H1B Report
State comparison

Washington vs Illinois

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
Washington
WARank #6
State B
Illinois
ILRank #5

Key metrics

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

MetricWashingtonIllinois
Total filings407,237428,170▲
National share %4.36%4.59%▲
Rank nationally#6#5▲
Top sponsorMicrosoft CorporationINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share20.6%4.4%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

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
Illinois
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201017,542
FY201118,596
FY201222,351
FY201324,513
FY201427,412
FY201532,770
FY201635,186
FY201732,082
FY201831,959
FY20194,058
FY202027,702
FY202139,044
FY202229,930
FY202327,890
FY202423,732
FY202525,222
FY20268,181

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 sponsors — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

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