Michigan H-1B salaries

Employers filed 37,524 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Michigan between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $103,000 a year.

Median salary offered: $103,000
Middle half earn: $84,750 to $127,000
Top 10% earn over: $150,000
Certified filings: 37,524

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Ford Motor Company	1,871	$123,781	$109,980 – $132,350
General Motors	1,760	$130,170	$117,884 – $145,000
University of Michigan	1,617	$71,000	$62,232 – $87,934
Fca US LLC	626	$130,794	$118,290 – $150,462
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	525	$102,731	$83,429 – $110,000
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	507	$83,158	$76,960 – $87,912
Michigan State University	478	$80,746	$65,122 – $105,000
Henry Ford Health System	427	$97,400	$70,922 – $127,498
United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC	358	$115,000	$100,000 – $130,000
HTC Global Services Inc.	288	$96,866	$91,021 – $109,444
Robert Bosch LLC	276	$135,000	$125,750 – $145,272
Capgemini America Inc	227	$121,602	$109,759 – $132,925
KPIT Technologies, Inc.	211	$110,000	$100,000 – $125,000
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	210	$127,874	$90,767 – $185,861
Tata Technologies, Inc.	200	$88,234	$78,702 – $100,262
Amazon.com Services LLC	198	$142,800	$129,000 – $160,000
Epitec, Inc.	195	$111,821	$94,640 – $131,040
Wayne State University	191	$75,000	$58,614 – $109,590
Miracle Software Systems, Inc.	189	$100,000	$91,021 – $114,442
KLA Corporation	185	$125,580	$113,494 – $145,000
Akkodis, Inc.	181	$95,680	$84,302 – $114,400
Grandison Management, Inc.	168	$71,531	$64,568 – $75,858
Accenture LLP	166	$113,700	$99,500 – $130,100
HCL America Inc	166	$84,968	$72,670 – $106,274
Magna Electronics, Inc.	160	$109,058	$92,144 – $120,349
Aptiv Corporation	155	$118,818	$105,262 – $131,743
American IT Solutions Inc.	153	$91,000	$83,200 – $97,050
Wipro Limited	152	$86,400	$84,006 – $94,806
Infosys Limited	147	$84,198	$76,960 – $93,642
Systems Technology Group Inc	143	$116,480	$95,919 – $132,350
Aptiv US Services General Partnership	138	$117,162	$101,677 – $134,098
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan	135	$116,626	$104,181 – $129,284
People Tech Group, Inc	130	$84,053	$78,780 – $91,021
Megan Soft, Inc.	128	$103,480	$97,136 – $114,920
Meijer Great Lakes Limited Partnership	128	$136,637	$130,000 – $144,920
Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc	127	$91,791	$84,178 – $97,746
Rivian Automotive, LLC	125	$150,000	$126,308 – $162,892
Rocket Limited Partnership	124	$120,000	$105,000 – $120,500
ZF Active Safety and Electronics US, LLC	123	$127,496	$114,840 – $140,374
Whirlpool Corporation	122	$126,500	$102,234 – $147,556
Deloitte Consulting LLP	121	$130,707	$110,400 – $150,900
Engineering Technology Associates, Inc.	120	$88,000	$85,000 – $94,000
Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc.	113	$143,613	$123,823 – $163,885
Alten Technology USA, Inc.	106	$77,792	$72,467 – $84,302
Pi Square Technologies LLC	104	$80,000	$75,000 – $85,750
ZF Active Safety US Inc.	104	$124,498	$105,000 – $144,176
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC	103	$128,710	$115,222 – $138,486
Credit Acceptance Corporation	103	$147,000	$121,062 – $180,000
Valeo North America, Inc.	102	$124,712	$114,846 – $135,112
Domino's Pizza, Inc.	101	$112,000	$100,000 – $129,000

