200 certified · Median $175,000 a year · Nashville, TN
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
87
3
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
113
0
4
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
$175,000
75th percentile
$225,000
A year, from 199 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Associate Director, Investment Banking AssociateFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $200,00013
Associate Director, Quantitative AnalystFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $160,00012
Employee, Investment Banking AnalystFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $125,00010
Associate Director, Global BankingFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $200,0006
Associate Director, TraderFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $160,0005
Associate Director, Global Banking - Americas Advisory M&AFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $175,0003
Director, Investment BankerFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $275,0003
Director, Quantitative AnalystFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $210,0003
Director, TraderFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $225,0003
Employee, Global BankingFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $125,0003
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.