State comparison

Massachusetts vs Texas

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 Texas are two major H-1B sponsorship states, but differ significantly in scale. Texas has filed 993,563 H-1B petitions overall, nearly three times Massachusetts' total of 338,769 filings. Texas's larger volume reflects its broader economy and major tech and energy hubs spanning Dallas, Austin, and Houston.

Massachusetts, while lower in absolute filings, remains a top H-1B destination due to its concentration of technology, finance, and life sciences employers in the Boston area. The state's 338,769 filings represent sustained employer reliance on H-1B sponsorship for specialized roles. Texas's higher filing count underscores its growth as a competing innovation and employment center.

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

State A

Massachusetts

MARank #7

State B

Texas

TXRank #2

Key metrics

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

Metric	Massachusetts	Texas
Total filings	338,769	993,563▲
National share %	3.63%	10.65%▲
Rank nationally	#7	#2▲
Top sponsor	WIPRO LIMITED	INFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share	2.2%	3.8%
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

Texas

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	28,668
FY2011	31,431
FY2012	37,947
FY2013	42,217
FY2014	51,851
FY2015	62,552
FY2016	68,466
FY2017	66,163
FY2018	64,506
FY2019	8,319
FY2020	59,117
FY2021	90,790
FY2022	84,528
FY2023	91,294
FY2024	83,888
FY2025	90,478
FY2026	31,348

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 — Texas

1INFOSYS LIMITED22,7453.8%
2COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP13,7562.3%
3TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED12,9892.1%
4Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc.8,0121.3%
5Deloitte Consulting LLP7,8161.3%

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 — Texas

115-1252Software Developers328,885
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts95,726
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other77,519
415-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers38,340
515-1251Computer Programmers37,238

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