State comparison

Massachusetts vs New Jersey

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

Massachusetts and New Jersey are both major H-1B sponsorship hubs in the Northeast, but differ significantly in filing volume. New Jersey leads with 534,212 total H-1B filings, while Massachusetts follows with 338,769 filings. This 57% difference reflects New Jersey's larger pool of employers filing LCAs across technology, finance, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors.

Both states rank among the top H-1B destinations nationally. Massachusetts has historically concentrated H-1B sponsorship in tech and life sciences, particularly around the Boston metro area. New Jersey's filings span a broader geographic and sectoral range, from the pharmaceutical corridor to financial services hubs.

Employers and visa applicants considering either state should factor in local labor market demand, prevailing wage levels, and industry composition when evaluating H-1B sponsorship prospects.

Massachusetts vs New Jersey H-1B
H-1B filings by state
New Jersey H-1B sponsorship
Massachusetts H-1B trends
Northeast H-1B comparison

State A

Massachusetts

MARank #7

State B

New Jersey

NJRank #4

Key metrics

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

Metric	Massachusetts	New Jersey
Total filings	338,769	534,212▲
National share %	3.63%	5.72%▲
Rank nationally	#7	#4▲
Top sponsor	WIPRO LIMITED	COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Top sponsor share	2.2%	3.3%
Top occupation	Software Developers	Software Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

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

New Jersey

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	22,533
FY2011	23,613
FY2012	27,861
FY2013	29,795
FY2014	36,783
FY2015	47,664
FY2016	48,372
FY2017	42,571
FY2018	40,743
FY2019	4,478
FY2020	31,318
FY2021	41,952
FY2022	33,547
FY2023	34,837
FY2024	29,700
FY2025	29,182
FY2026	9,263

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 sponsors — New Jersey

1COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP11,1973.3%
2TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED9,7672.9%
3INFOSYS LIMITED9,2082.7%
4IBM India Private Limited7,8532.3%
5LARSEN & TOUBRO INFOTECH LIMITED6,3601.9%

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

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

115-1252Software Developers152,510
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts80,953
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other43,330
415-1251Computer Programmers28,543
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers23,317

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