43 certified · Median $180,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
27
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
16
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
$150,000
Median
$180,000
75th percentile
$192,000
A year, from 43 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Quantitative ResearcherFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $175,00015
Quantitative TechnologistFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $180,00013
Quantitative Researcher IFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $192,0004
Quantitative Researcher IIIFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $192,0003
Quantitative Business AnalystFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $150,0002
Quantitative Business StrategistFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $165,0002
Business Data & Compliance AnalystBusiness Intelligence Analysts · median $94,0001
Quantitative Researcher IIFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $192,0001
Quantitative TraderFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $192,0001
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $150,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.