H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Quantitative Researcher

Occupation profile for Quantitative Researcher covers 1,031 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $200,000.

FY2026 certified median
$200,000
Total filings
1,031
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$142,210–$235,000
Top employer
Two Sigma Investments, LP
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024289$175,000$150,000$235,000
FY2025335$200,000$150,000$235,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)407$200,000$142,210$235,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Quantitative ResearcherFY2024 $175,000; FY2025 $200,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $200,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$175,000FY2025$200,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$200,000Certified median offer, Quantitative ResearcherFY2024 $175,000; FY2025 $200,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $200,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$175,000FY2025$200,000FY2026*$200,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Two Sigma Investments, LP139 filings
  2. CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLC132 filings
  3. SQUAREPOINT SERVICES US LLC85 filings
  4. MPG Operations LLC57 filings
  5. Balyasny Asset Management, L.P.55 filings
  6. JUMP OPERATIONS, LLC52 filings
  7. CITADEL AMERICAS SERVICES LLC42 filings
  8. Tower Research Capital LLC29 filings
  9. Radix Trading, LLC28 filings
  10. Optiver Services US LLC26 filings

Top cities

  1. New York653 filings
  2. Chicago167 filings
  3. Miami86 filings
  4. Greenwich11 filings
  5. Austin11 filings
  6. San Francisco10 filings
  7. Jersey City9 filings
  8. Stamford8 filings
  9. Boston8 filings
  10. Irvine6 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Two Sigma Investments, LP · Quantitative Researcher139 filings
  2. CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLC · Quantitative Researcher132 filings
  3. SQUAREPOINT SERVICES US LLC · Quantitative Researcher85 filings
  4. MPG Operations LLC · Quantitative Researcher57 filings
  5. Balyasny Asset Management, L.P. · Quantitative Researcher55 filings
  6. JUMP OPERATIONS, LLC · Quantitative Researcher52 filings
  7. CITADEL AMERICAS SERVICES LLC · Quantitative Researcher42 filings
  8. Tower Research Capital LLC · Quantitative Researcher29 filings
  9. Radix Trading, LLC · Quantitative Researcher28 filings
  10. Optiver Services US LLC · Quantitative Researcher26 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 3562013-2099$68,411$103,334$138,278$173,202
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2041$88,421$116,958$145,475$174,013
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698013-2099$57,741$75,608$93,475$111,342
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2031$64,251$88,525$112,819$137,093
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310015-2031$50,544$65,874$81,182$96,512
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2051$87,339$117,686$148,054$178,402
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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182