13 certified · Median $156,998 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
13
2
0
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$150,000
Median
$156,998
75th percentile
$175,000
A year, from 13 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
TraderFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $164,8005
Senior TraderFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $165,0132
Chief Information Security OfficerInformation Security Analysts · median $300,0001
Engineering ManagerSoftware Developers · median $156,9981
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $153,3171
Quantitative TraderFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $154,5001
Senior Engineering Manager (Senior Developer)Financial Specialists, All Other · median $160,0001
Senior Quantitative TraderFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $150,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.