7 certified · Median $125,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
3
1
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
$95,221
Median
$125,000
75th percentile
$126,012
A year, from 7 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Associate Manager Research AnalystFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $77,5002
Equity AnalystFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $125,5002
Director of Equity ResearchFinancial Managers · median $163,2001
Manager Research AnalystFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $110,4411
Senior Manager Research AnalystFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $126,0231
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.