93 certified · Median $225,000 a year · New York, NY
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
44
6
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
49
11
1
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
$200,000
Median
$225,000
75th percentile
$280,000
A year, from 93 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Research AnalystFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $225,00062
Quantitative Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $225,0009
Quantitative Research AnalystFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $207,5008
Portfolio ManagerFinancial Managers · median $300,0002
Portfolio Manager IIInvestment Fund Managers · median $250,0002
Senior Research AnalystFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $220,0002
Data Scientist, CubistData Scientists · median $150,0001
Machine Learning ResearcherComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $260,0001
Quantitative DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $300,0001
Quantitative Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $260,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.