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 %
Iceland 2 $118,292 40.00%
Cambodia 2 $31,699 40.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $71,147 40.00%
Sudan 2 $73,798 40.00%
Malawi 2 $42,168 40.00%
Costa Rica 2 $70,992 50.00%
Algeria 2 $31,616 50.00%
Mongolia 2 $89,700 50.00%
Denmark 2 $65,920 50.00%
Guatemala 2 $87,048 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Iknowvate Technologies Inc 236 $73,538 89.39%
Schaeffler Group Usa Inc 233 $78,017 88.59%
Molex Llc 232 $83,220 88.55%
Saturn Tech Llc 229 $82,734 88.76%
Kla Corporation 223 $90,703 86.77%
P3 North America Inc 223 $69,721 87.80%
Reva Consulting Inc 222 $71,368 87.40%
Oakland University 219 $44,871 87.60%
Mphasis Corporation 218 $64,393 87.55%
Detroit Diesel Corporation 217 $80,727 87.85%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Willbrandt Enterprises Inc 7 $32,887 100.00%
Ken Oomen Inc 7 $36,171 100.00%
Alt Fruit Farm Llc 7 $30,580 100.00%
Jim Hoffmans Sons Inc 7 $22,654 100.00%
Providence Farm Llc 7 $34,807 100.00%
J D Layman Farms Inc 7 $31,993 100.00%
Friske Orchards 7 $28,389 100.00%
Agrivine Inc 7 $31,678 100.00%
King Orchards Inc 7 $31,773 100.00%
Bluff Gardens 7 $24,859 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 20 $82,524 31.25%
Easi Llc 20 $86,153 31.25%
Daimay North America Automotive Inc 20 $73,030 31.75%
Fives Dyag Corp 20 $76,049 31.75%
Siemens Industry Software Inc 20 $95,462 31.75%
Stryker Medical A Division Of Stryker Corporation 19 $74,720 31.15%
Mercedes Benz Research Development 19 $88,900 31.67%
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems Llc 19 $102,884 31.67%
Ciber Inc 19 $79,444 31.67%
Vernus Technologies Inc 19 $70,251 31.67%

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