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 %
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 119 $92,092 91.54%
Novi It Inc 119 $65,857 92.25%
Prolim Consulting Inc 118 $77,459 92.19%
Vision It Services Usa Inc 118 $55,874 92.19%
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Inc 117 $85,633 91.41%
Emergtech Business Solutions Inc 117 $74,739 91.41%
Indus Usa Inc 117 $69,980 92.13%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 117 $66,402 92.13%
Kelly Services Inc 116 $77,435 92.06%
Virtusa Corporation 115 $71,027 91.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dunson Harvesting Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Litzenburger Landscape Ltd 3 $21,729 100.00%
Amos Farms Llc 2 3 $35,506 100.00%
Roossinck Orchards Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Verellen Orchards Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Buckhorn Orchards Llc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Fred Koenigshof 3 $35,506 100.00%
Rushlow Arabians Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Kapnick Farm Market Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Mi Asparagus 3 $45,074 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mahle Powertrain Llc 7 $81,866 25.00%
Arwano Inc 7 $76,675 25.93%
Edag 7 $90,801 25.93%
Pioneer Automotive Technologies Inc 7 $71,629 25.93%
Henglong Usa Corproation 7 $78,152 25.93%
Luong Enterprises Llc 7 $33,892 25.93%
Subhashini Software Solutions Inc 7 $84,671 25.93%
Datamind Inc 7 $96,042 25.93%
Masco Corporation 7 $95,905 25.93%
Infor Us Inc 7 $86,671 25.93%

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