200 certified · Median $220,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
94
13
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
106
20
3
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
$201,250
Median
$220,000
75th percentile
$242,500
A year, from 199 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Quantitative ResearcherStatisticians · median $235,00097
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $200,00044
Quantitative Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $225,00016
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $200,0007
Quantitative Risk AssociateFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $215,0003
AI Research ScientistComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $220,0002
Chief Communications OfficerPublic Relations Managers · median $430,0002
Fund AccountantAccountants and Auditors · median $165,0002
Reliability EngineerSoftware Developers · median $250,0002
Systematic Risk AnalystFinancial Risk Specialists · median $185,0002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.