H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Quantitative Research Engineer

Occupation profile for Quantitative Research Engineer covers 32 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $187,500.

FY2026 certified median
$187,500
Total filings
32
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$160,001–$200,000
Top employer
CITADEL AMERICAS SERVICES LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$212,500$192,500$243,750
FY202516$200,000$168,750$225,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$187,500$160,001$200,000

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Quantitative Research EngineerFY2024 $212,500; FY2025 $200,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $187,500$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$212,500FY2025$200,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$187,500Certified median offer, Quantitative Research EngineerFY2024 $212,500; FY2025 $200,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $187,500$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$212,500FY2025$200,000FY2026*$187,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. CITADEL AMERICAS SERVICES LLC23 filings
  2. Northwestern Memorial HealthCare5 filings
  3. Stevens Capital Management LP2 filings
  4. CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLC1 filings
  5. DV Group, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago16 filings
  2. New York13 filings
  3. Radnor2 filings
  4. Miami1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. CITADEL AMERICAS SERVICES LLC · Quantitative Research Engineer23 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2031$64,251$88,525$112,819$137,093
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2031$66,893$83,221$99,549$115,877
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698013-2099$57,741$75,608$93,475$111,342
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310015-1252$88,774$116,605$144,456$172,286
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2099$68,411$103,334$138,278$173,202
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798013-2099$63,877$80,912$97,947$114,982
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-2051$74,859$98,134$121,410$144,685