H1B Report
State comparison

Texas 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
Texas
TXRank #2
State B
California
CARank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricTexasCalifornia
Total filings993,5631,684,275▲
National share %10.65%18.05%▲
Rank nationally#2#1▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share3.8%3.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Texas
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201028,668
FY201131,431
FY201237,947
FY201342,217
FY201451,851
FY201562,552
FY201668,466
FY201766,163
FY201864,506
FY20198,319
FY202059,117
FY202190,790
FY202284,528
FY202391,294
FY202483,888
FY202590,478
FY202631,348
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 — Texas

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 occupations — Texas

Top 5 occupations — California

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