H1B Visa Sponsors in Michigan

Total H1B Applications
170,578
H1B Employers
13,345
Average Salary
$80,508
Top City
DETROIT
Top Employer
University of Michigan

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

Michigan is an active state for H1B visa sponsorship, with 170,578 labor condition applications filed by 13,345 employers with the U.S. Department of Labor. The average salary offered on H1B applications in Michigan is $80,508.

The top H1B sponsor in Michigan is University of Michigan, and the most commonly sponsored occupation is 15-1132. Employers in Michigan must comply with federal and state prevailing wage requirements when filing H1B petitions.

The leading H1B metro area in Michigan is detroit with 16,879 filings, followed by troy. Salary levels and prevailing wages vary significantly across metro areas within the state.

Top H1B Cities in Michigan

The largest metro areas for H1B visa sponsorship in Michigan. Click any city to view detailed employer and salary data.

#CityLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryTop Employer
1 detroit, MI 16,879 1,989 $83,534 Wayne State University
2 troy, MI 15,082 1,577 $75,464 HTC Global Services, Inc.
3 auburn hills, MI 13,450 1,226 $82,068 Tata Consultancy Services Limited
4 dearborn, MI 12,528 913 $83,825 Ford Motor Company
5 ann arbor, MI 11,761 1,496 $74,115 University of Michigan
6 farmington hills, MI 11,517 1,389 $74,455 TRW AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
7 southfield, MI 8,428 1,387 $80,172 Autoliv ASP, Inc.
8 novi, MI 6,052 837 $83,027 MIRACLE SOFTWARE SYSYTEMS, INC
9 warren, MI 5,229 519 $89,898 General Motors Corporation
10 livonia, MI 4,931 655 $76,275 TRW Automotive Inc.
11 Grand rapids, MI 4,213 830 $84,109 Tata Consultancy Services Limited
12 lansing, MI 4,128 1,010 $77,714 HTC Global Services, Inc.
13 plymouth, MI 3,397 404 $85,882 Robert Bosch LLC
14 East lansing, MI 2,568 230 $70,177 Michigan State University
15 Allen park, MI 2,043 234 $86,939 Ford Motor Company
16 canton, MI 1,456 343 $78,371 Galaxy Software Solutions, Inc.
17 northville, MI 1,451 232 $81,492 RELIABLE SOFTWARE RESOURCES, INC.
18 rochester hills, MI 1,447 389 $80,232 SATYAM-VENTURE ENGINEERING SERVICES PVT. LTD.
19 Pontiac,, MI 1,375 211 $87,534 General Motors Corporation
20 farmington, MI 1,353 223 $66,663 HCL Global Systems, Inc

Top H1B Sponsors in Michigan

These employers headquartered in Michigan have filed the most H1B visa applications.

#EmployerCityLCAsAvg SalaryApproval Rate
1 syntel limited troy 8,613 $82,175 94.8%
2 SYNTEL CONSULTING, INC. TROY 7,987 $70,146 91.9%
3 Populus Group LLC Troy 7,022 $105,931 85.4%
4 University of Michigan Ann Arbor 6,296 $69,084 99.7%
5 Reliable Software Resources, Inc. Northville 4,126 $69,666 84.3%
6 General Motors LLC Warren 3,832 $108,555 98.8%
7 Ford Motor Company Dearborn 2,530 $100,245 98.9%
8 IntraEdge, Inc. Chandler 2,407 $76,367 89.6%
9 Michigan State University Kalamazoo 2,157 $70,336 98.6%
10 Systems Technology Group,Inc. Troy 2,002 $80,923 87.8%
11 Engineering Technology Associates, Inc. Troy 1,759 $69,550 98.0%
12 Henry Ford Health System Detroit 1,611 $101,578 97.4%
13 Wayne State University Detroit 1,510 $66,902 100.0%
14 Altair ProductDesign, Inc. Troy 1,431 $84,436 94.3%
15 Epitec, Inc. Southfield 1,280 $94,652 81.0%
16 MIRACLE SOFTWARE SYSYTEMS, INC NOVI 1,270 $80,512 N/A
17 Frontier Technologies, LLC WILMINGTON 1,239 $76,104 94.8%
18 Onward Technologies, Inc. TROY 1,233 $69,701 88.1%
19 Rivian Automotive, LLC ROCKLEDGE 1,206 $147,572 99.0%
20 Kyyba, Inc. Farmington Hills 1,194 $80,237 89.6%

Top H1B Occupations in Michigan

The most commonly sponsored H1B job titles in Michigan. Click any occupation to view detailed salary and employer data for this state.

#OccupationLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryBLS State Median
1 Software Developers, Applications\ 23,918 2,976 $82,998 N/A
2 Mechanical Engineers, R&D 18,320 1,644 $83,365 $102,730
3 SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER 16,330 1,637 $73,736 N/A
4 Computer Programmers 8,592 1,084 $63,770 N/A
5 Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 7,433 1,007 $76,693 N/A
6 Software Developers, Systems Software 6,723 885 $88,668 N/A
7 Electrical Engineers, R&D 5,894 808 $86,388 $102,990
8 Software Engineer 4,250 1,241 $114,727 $107,820
9 Physical Therapists 3,563 512 $70,737 $98,960
10 Validation Engineers 2,941 829 $83,025 $99,680
11 Validation Engineers 2,345 665 $71,640 $103,800
12 Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists 1,980 360 $89,007 $109,020
13 Management Analysts 1,899 468 $85,649 $90,620
14 Auditors 1,666 412 $63,715 $77,720
15 Computer Systems Analysts 1,641 472 $67,159 N/A
16 Radiologists 1,583 246 $186,026 N/A
17 Commercial and Industrial Designers 1,569 135 $68,274 $85,460
18 Computer Programmers 1,507 450 $57,888 N/A
19 Database Administrators 1,399 427 $78,568 N/A
20 Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 1,325 396 $70,759 N/A

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