State comparison

New York vs New Jersey

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

New Jersey and New York are both major H-1B sponsoring states, but New York significantly outpaces New Jersey in volume. New York recorded 779,382 total H-1B filings, while New Jersey logged 534,212 filings—a difference of roughly 245,000 petitions.

New York's larger filing count reflects its status as a global financial and technology hub, home to major employers in finance, media, pharmaceuticals, and software development. New Jersey, while also a substantial H-1B market, draws from a smaller employer base despite its proximity to New York and its own concentrations in biotech, telecommunications, and financial services.

Both states remain among the top destinations for H-1B sponsorship in the United States, indicating strong demand for specialty occupations in the Northeast region.

New Jersey vs New York H-1B
H-1B filings by state
New York H-1B sponsorship
New Jersey H-1B filings
Northeast H-1B comparison
state H-1B statistics

State A

New York

NYRank #3

State B

New Jersey

NJRank #4

Key metrics

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

Metric	New York	New Jersey
Total filings	779,382▲	534,212
National share %	8.35%▲	5.72%
Rank nationally	#3▲	#4
Top sponsor	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Top sponsor share	2.5%	3.3%
Top occupation	Software Developers	Software Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

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

New Jersey

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	22,533
FY2011	23,613
FY2012	27,861
FY2013	29,795
FY2014	36,783
FY2015	47,664
FY2016	48,372
FY2017	42,571
FY2018	40,743
FY2019	4,478
FY2020	31,318
FY2021	41,952
FY2022	33,547
FY2023	34,837
FY2024	29,700
FY2025	29,182
FY2026	9,263

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 sponsors — New Jersey

1COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP11,1973.3%
2TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED9,7672.9%
3INFOSYS LIMITED9,2082.7%
4IBM India Private Limited7,8532.3%
5LARSEN & TOUBRO INFOTECH LIMITED6,3601.9%

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

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

115-1252Software Developers152,510
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts80,953
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other43,330
415-1251Computer Programmers28,543
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers23,317

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