H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Maine

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
California
CARank #1
State B
Maine
MERank #43

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaMaine
Total filings1,684,275▲9,247
National share %18.05%▲0.10%
Rank nationally#1▲#43
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDRITE PROS, INC
Top sponsor share3.2%11.1%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

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
Maine
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010566
FY2011541
FY2012587
FY2013672
FY2014714
FY2015718
FY2016687
FY2017657
FY2018676
FY201967
FY2020503
FY2021697
FY2022403
FY2023561
FY2024490
FY2025498
FY2026210

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Maine

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Maine

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