H1B Report
State comparison

Arizona vs California

H-1B filing geography compared side-by-side. Volume, national share, top sponsoring employers and most-filed occupations. Built from the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report.

State A
Arizona
AZRank #16
State B
California
CARank #1

Key metrics

National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.

MetricArizonaCalifornia
Total filings137,3661,684,275▲
National share %1.47%18.05%▲
Rank nationally#16#1▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share9.2%3.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

Arizona
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20104,181
FY20114,391
FY20125,489
FY20136,390
FY20147,307
FY20158,747
FY20169,734
FY20179,453
FY201810,029
FY20191,621
FY202010,083
FY202115,210
FY202210,567
FY202310,558
FY20249,724
FY202510,301
FY20263,581
California
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201063,120
FY201165,699
FY201276,412
FY201383,865
FY201498,525
FY2015115,758
FY2016119,754
FY2017119,409
FY2018128,477
FY201916,784
FY2020116,018
FY2021177,848
FY2022123,097
FY2023123,478
FY2024102,108
FY2025110,926
FY202642,997

Top 5 sponsors — Arizona

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 occupations — Arizona

Top 5 occupations — California

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