H1B Report
State comparison

Wisconsin 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
Wisconsin
WIRank #23
State B
California
CARank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricWisconsinCalifornia
Total filings83,5861,684,275▲
National share %0.90%18.05%▲
Rank nationally#23#1▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share9.0%3.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Wisconsin
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20103,397
FY20113,761
FY20124,384
FY20135,053
FY20145,530
FY20156,898
FY20167,047
FY20176,509
FY20186,681
FY2019859
FY20205,498
FY20217,528
FY20225,016
FY20235,122
FY20244,432
FY20254,311
FY20261,560
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 — Wisconsin

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 occupations — Wisconsin

Top 5 occupations — California

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