryland

Total H1B Applications
110,592
H1B Employers
12,736
Average Salary
$81,324
Top City
BALTIMORE
Top Employer
The Johns Hopkins University

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

Maryland is an active state for H1B visa sponsorship, with 110,592 labor condition applications filed by 12,736 employers with the U.S. Department of Labor. The average salary offered on H1B applications in Maryland is $81,324.

The top H1B sponsor in Maryland is The Johns Hopkins University, and the most commonly sponsored occupation is 15-1132. Employers in Maryland must comply with federal and state prevailing wage requirements when filing H1B petitions.

The leading H1B metro area in Maryland is baltimore with 22,452 filings, followed by rockville. Salary levels and prevailing wages vary significantly across metro areas within the state.

Top H1B Cities in Maryland

The largest metro areas for H1B visa sponsorship in Maryland. Click any city to view detailed employer and salary data.

#CityLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryTop Employer
1 baltimore, MD 22,452 2,758 $76,748 The Johns Hopkins University
2 rockville, MD 11,980 2,334 $82,199 Client Network Services, LLC
3 bethesda, MD 10,859 1,532 $84,910 National Institutes of Health/HHS
4 columbia, MD 7,003 1,292 $80,401 QUALITY SOFTWARE SERVICES, INC.
5 gaithersburg, MD 5,910 972 $80,867 Client Network Services, LLC
6 owings mills, MD 4,265 880 $81,756 Infosys Limited
7 silver spring, MD 3,723 967 $82,080 Food and Drug Administration/HHS
8 germantown, MD 3,130 578 $84,216 Hughes Network Systems, LLC
9 Frederick,, MD 2,477 589 $82,150 National Institutes of Health/HHS
10 college park, MD 2,405 177 $75,774 University of Maryland, College Park
11 Chevy chase, MD 2,260 571 $89,390 Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO)
12 windsor Mill, MD 1,644 535 $84,406 VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND, LLC
13 greenbelt, MD 1,438 184 $72,715 INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE SYSTEMS INC
14 Hanover,, MD 1,401 390 $89,976 Capgemini America Inc
15 Bowie, MD 1,380 168 $86,662 Inovalon, Inc.
16 hunt valley, MD 1,326 214 $75,935 Pharmaceutics International, Inc.
17 Ellicott city, MD 1,153 369 $80,628 BLOSSOM SOLUTIONS, INC.
18 annapolis, MD 1,143 376 $80,363 TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS),INC.
19 towson, MD 1,123 291 $80,980 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
20 Elkridge,, MD 884 336 $82,304 I-9 TECHNOLOGIES INC

Top H1B Sponsors in Maryland

These employers headquartered in Maryland have filed the most H1B visa applications.

#EmployerCityLCAsAvg SalaryApproval Rate
1 The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore 4,380 $71,854 99.3%
2 National Institutes of Health/HHS Bethesda 3,510 $80,563 99.7%
3 CIBER, Inc. Greenwood Village 2,903 $89,515 92.9%
4 DGN Technologies, Inc ROCKVILLE 2,239 $81,331 83.3%
5 Howard Hughes Medical institute chevy Chase 2,202 $54,510 99.3%
6 University of Maryland, College Park College Park 2,128 $74,582 N/A
7 Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc. Rockville 1,848 $95,914 91.8%
8 Client Network Services, LLC Rockville 1,524 $88,283 75.0%
9 Northstar Group,Inc WILMINGTON 1,396 $70,323 37.3%
10 CMC Americas, Inc. ROCKVILLE 1,379 $68,222 95.5%
11 Unify Solutions, Inc Columbia 1,316 $71,596 93.9%
12 University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore 1,247 $74,868 96.9%
13 Baltimore City Public schools Baltimore 1,223 $71,284 33.3%
14 Hughes Network Systems, LLC Germantown 1,219 $89,366 99.8%
15 Inovalon, Inc. Bowie 1,192 $94,075 98.8%
16 Prince George's county Public schools Upper marlboro 1,136 $62,321 N/A
17 scepter technologies inc silverspring 1,095 $80,900 72.7%
18 Riverbed Technology, LLC San Francisco 1,054 $109,833 100.0%
19 VENTURESOFT GLOBAL, INC. WILMINGTON 1,034 $71,695 68.2%
20 Pace Computer Solutions Inc Columbia 929 $74,928 96.2%

Top H1B Occupations in Maryland

The most commonly sponsored H1B job titles in Maryland. Click any occupation to view detailed salary and employer data for this state.

#OccupationLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryBLS State Median
1 Software Developers, applications 15,097 2,892 $94,389 N/A
2 INFORMATICS NURSE SPECIALISTS 10,408 1,705 $78,403 N/A
3 Computer Programmers 6,762 1,332 $70,013 N/A
4 Web Administrators 3,330 803 $99,604 N/A
5 Biophysicists 3,162 145 $65,524 $99,800
6 Molecular and Cellular Biologists 2,392 146 $77,545 $115,710
7 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 2,217 154 $88,981 $103,500
8 Software Developers, Systems Software 1,975 533 $96,264 N/A
9 Auditors 1,909 658 $64,161 $84,890
10 Software Developers 1,906 839 $129,458 $137,890
11 Computer Programmers 1,749 666 $63,774 N/A
12 Computer Systems Analysts 1,396 557 $72,856 N/A
13 Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 1,324 472 $83,426 N/A
14 Statisticians 1,264 211 $88,591 $128,940
15 Management Analysts 1,256 414 $86,215 $121,890
16 Database Administrators 1,251 494 $82,303 N/A
17 Computer Software Engineers, Applications 1,228 471 $82,545 N/A
18 Water/Wastewater Engineers 1,220 349 $71,953 $100,320
19 Physical Therapists 1,215 166 $73,605 $104,330
20 Urologists 1,170 144 $138,330 N/A

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