72 certified · Median $151,819 a year · New York, NY
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
45
6
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
27
5
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
$151,819
75th percentile
$180,000
A year, from 71 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Quantitative ResearcherFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $150,00019
Quantitative TraderFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $125,00014
Software Engineer ISoftware Developers · median $150,0004
Algorithmic TraderFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $180,0003
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $200,0003
Software Engineer IIISoftware Developers · median $195,0003
Director, Quantitative Research TechnologyComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $213,0282
Senior Quantitative TraderFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $148,5872
Senior Reliability EngineerSoftware Developers · median $195,0002
Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $170,0002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.