H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Pennsylvania

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
Pennsylvania
PARank #10

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaPennsylvania
Total filings1,727,358▲296,830
National share %18.07%▲3.11%
Rank nationally#1▲#10
Top sponsorGoogle LLCDeloitte Consulting LLP
Top sponsor share4.6%7.6%
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
FY202686,080
Pennsylvania
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,760
FY201112,899
FY201215,552
FY201316,780
FY201419,152
FY201522,202
FY201623,381
FY201721,600
FY201825,828
FY20192,987
FY202019,778
FY202126,091
FY202217,896
FY202318,176
FY202415,274
FY202515,987
FY202611,487

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Pennsylvania

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Pennsylvania

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