139 certified · Median $200,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
79
17
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
60
40
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
$175,000
Median
$200,000
75th percentile
$225,000
A year, from 139 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Quantitative ResearcherFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $200,00031
AnalystFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $190,00011
Quantitative AnalystFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $175,0006
AssociateFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $160,0005
Quantitative DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $197,5004
Senior AssociateFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $175,0004
Senior Quantitative ResearcherFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $205,0004
Portfolio ManagerFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $250,0003
Analyst, Commodities Rotational GradFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $165,0002
Associate Portfolio ManagerFinancial Managers · median $212,5002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.