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University of Michigan vs University of Nevada, Reno

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

University of Nevada, Reno

Reno, NV

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Key Metrics

Metric University of Michigan University of Nevada,
Total Petitions 2,614 109
Certified Petitions 2,564 109
Approval Rate (higher is better) 98.1% 100.0%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $82,263 $79,083
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $38,938 – $950,546 $45,000 – $210,000
Total Workers 2,614 109
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

University of Nevada, Reno

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Research Assistant Professor 11 $77,683
Assistant Professor 9 $95,229
Postdoctoral Scholar 8 $57,542
Research Assistant Professor, Biology 6 $66,015
Teaching Assistant Professor 5 $78,616
Teaching Assistant Professor, Mathematics 4 $75,940

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year University of, Petitions University of, Petitions
FY2023 1,107 (597 cert.) 41 (37 cert.)
FY2024 638 (529 cert.) 32 (28 cert.)
FY2025 672 (539 cert.) 29 (27 cert.)
FY2026 197 (112 cert.) 7 (7 cert.)