H1B Report
State comparison

Washington vs Massachusetts

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
Massachusetts
MARank #7

Key metrics

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

MetricWashingtonMassachusetts
Total filings407,237▲338,769
National share %4.36%▲3.63%
Rank nationally#6▲#7
Top sponsorMicrosoft CorporationWIPRO LIMITED
Top sponsor share20.6%2.2%
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
Massachusetts
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201013,535
FY201114,723
FY201216,558
FY201316,900
FY201419,914
FY201523,490
FY201624,891
FY201725,016
FY201825,969
FY20193,705
FY202022,851
FY202132,891
FY202224,386
FY202324,526
FY202420,751
FY202521,465
FY20267,198

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 sponsors — Massachusetts

Top 5 occupations — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Massachusetts

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