15 certified · Median $180,000 a year · San Francisco, CA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
12
3
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
3
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
$160,000
Median
$180,000
75th percentile
$195,000
A year, from 15 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Equity Research AssociateFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $145,0002
Cloud Data Technical Platform Lead (Software Developer)Software Developers · median $214,0001
Development Lead – Investment TechnologySoftware Developers · median $275,0001
Financial Research Analyst – China InvestmentsFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $183,0001
Fixed Income Research AssociateFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $155,0001
Global Bond Research AssociateFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $180,0001
Macroeconomics Research Associate (Senior Level)Economists · median $180,0001
Portfolio Strategy Research AssociateFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $165,0001
Quantitative Equity Trader “ AsiaFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $145,0001
Quantitative Trader, Emerging MarketsFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $195,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.