H1B Report
State comparison

Virginia 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
Virginia
VARank #13
State B
Washington
WARank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricVirginiaWashington
Total filings248,095407,237▲
National share %2.66%4.36%▲
Rank nationally#13#6▲
Top sponsorCapital One Services, LLCMicrosoft Corporation
Top sponsor share3.1%20.6%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Virginia
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,220
FY201111,062
FY201212,424
FY201313,122
FY201415,475
FY201519,045
FY201618,903
FY201717,856
FY201818,564
FY20192,254
FY202016,803
FY202121,729
FY202217,103
FY202316,711
FY202415,165
FY202515,711
FY20264,948
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
FY202613,410

Top 5 sponsors — Virginia

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Virginia

Top 5 occupations — Washington

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