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 %
Belgium 5 $79,680 41.67%
Jamaica 5 $70,450 45.45%
Bulgaria 5 $55,587 45.45%
Saudi Arabia 4 $95,076 36.36%
Trinidad And Tobago 4 $65,520 36.36%
Cameroon 4 $71,807 40.00%
Morocco 4 $47,013 40.00%
Iraq 4 $73,533 40.00%
Ecuador 4 $56,345 44.44%
Portugal 4 $93,128 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mercedes Benz Research Development North America Inc 125 $94,837 89.29%
Continental Automotive Systems Holding Us Inc 124 $81,091 89.21%
Zoetis Inc 124 $69,005 89.86%
Comerica Management Company 124 $105,443 89.86%
Kcm Technical Inc 123 $74,353 89.78%
Mirehab Pc 123 $60,160 90.44%
Anu Software Consultants Inc 123 $77,416 90.44%
United Software Group Inc 123 $62,906 91.11%
Zf Active Safety And Electronics Us Llc 123 $96,736 91.79%
Cresttek Llc 122 $70,529 91.04%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nickle Plate Dairy 3 $35,506 100.00%
Altermatt Farms Llc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Martin Ramirez 3 $35,506 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Mi Northlandfarm 3 $53,719 100.00%
Berry Crew Llc 3 $41,191 100.00%
Ray Wiegands Nursery Inc 3 $34,833 100.00%
Karnemaats Llc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Guntzvillers Berry And Vegetable Farm 3 $33,689 100.00%
Michigan Cranberries Llc 3 $37,676 100.00%
Escalantes Om Llc 3 $33,689 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Select Minds Llc 9 $92,063 29.03%
Imra America Inc 8 $63,859 25.81%
Stmicroelectronics Inc 8 $104,499 26.67%
Information Technology Intellectuals Corporation 8 $82,410 26.67%
United Information Technology Inc 8 $60,713 26.67%
Ritham Inc 8 $81,820 26.67%
Marimba Auto Llc 8 $87,201 26.67%
Upwind Technology Inc 8 $77,615 27.59%
Ichiban Steakhouse Inc 8 $34,115 27.59%
Mobis North America 8 $73,676 27.59%

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