2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

University OF Michigan

Offered base salaries from 338 certified H-1B filings, across 28 roles in 3 metro areas.

DOL LCA disclosures · FY 2025 Certified, full-time filings only
Table 1 — The median offer

Half of University OF Michigan's certified filings offered $70,000 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $62,232 and $82,600. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.

Table 2 — Roles

What they hire for

Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.

RoleMedian offerRangeFilings
Biological Scientists, All Other$67,824$56k – $98k52
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$64,356$59k – $104k45
Biochemists and Biophysicists$65,000$56k – $79k16
Data Scientists$77,000$63k – $93k14
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$125,000$66k – $300k14
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$56,870$51k – $86k14
Statisticians$74,160$63k – $96k11
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$73,440$66k – $210k10
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$103,836$74k – $136k10
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$65,640$61k – $85k9
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
Ann Arbor, MI$70,000$39k – $380k316
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$98,000$56k – $216k14
Flint, MI$97,600$74k – $145k5
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

Each row compares University OF Michigan's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Biological Scientists, All Other — Ann Arbor$67,82452−5.6%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists — Ann Arbor$64,35645−24.4%
Biochemists and Biophysicists — Ann Arbor$65,00016−40.4%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary — Ann Arbor$125,00014−8.5%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary — Ann Arbor$56,87014−32.3%
Data Scientists — Ann Arbor$76,89612−31.8%
Statisticians — Ann Arbor$74,16010−29.5%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary — Ann Arbor$73,44010−46.7%
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers — Ann Arbor$65,6409−13.2%
Physicists — Ann Arbor$68,9649+7.1%
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
338 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
Market comparison
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes University OF Michigan's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.