11 certified · Median $130,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
5
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
6
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
$120,000
Median
$130,000
75th percentile
$137,858
A year, from 11 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Quantitative Risk AnalystData Scientists · median $138,7153
Quant TraderFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $120,0002
Quantitative TraderFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $135,0002
Junior TraderFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $100,0001
Junior Trader “ Asian ShiftFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $100,0001
Power TraderFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $137,0001
Quantitative ResearcherFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $120,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.