H1B Report
State comparison

New York vs California

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 York
NYRank #3
State B
California
CARank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricNew YorkCalifornia
Total filings779,3821,684,275▲
National share %8.35%18.05%▲
Rank nationally#3#1▲
Top sponsorErnst & Young U.S. LLPINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share2.5%3.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

New York
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201041,791
FY201141,780
FY201244,516
FY201342,575
FY201448,882
FY201555,025
FY201658,674
FY201754,974
FY201858,296
FY20196,707
FY202046,888
FY202167,785
FY202247,736
FY202350,649
FY202445,271
FY202550,305
FY202617,528
California
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201063,120
FY201165,699
FY201276,412
FY201383,865
FY201498,525
FY2015115,758
FY2016119,754
FY2017119,409
FY2018128,477
FY201916,784
FY2020116,018
FY2021177,848
FY2022123,097
FY2023123,478
FY2024102,108
FY2025110,926
FY202642,997

Top 5 sponsors — New York

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 occupations — New York

Top 5 occupations — California

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