42 certified · Median $160,000 a year · Boston, MA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
29
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
$137,500
Median
$160,000
75th percentile
$180,000
A year, from 39 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Associate, IPG Portfolio ConstructionFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $155,0004
Associate Director, Quantitative ResearcherFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $230,0003
Senior Associate, Portfolio ManagementFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $130,0003
Senior Associate, Quantitative DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $152,4003
Senior Associate, Quantitative ResearcherFinancial Specialists, All Other · median $180,0003
Associate Director, Investment Technology PlatformSoftware Developers · median $180,0002
Associate, Program TradingFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $160,0002
Senior Associate, Program TradingFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $132,5002
Senior Associate, Software EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $135,0002
Associate Director, Data EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $180,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.