H1B Report
State comparison

Florida vs Washington

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
Florida
FLRank #9
State B
Washington
WARank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricFloridaWashington
Total filings302,281422,396▲
National share %3.16%4.42%▲
Rank nationally#9#6▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDMicrosoft Corporation
Top sponsor share3.4%20.1%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Florida
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201015,130
FY201115,230
FY201216,370
FY201315,285
FY201417,644
FY201520,402
FY201620,850
FY201721,815
FY201823,174
FY20192,725
FY202017,210
FY202124,009
FY202219,623
FY202320,526
FY202417,975
FY202520,089
FY202614,224
Washington
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,235
FY201111,359
FY201213,218
FY201315,493
FY201417,921
FY201521,665
FY201623,151
FY201725,476
FY201826,842
FY20194,453
FY202032,427
FY202144,510
FY202238,067
FY202337,614
FY202434,089
FY202536,307
FY202628,569

Top 5 sponsors — Florida

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Florida

Top 5 occupations — Washington

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