UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

ANN ARBOR, MI

• 6,627 H-1B petitions approved, FY2009–FY2026
• Denial rate 1.1% across 6,697 decisions
• Initial petitions: 3,344 approved, 13 denied
• 110 certified PERM labor certifications
• Median PERM wage $88,854
• Roles sponsored: Assistant Professor, Clinical Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Full-Stack Software Engineer, Sr. Researcher (Faculty)
• Matches the pattern of an employer exempt from the annual H-1B numerical limits

H-1B figures are from the USCIS Employer Data Hub; PERM figures from Department of Labor disclosure data. Both are counts of past adjudications, not predictions about any future petition. Employers are matched by name, so a single legal entity can appear more than once.

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Data updated October 2, 2026