These Are The Top 10 Employers In MI In Forbes Ranking

The best employer in Michigan is Atlanta-based Delta Airlines, according to a new Forbes ranking released Thursday.

Thirty-nine companies headquartered in Michigan are among Forbes' best employers, according to a new Forbes ranking released Thursday.

Forbes’ 2025 ranking of America’s Best Employers By State is based on surveys of more 169,000 employees who work for a company of at least 500 within the United States.

They were asked on a scale of zero to 10 how likely they were to recommend their current employer, and also evaluate their workplace on such things as wages, parity, work culture, and paths to professional advancement, and whether their employer takes action on serious issues, such as sexual harassment.

The survey, conducted by market research firm Statista, also asked respondents to evaluate other recent employers and organizations they knew through their industry or through family and friends who work there.

The top 10 companies in Michigan are:

1. Delta Airlines, Transportation and Logistics, Atlanta, 1924
2. Google, IT Software and Services, Mountain View, CA, 1998
3. IBM, IT Software and Services, Arming, NY, 1911
4. Microsoft, IT Software and Services, Redmond, WA, 1975
5. JPMorganChase, Banking and Financial Services, New York, 2000
6. Harbor Freight Tools, Retail and Wholesale, Calabasas, 1977
7. The Home Depot, Retail and Wholesale, Atlanta, 1978
8. Costco Wholesale, Retail and Wholesale, Issaquah, WA, 1983
9. Coca-Cola, Food, Soft Beverages, Alcohol and Tobacco, Atlanta, 1886
10. Alro Steel, Engineering and Manufacturing, Jackson, 1948

The top 10 companies headquartered in Michigan are:

1. Alro Steel, Engineering and Manufacturing, Jackson, 1948
2. Priority Health, Healthcare and Social Services, Grand Rapids, 2020
3. Auto-Owners Insurance, Insurance, Lansing, 1916
4. Rocket Mortgage, Banking and Financial Services, Detroit, 1985
5. Western Michigan University, Education, Kalamazoo, 1903
6. University of Michigan Health System, Healthcare and Social Services, Ann Arbor, 1997
7. University of Michigan, Education, Ann Arbor, 1817
8. Grand Rapids Community College, Education, Grand Rapids, 1914
9. Oakland County, Government Services, Pontiac, 1820
10. MyMichiganHealth, Healthcare and Social Services, Midland, 1984

The rankings are based on four years of survey data. Greater weight was given to the more recent data and to the responses from current employees within the state, Forbes said. Companies that received the highest scores in each state made Forbes’ final lists.

As in other years, companies in the health care, social services and education industries dominated the list. But employers from other industries were also prominent in multiple states, including retail giant Amazon (ranked in 33 states), transportation and logistics provider United Parcel Service (ranked in 25 states) and Bank of America (ranked in 25 states), according to Forbes.

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