State comparison

Florida 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.

Summary

Florida and Massachusetts are both major H-1B sponsorship states, though Massachusetts leads overall. Massachusetts has filed 338,769 H-1B petitions compared to Florida's 294,620 filings, a difference of roughly 44,000 cases. This reflects the concentration of tech, biotech, and engineering roles in Massachusetts's Boston and Cambridge corridors, which drive consistent high-volume visa sponsorship.

Florida's H-1B activity remains substantial, ranking among the top states nationally. The state's filings support roles across technology, healthcare, finance, and hospitality sectors, with Miami and Tampa emerging as growing tech hubs. While Massachusetts edges out Florida in total filing volume, both states demonstrate strong employer demand for H-1B-sponsored talent and foreign worker recruitment.

Florida vs Massachusetts H-1B
H-1B filings by state
Massachusetts H-1B sponsorship
Florida H-1B filings
state comparison H-1B

State A

Florida

FLRank #9

State B

Massachusetts

MARank #7

Key metrics

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

Metric	Florida	Massachusetts
Total filings	294,620	338,769▲
National share %	3.16%	3.63%▲
Rank nationally	#9	#7▲
Top sponsor	TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED	WIPRO LIMITED
Top sponsor share	3.5%	2.2%
Top occupation	Software Developers	Software Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

Florida

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	15,130
FY2011	15,230
FY2012	16,370
FY2013	15,285
FY2014	17,644
FY2015	20,402
FY2016	20,850
FY2017	21,815
FY2018	23,174
FY2019	2,725
FY2020	17,210
FY2021	24,009
FY2022	19,623
FY2023	20,526
FY2024	17,975
FY2025	20,089
FY2026	6,563

Massachusetts

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	13,535
FY2011	14,723
FY2012	16,558
FY2013	16,900
FY2014	19,914
FY2015	23,490
FY2016	24,891
FY2017	25,016
FY2018	25,969
FY2019	3,705
FY2020	22,851
FY2021	32,891
FY2022	24,386
FY2023	24,526
FY2024	20,751
FY2025	21,465
FY2026	7,198

Top 5 sponsors — Florida

1TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED5,8803.5%
2INFOSYS LIMITED5,8803.5%
3Deloitte Consulting LLP5,2693.1%
4UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA3,2291.9%
5COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP3,0891.8%

Top 5 sponsors — Massachusetts

1WIPRO LIMITED4,5982.2%
2Harvard University3,7651.8%
3The MathWorks, Inc.3,6181.8%
4Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,9931.4%
5General Hospital Corporation2,9881.4%

Top 5 occupations — Florida

115-1252Software Developers78,228
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts26,434
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other19,674
415-1251Computer Programmers11,846
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers10,561

Top 5 occupations — Massachusetts

115-1252Software Developers83,578
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts22,589
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other16,313
415-2051Data Scientists14,490
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers12,979

Swap an entity

Replace either state above without losing the comparison. 2-way for now; 3+ comparison coming soon.

Swap A: Florida

California Texas New York New Jersey

Swap B: Massachusetts

California Texas New York New Jersey

Or browse the full state index.

Florida Massachusetts Browse all