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 %
Romania 20 $71,757 43.48%
Sri Lanka 20 $73,423 43.48%
Vietnam 19 $56,358 45.24%
Colombia 17 $70,686 44.74%
Thailand 15 $71,358 41.67%
Albania 14 $44,986 41.18%
Malaysia 13 $71,216 41.94%
Libya 12 $73,904 40.00%
Ukraine 11 $63,607 37.93%
Singapore 11 $72,954 40.74%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ally Financial Inc 25 $86,567 89.29%
Autosystems America Inc 25 $92,724 89.29%
Information Technology And Management Consulting Inc 25 $94,565 89.29%
Genesis Software Solutions Inc 25 $85,497 89.29%
Panasonic Corporation Of North America Pna 25 $114,647 89.29%
S4 Technologies Inc 25 $88,597 89.29%
Rehabilitation Institute Of Michigan 24 $51,849 85.71%
Sunmerge Systems Inc 24 $57,126 85.71%
Splendtek Inc 24 $42,638 85.71%
Palvai Global Services Inc 24 $57,243 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ca Inc 1 $92,435 25.00%
Food Value Pharmacy Corp 1 $72,155 25.00%
Omnex Systems Llc 1 $48,464 25.00%
Intra Corporation 1 $52,499 25.00%
360 Services Inc 1 $43,306 25.00%
Indus Concepts Engineering Llc 1 $77,792 25.00%
Consultants In Ophthalmic Facial Plastic Surgery 1 $85,862 25.00%
St Joseph Health System 1 $100,422 25.00%
Ers Inc 1 $60,008 25.00%
Mccann Relationship Marketing Inc 1 $135,595 25.00%

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