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 %
Jamaica 5 $70,450 41.67%
Bulgaria 5 $55,587 45.45%
Uruguay 5 $77,332 45.45%
Portugal 4 $93,128 36.36%
Kazakhstan 4 $71,126 36.36%
Dominican Republic 4 $69,810 40.00%
Chile 4 $92,571 40.00%
Saudi Arabia 4 $95,076 40.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 4 $65,520 44.44%
Cameroon 4 $71,807 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 216 $57,845 87.80%
Adient Us Llc 214 $94,906 86.99%
Kforce Inc 213 $77,775 86.59%
Harman Connected Services Inc 211 $76,477 87.19%
Quicken Loans Llc 211 $81,417 87.19%
Denso International America Inc 209 $104,010 86.72%
Rapid Global Business Solutions Inc 209 $64,014 87.08%
Rocket Mortgage Llc 206 $96,240 86.55%
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc 205 $82,477 87.23%
Dart Container Of Michigan Llc 201 $74,926 88.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jj Soto And Company Llc 7 $36,082 100.00%
Ellis Family Farms Llc 7 $31,678 100.00%
Azulera Farms Llc 7 $30,785 100.00%
Bo Mar Enterprises Inc 7 $31,773 100.00%
Schilling Family Farms Llc 7 $31,111 100.00%
P Four Farms Llc 7 $29,682 100.00%
5 H Farms Inc 6 $32,951 100.00%
County Line Potato Farm 6 $35,506 100.00%
Kbr Inc 6 $32,542 100.00%
Parrans Berry Farm 6 $23,979 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 18 $101,725 30.00%
Kbts Technologies Inc 18 $84,409 30.51%
Marketing Associates Llc 18 $76,701 30.51%
Aplomb Technologies Inc 18 $94,131 30.51%
Esys Corporation 18 $61,750 31.03%
Amazoncom Services Inc 18 $70,169 31.03%
Amphion Global Inc 17 $74,392 29.31%
Mahle Filter Systems North America Inc 17 $103,470 29.82%
Comau Llc 17 $106,074 29.82%
Tekorg Inc 17 $86,762 29.82%

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