H1B Report
State comparison

California vs New York

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
New York
NYRank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaNew York
Total filings1,684,275▲779,382
National share %18.05%▲8.35%
Rank nationally#1▲#3
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDErnst & Young U.S. LLP
Top sponsor share3.2%2.5%
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
New York
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201041,791
FY201141,780
FY201244,516
FY201342,575
FY201448,882
FY201555,025
FY201658,674
FY201754,974
FY201858,296
FY20196,707
FY202046,888
FY202167,785
FY202247,736
FY202350,649
FY202445,271
FY202550,305
FY202617,528

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — New York

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — New York

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