H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Massachusetts

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
Massachusetts
MARank #7

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaMassachusetts
Total filings1,684,275▲338,769
National share %18.05%▲3.63%
Rank nationally#1▲#7
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDWIPRO LIMITED
Top sponsor share3.2%2.2%
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
Massachusetts
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201013,535
FY201114,723
FY201216,558
FY201316,900
FY201419,914
FY201523,490
FY201624,891
FY201725,016
FY201825,969
FY20193,705
FY202022,851
FY202132,891
FY202224,386
FY202324,526
FY202420,751
FY202521,465
FY20267,198

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Massachusetts

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Massachusetts

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