15 certified · Median $128,856 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
11
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
$106,368
Median
$128,856
75th percentile
$138,549
A year, from 15 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Trader, VolatilitySecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · median $114,4282
Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $123,5002
TraderSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · median $117,5692
Engineering ManagerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $211,0001
High Touch Trading AssociateSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · median $65,6001
Junior TraderFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $125,0001
Manager, TradingSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · median $100,0001
Manager, Volatility TradingSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · median $112,7361
Quantitative Researcher IIFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $191,9221
Senior Network EngineerComputer Network Architects · median $141,9601
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.