53 certified · Median $150,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
29
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
24
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
$125,000
Median
$150,000
75th percentile
$159,282
A year, from 52 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Quantitative StrategistFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $175,00010
Operations AnalystFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $125,0006
Options TraderFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $135,0006
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $160,9106
Electronic TraderFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $135,0005
Quantitative DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $150,0003
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $137,5002
Client Onboarding SpecialistProject Management Specialists · median $100,0001
Compliance OfficerCompliance Managers · median $141,1901
Core Operations EngineerSoftware Developers · median $140,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.