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Michigan State University

Employer · Michigan, United States

Employer address
Michigan, United States
Applications on record
4,296
FY2025 applications
198
FY2026 to 30 June
244
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.9%
Median offered wage
$80,522
Most common occupation
Biochemists and Biophysicists
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.9%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Michigan State University appears in 4,296 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 198.

Applications by fiscal year — Michigan State University

143286FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
143286FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008224
FY2009181
FY2010202
FY2011142
FY2012229
FY2013241
FY2014208
FY2015235
FY2016286
FY2017231
FY2018265
FY2019260
FY2020182
FY2021208
FY2022244
FY2023270
FY2024246
FY2025198
FY2026*244
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*21529
FY202516335
FY202422719
FY20232619
FY202222618
FY202119018
FY202016022
FY201923030
FY201823926
FY201718744
FY201625531
FY201520728
FY201419018
FY201321922
FY201219831
FY201112220
FY201013369
FY20091783
FY200820519
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Michigan State University: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+3+4+
1+1+2+3+4+
Data table
StateApplications
MI4,240
CA20
TX7
AZ4
NY3
MD3
SC3
WA3
IL2
NC2
NJ2
CT2
WY1
TN1
MA1
Worksite states
  1. Michigan4,240
  2. California20
  3. Texas7
  4. Arizona4
  5. New York3
  6. Maryland3
  7. South Carolina3
  8. Washington3
  9. Illinois2
  10. North Carolina2
Worksite cities
  1. East Lansing, MI3,996
  2. Lansing, MI94
  3. Grand Rapids, MI64
  4. Ann Arbor, MI10
  5. Detroit, MI9
  6. Flint, MI7
  7. Berkeley, CA6
  8. Coldwater, MI5
  9. Muskegon, MI5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Biochemists and Biophysicists290
  2. Soil and Plant Scientists243
  3. Physicists233
  4. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary174
  5. Business Teachers, Postsecondary138
  6. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary138
  7. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary131
  8. Biological Scientists, All Other126
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor908
  2. Research Associate782
  3. Visiting Research Associate136
  4. Information Technologist II89
  5. Senior Research Associate80
  6. Information Technologist III74
  7. Information Technologist I62
  8. Instructor55

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $80,522; middle half $64,356 to $105,000 · median prevailing wage $63,086 (marker) · 589 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I147
  2. Level II91
  3. Level III83
  4. Level IV31
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. China75
  2. India71
  3. Canada44
  4. South Korea26
  5. Germany19
  6. United Kingdom16
  7. Japan15
  8. Italy10
  9. Taiwan9
  10. Brazil8
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

83166FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2015FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
83166FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY2009166
FY2010100
FY2011146
FY2012129
FY20131
FY2015120
FY2018122
FY2019125
FY2020144
FY2021109
FY2022133
FY202359
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023291302
FY2022662672
FY2021650440
FY2020720721
FY2019601651
FY2018791430
FY2015712490
FY20131000
FY2012610680
FY2011630831
FY2010621383
FY2009971690
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Law Office of Leila Freijy PLLC111
  2. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP77
  3. Varnum LLP58
  4. Irani & Wise, PLC38
  5. Graham and Ketkar, PLLC8
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Michigan

Michigan State University has 4,296 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #12 of 4,481 sponsoring employers in Michigan and #224 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 1.13% of the applications filed by employers based in Michigan.

Rank in Michigan
12 of 4,481
Rank in the United States
224 of 168,030
Share of Michigan's applications
1.13%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Michigan
112
Largest sponsoring employers in Michigan
  1. HCL Global Systems Inc11,421
  2. University of Michigan11,411
  3. HTC Global Services Inc.9,897
  4. General Motors Company9,171
  5. Syntel Inc9,137
  6. Populus Group LLC8,126
  7. Syntel Consulting Inc.8,010
  8. Ford Motor Company7,298
  9. Atos Syntel Inc6,722
  10. Reliable Software Resources, Inc.5,413
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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