H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Maryland

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
Maryland
MDRank #15

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaMaryland
Total filings1,684,275▲145,065
National share %18.05%▲1.55%
Rank nationally#1▲#15
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDJohns Hopkins University
Top sponsor share3.2%5.5%
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
Maryland
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20108,690
FY20118,544
FY20128,351
FY20138,133
FY20149,602
FY201510,891
FY201610,739
FY201710,672
FY201810,894
FY20191,538
FY20209,369
FY202112,694
FY20228,641
FY20239,172
FY20247,371
FY20257,208
FY20262,556

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Maryland

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Maryland

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