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Columbia, Maryland

City · Maryland, United States

Applications on record
12,892
FY2025
441
FY2026 to 30 June
291
Share of U.S. total
0.11%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$104,000
Median wage$104,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Columbia, Maryland.

Applications by fiscal year — Columbia, Maryland

496991FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
496991FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008797
FY2009431
FY2010569
FY2011649
FY2012711
FY2013717
FY2014991
FY2015981
FY2016877
FY2017797
FY2018816
FY2019863
FY2020666
FY2021544
FY2022701
FY2023573
FY2024477
FY2025441
FY2026*291
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*619788
FY20256307128
FY2024537894
FY20235458110
FY20225562134
FY2021744691
FY2020656694
FY20195742116
FY20185702109
FY20174674119
FY20164666207
FY20150830151
FY20140863128
FY20130597120
FY20120563148
FY20110464185
FY20100399170
FY2009034586
FY2008072473
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Columbia, Maryland.

Applications by employer
  1. Quality Software Services, Inc.575
  2. Fei.com, Inc.502
  3. Xpedite Technologies Inc427
  4. Merkle Inc.404
  5. Sparksoft Corporation349
  6. Chags Health Information Technology LLC295
  7. Pace Computer Solutions Inc284
  8. Paradigm Infotech Inc215
  9. Teckpros LLC206
  10. Ikon Software Services190
  11. Optum Services, Inc.157
  12. Vayusoft Solutions Inc.134
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Software Developers4,247
  2. Computer Systems Analysts1,920
  3. Computer Programmers1,098
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other792
  5. Database Administrators305
  6. Statisticians277
  7. Accountants and Auditors249
  8. Civil Engineers202
  9. Network and Computer Systems Administrators199
  10. Data Scientists145
Visa routes
  1. H-1B10,036
  2. PERM labour certification2,351
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers58
  4. E-3 (Australia)43
  5. H-1B1 (Singapore)4
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $104,000; middle half $90,251 to $124,785 · median prevailing wage $97,614 (marker) · 846 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Maryland

Columbia, Maryland ranks #4 of 194 cities in Maryland by work visa applications on record, with 6.59% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Maryland
4 of 194
Share of Maryland's city applications
6.59%
Share of U.S. total
0.11%
Cities in Maryland with the most applications
  1. Baltimore, MD38,477
  2. Rockville, MD21,070
  3. Bethesda, MD19,158
  4. Columbia, MD12,892
  5. Gaithersburg, MD10,458
  6. Owings Mills, MD6,697
  7. Silver Spring, MD6,219
  8. Germantown, MD6,051
  9. Frederick, MD4,893
  10. College Park, MD4,055
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Job titles with their own pages

Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.

  • Application Developer
  • Business Analyst
  • Computer Programmer
  • Data Engineer
  • IT Project Manager
  • Software Developer
  • Software Engineer
  • Systems Analyst
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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