20 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
4
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
16
2
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
$125,000
Median
$130,000
75th percentile
$150,829
A year, from 20 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
TraderSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · median $130,0007
Graduate TraderFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $130,0004
DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $180,0003
Senior Quantitative ResearcherFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $195,0002
Quant ResearcherFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $150,0001
Quantitative ResearcherFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $120,0001
Risk AnalystFinancial Risk Specialists · median $90,0001
Trading AnalystFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $100,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.