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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Michigan Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
188,002 89.03% $75,573 H-1B
18,960 8.98% $281,671 PERM
2,790 1.32% $32,155 H-2A
1,423 0.67% $81,355 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Michigan has seen a total of 211,175 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Michigan is the H-1B visa with 188,002 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.03% of Michigan's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 18,960 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.98% of Michigan's total visas.

Top Occupations in Michigan (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 29,700 $77,219 89.84%
Mechanical Engineers 18,993 $78,137 88.07%
Computer Systems Analysts 18,009 $67,941 89.95%
Computer Programmers 9,704 $58,083 90.04%
Software Developers, Systems Software 7,591 $80,294 87.93%
Electrical Engineers 6,956 $81,345 88.92%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,576 $66,703 91.14%
Physical Therapists 3,245 $67,180 86.28%
Industrial Engineers 3,132 $77,340 86.14%
Management Analysts 1,995 $72,484 91.85%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,304 $412,284 116.73%
Mechanical Engineers 1,848 $172,686 157.54%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,532 $373,223 138.89%
Computer Systems Analysts 855 $504,948 79.39%
Computer Occupations, All Other 541 $81,843 67.29%
Electrical Engineers 452 $82,456 67.97%
Database Administrators 340 $582,263 58.62%
Industrial Engineers 335 $525,232 78.09%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 247 $85,235 61.44%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 233 $115,100 63.66%
Michigan Employees Over Time
Michigan has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 6,713 employees were hired. Michigan peaked in 2018 with 18,271 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,396 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Michigan From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 7,650 $528,942 46.63%
China 682 $76,009 52.87%
Mexico 627 $80,038 53.05%
Canada 558 $786,674 51.62%
Brazil 267 $77,055 50.57%
South Korea 247 $67,914 52.67%
Germany 134 $95,738 50.76%
Philippines 114 $42,912 46.34%
Pakistan 110 $77,336 45.27%
Bangladesh 78 $56,057 34.82%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Henry Ford Health System 1,664 $73,942 87.35%
Fca Us Llc 1,639 $97,970 87.37%
Capgemini America Inc 1,501 $74,810 82.16%
Altair Productdesign Inc 1,474 $75,959 89.93%
Hcl America Inc 1,419 $69,920 90.27%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,403 $73,862 89.94%
Engineering Technology Associates Inc 1,383 $67,200 95.98%
Satyam Venture Engineering Services Pvt Ltd 1,150 $65,728 80.48%
Michigan State University 1,112 $56,345 79.03%
Ernst Young Us Llp 1,030 $71,782 84.56%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cherry Bay Orchards Inc 28 $30,785 100.00%
Russell P Costanza 25 $31,960 100.00%
Leitz Farms Llc 24 $30,764 100.00%
Montcalm County Growers Association Llc 23 $31,879 100.00%
Gary F Bartley 23 $32,061 100.00%
Henry Orchards Inc 23 $28,780 100.00%
D K Harvesting Inc 22 $30,740 100.00%
Valley Farms Llc 22 $32,815 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Mi 21 $31,970 100.00%
Dutchman Tree Farms Llc 20 $26,137 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Altimetrik Corp 175 $86,698 44.42%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan 165 $85,437 42.31%
Sunera Technologies Inc 159 $87,712 41.09%
Wayne State University 132 $68,121 36.77%
Detroit Engineered Products 115 $84,227 33.53%
Cw Professional Services Dba Lochbridge 105 $81,235 30.61%
Collasys Llc 102 $78,353 31.00%
Valeo North America Inc 100 $109,635 30.86%
Interpro Inc 98 $79,937 38.58%
Geometric Americas Inc 96 $85,562 38.40%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Michigan Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Michigan to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Michigan over all years is $75,573. 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