H1B Report
State comparison

Wisconsin vs New York

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
New York
NYRank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricWisconsinNew York
Total filings83,586779,382▲
National share %0.90%8.35%▲
Rank nationally#23#3▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDErnst & Young U.S. LLP
Top sponsor share9.0%2.5%
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
New York
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201041,791
FY201141,780
FY201244,516
FY201342,575
FY201448,882
FY201555,025
FY201658,674
FY201754,974
FY201858,296
FY20196,707
FY202046,888
FY202167,785
FY202247,736
FY202350,649
FY202445,271
FY202550,305
FY202617,528

Top 5 sponsors — Wisconsin

Top 5 sponsors — New York

Top 5 occupations — Wisconsin

Top 5 occupations — New York

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