H1B Report
State comparison

Montana 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
Montana
MTRank #52
State B
Washington
WARank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricMontanaWashington
Total filings3,234422,396▲
National share %0.03%4.42%▲
Rank nationally#52#6▲
Top sponsorMontana State UniversityMicrosoft Corporation
Top sponsor share19.6%20.1%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Montana
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010152
FY2011163
FY2012137
FY2013156
FY2014134
FY2015205
FY2016191
FY2017194
FY2018230
FY201929
FY2020159
FY2021310
FY2022224
FY2023272
FY2024261
FY2025221
FY2026196
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 — Montana

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Montana

Top 5 occupations — Washington

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