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University of Michigan vs American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Select two employers to compare H-1B petition volume, certification rates, salary data, and top job titles using DOL LCA data, drawn from the program's 85,000 annual visa cap. See our methodology.

Employer A

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

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Employer B

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Washington, DC

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Key Metrics

Metric University of Michigan American Enterprise Institute
Total Petitions 2,614 13
Certified Petitions 2,564 13
Approval Rate (higher is better) 98.1% 100.0%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $82,263 $71,340
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $38,938 – $950,546 $44,000 – $123,497
Total Workers 2,614 13
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

University of Michigan

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Postdoctoral Research Fellow 834 $60,438
Assistant Professor 274 $117,344
Research Investigator 211 $69,710
Assistant Research Scientist 92 $89,099
Research Lab Specialist Intermediate 80 $59,089
Research Lab Specialist Associate 78 $48,916

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Senior Fellow 2 $123,497
Communications & Research Associate, Domestic Policy Studies 2 $60,000
Technical Support Analyst 1 $60,000
Senior Data and Analytics Manager 1 $95,000
Senior Data Analyst 1 $81,000
Research Associate, Open Source Policy Center (Statistician) 1 $59,000

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year University of, Petitions American Enterprise, Petitions
FY2023 1,107 (597 cert.) 3 (3 cert.)
FY2024 638 (529 cert.) 6 (2 cert.)
FY2025 672 (539 cert.) 3 (3 cert.)
FY2026 197 (112 cert.) 1 (0 cert.)