State comparison

Massachusetts 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.

Summary

Massachusetts and New York are both major H-1B sponsorship hubs, but differ significantly in filing volume. New York leads with 779,382 total H-1B filings, more than double Massachusetts's 338,769. This reflects New York's larger workforce and broader geographic reach spanning New York City, the Hudson Valley, and upstate regions.

Massachusetts, by contrast, concentrates H-1B sponsorship in the Boston area and surrounding Route 128 corridor, home to prominent technology, biotechnology, and financial services employers. While smaller in absolute filings, Massachusetts maintains substantial H-1B activity relative to its state population and employer base.

Both states rank among the top H-1B destinations nationwide. New York's advantage stems partly from its size and diversity of industries; Massachusetts's activity reflects its specialization in high-skill sectors that rely on visa sponsorship.

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State A

Massachusetts

MARank #7

State B

New York

NYRank #3

Key metrics

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

Metric	Massachusetts	New York
Total filings	338,769	779,382▲
National share %	3.63%	8.35%▲
Rank nationally	#7	#3▲
Top sponsor	WIPRO LIMITED	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
Top sponsor share	2.2%	2.5%
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 York

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	41,791
FY2011	41,780
FY2012	44,516
FY2013	42,575
FY2014	48,882
FY2015	55,025
FY2016	58,674
FY2017	54,974
FY2018	58,296
FY2019	6,707
FY2020	46,888
FY2021	67,785
FY2022	47,736
FY2023	50,649
FY2024	45,271
FY2025	50,305
FY2026	17,528

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 York

1Ernst & Young U.S. LLP11,3512.5%
2JPMorgan Chase & Co.7,2081.6%
3GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC6,4911.4%
4INFOSYS LIMITED6,2531.4%
5TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED5,4901.2%

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 York

115-1252Software Developers127,566
213-2051Financial and Investment Analysts53,542
315-1211Computer Systems Analysts43,076
415-2051Data Scientists37,071
515-1299Computer Occupations, All Other34,721

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