H1B Report
State comparison

Puerto Rico 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
Puerto Rico
PRRank #51
State B
Washington
WARank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricPuerto RicoWashington
Total filings3,409422,396▲
National share %0.04%4.42%▲
Rank nationally#51#6▲
Top sponsorTECHLAND LLCMicrosoft Corporation
Top sponsor share20.1%20.1%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Puerto Rico
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010407
FY2011309
FY2012311
FY2013207
FY2014209
FY2015214
FY2016202
FY2017562
FY2018154
FY201913
FY2020103
FY2021114
FY202285
FY2023105
FY2024156
FY2025140
FY2026118
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 — Puerto Rico

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Puerto Rico

Top 5 occupations — Washington

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