80 certified · Median $144,200 a year · Chicago, IL
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
33
9
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
47
0
0
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$138,475
Median
$144,200
75th percentile
$154,500
A year, from 80 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Junior TraderFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $152,50010
Quantitative ResearcherData Scientists · median $147,2508
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $146,9756
Software Engineer IIISoftware Developers · median $151,6596
TraderFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $140,0005
Junior Quantitative ResearcherSoftware Developers · median $139,0504
Network EngineerComputer Network Support Specialists · median $120,0003
Quantitative DeveloperFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $140,0003
Quantitative StrategistFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $140,0003
Software Engineer ISoftware Developers · median $130,0003
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.