H1B Report
State comparison

New Jersey vs Pennsylvania

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
New Jersey
NJRank #4
State B
Pennsylvania
PARank #10

Key metrics

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

MetricNew JerseyPennsylvania
Total filings534,212290,872
National share %5.72%3.12%
Rank nationally#4#10
Top sponsorCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPDeloitte Consulting LLP
Top sponsor share3.3%7.8%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

New Jersey
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201022,533
FY201123,613
FY201227,861
FY201329,795
FY201436,783
FY201547,664
FY201648,372
FY201742,571
FY201840,743
FY20194,478
FY202031,318
FY202141,952
FY202233,547
FY202334,837
FY202429,700
FY202529,182
FY20269,263
Pennsylvania
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,760
FY201112,899
FY201215,552
FY201316,780
FY201419,152
FY201522,202
FY201623,381
FY201721,600
FY201825,828
FY20192,987
FY202019,778
FY202126,091
FY202217,896
FY202318,176
FY202415,274
FY202515,987
FY20265,529

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Pennsylvania

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