Top job titles

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Software Developer	1,766	$97,032	$91,021 – $104,000
Software Engineer	1,691	$102,000	$91,021 – $117,352
Senior Software Engineer	782	$130,455	$120,000 – $141,883
Assistant Professor	568	$100,000	$79,588 – $128,209
Postdoctoral Research Fellow	507	$62,232	$61,000 – $65,000
Mechanical Engineer	376	$87,589	$77,792 – $94,000
Data Engineer	267	$97,032	$85,662 – $113,974
Architect	238	$83,242	$76,960 – $84,198
Physical Therapist	210	$79,518	$75,587 – $89,482
Project Engineer	188	$88,224	$77,948 – $99,840
Data Scientist	182	$96,500	$84,270 – $111,694
Senior Software Developer	179	$123,781	$107,411 – $138,486
Quality Engineer	176	$88,903	$80,000 – $98,012
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	172	$102,731	$96,366 – $106,538
Data Analyst	166	$83,158	$74,152 – $87,360
Design Engineer	162	$87,589	$79,670 – $97,450
Project Manager	158	$105,166	$85,462 – $124,384
Business Analyst	149	$81,869	$74,922 – $89,814
Product Engineer	147	$98,426	$87,589 – $111,792
Java Developer	145	$91,021	$79,373 – $102,190
Programmer Analyst	141	$78,582	$77,958 – $88,000
Senior Systems Engineer	139	$128,000	$113,246 – $142,705
Systems Engineer	134	$97,624	$85,375 – $110,948
Design Release Engineer	129	$110,863	$91,520 – $126,647
Research Investigator	129	$72,000	$68,250 – $75,190
Research Associate	126	$62,317	$56,920 – $67,936
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	125	$83,242	$76,960 – $84,198
Computer Programmer	124	$78,674	$74,365 – $93,751
Validation Engineer	123	$85,000	$76,648 – $94,300
Manufacturing Engineer	119	$92,000	$82,202 – $102,876
Industrial Engineer	118	$93,038	$85,058 – $103,022
Controls Engineer	116	$94,396	$84,872 – $109,001
Electrical Engineer	114	$88,712	$80,205 – $103,126
Embedded Software Engineer	113	$104,000	$88,234 – $123,781
Database Administrator	105	$85,000	$76,378 – $103,792
Program Manager	96	$116,905	$100,702 – $132,202
Systems Analyst	95	$90,000	$78,208 – $98,660
Developer	95	$78,021	$75,824 – $78,582
Technical Lead	89	$83,242	$76,960 – $102,731
Product Development Engineer	85	$112,200	$100,000 – $124,050
Occupational Therapist	80	$62,899	$61,651 – $71,531
Software Engineer II	77	$105,000	$100,000 – $136,000
Senior Project Engineer	76	$107,640	$96,447 – $127,088
Senior Data Engineer	74	$120,184	$111,301 – $135,482
Research Scientist	74	$78,592	$73,125 – $112,270
DevOps Engineer	72	$95,930	$83,800 – $107,558
Engineer	66	$84,053	$73,424 – $104,509
Clinical Assistant Professor	66	$182,110	$120,000 – $218,000
Senior Application Engineer	64	$122,188	$112,570 – $130,000
Mechanical Design Engineer	63	$88,088	$84,302 – $94,640

Cities

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Dearborn, MI	3,422	$112,570	$95,243 – $130,000
Detroit, MI	3,083	$104,769	$84,053 – $130,000
Auburn Hills, MI	3,017	$105,000	$87,589 – $126,516
Ann Arbor, MI	2,915	$87,000	$67,358 – $120,328
Troy, MI	2,786	$103,208	$88,442 – $124,748
Farmington Hills, MI	2,435	$100,000	$87,000 – $123,200
Novi, MI	1,847	$106,558	$91,406 – $127,584
Warren, MI	1,727	$121,722	$102,918 – $138,710
Southfield, MI	1,287	$110,000	$91,021 – $134,579
Grand Rapids, MI	1,181	$90,792	$76,875 – $121,540
Plymouth, MI	905	$116,075	$93,713 – $139,663
Livonia, MI	828	$102,190	$87,344 – $125,000
Lansing, MI	775	$91,000	$80,000 – $112,798
Milford, MI	597	$125,362	$110,000 – $145,000
Allen Park, MI	551	$109,980	$93,218 – $126,240
East Lansing, MI	537	$84,032	$67,000 – $105,000
Pontiac, MI	535	$115,000	$95,000 – $130,000
Canton, MI	520	$102,731	$84,198 – $132,350
Rochester Hills, MI	505	$107,411	$90,000 – $123,781
Northville, MI	441	$98,239	$86,923 – $120,000
Farmington, MI	424	$91,021	$83,961 – $106,538
Okemos, MI	361	$96,408	$81,182 – $114,400
Wixom, MI	317	$93,600	$81,120 – $105,000
Kalamazoo, MI	314	$85,582	$67,350 – $105,000
Sterling Heights, MI	212	$94,160	$84,552 – $120,000
Benton Harbor, MI	182	$115,000	$90,739 – $136,155
South Lyon, MI	160	$117,626	$97,032 – $131,222
Portage, MI	160	$88,744	$74,006 – $117,968
Royal Oak, MI	158	$113,295	$79,007 – $149,425
Jackson, MI	158	$105,440	$90,068 – $142,908
Midland, MI	154	$112,154	$87,256 – $131,919
Holland, MI	144	$81,704	$70,490 – $102,518
Saginaw, MI	136	$113,849	$86,886 – $225,000
Bloomfield Hills, MI	128	$96,516	$84,053 – $124,201
Ypsilanti, MI	119	$97,864	$85,000 – $131,248
Saline, MI	116	$101,545	$87,381 – $117,874
Battle Creek, MI	113	$99,632	$86,400 – $122,574
Lake Orion, MI	111	$120,640	$102,190 – $140,822
Rochester, MI	104	$50,000	$45,000 – $103,069
Houghton, MI	98	$83,500	$62,923 – $105,789

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	3,151	$98,000
2024	13,597	$100,000
2025	13,138	$105,000
2026	7,638	$107,089