H1B Report
State comparison

New York 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 York
NYRank #3
State B
Pennsylvania
PARank #10

Key metrics

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

MetricNew YorkPennsylvania
Total filings779,382290,872
National share %8.35%3.12%
Rank nationally#3#10
Top sponsorErnst & Young U.S. LLPDeloitte Consulting LLP
Top sponsor share2.5%7.8%
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
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 sponsors — New York

Top 5 occupations — New York

Top 5 occupations — Pennsylvania

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