H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Montana

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
Montana
MTRank #52

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaMontana
Total filings1,684,275▲3,134
National share %18.05%▲0.03%
Rank nationally#1▲#52
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDMontana State University
Top sponsor share3.2%20.2%
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
Montana
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010152
FY2011163
FY2012137
FY2013156
FY2014134
FY2015205
FY2016191
FY2017194
FY2018230
FY201929
FY2020159
FY2021310
FY2022224
FY2023272
FY2024261
FY2025221
FY202696

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Montana

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Montana

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