H-1B Quantitative Researcher Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Quantitative Researcher is $175,000, across 1,690 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$175,000
Average wage
$180,547
90th percentile
$250,000
Certified LCAs
1,690
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $48,381
- 25th
- $143,936
- Median
- $175,000
- Average
- $180,547
- 90th
- $250,000
- Highest
- $400,000
Based on 1,689 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
198FY20
188FY21
275FY22
265FY23
303FY24
343FY25
118FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Quantitative Researcher
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| FIVE RINGS LLC | 26 | $300,000 |
| CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLC | 188 | $250,000 |
| CITADEL AMERICAS SERVICES LLC | 49 | $225,000 |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 211 | $217,000 |
| Balyasny Asset Management, L.P. | 71 | $200,000 |
| Citadel Securities Americas LLC | 87 | $185,000 |
| Citadel Americas LLC | 51 | $175,000 |
| CTC Trading Group, LLC | 24 | $175,000 |
| SQUAREPOINT SERVICES US LLC | 80 | $160,000 |
| JUMP OPERATIONS, LLC | 74 | $159,619 |
| Radix Trading, LLC | 56 | $150,000 |
| Tower Research Capital LLC | 43 | $150,000 |
| Optiver Services US LLC | 31 | $150,000 |
| DRW Holdings LLC | 30 | $150,000 |
| MPG Operations LLC | 104 | $111,966 |
Salaries by location
New York, NY · $175,000Chicago, IL · $175,000Miami, FL · $250,000Austin, TX · $150,000Greenwich, CT · $175,000Boston, MA · $140,000San Francisco, CA · $130,000Irvine, CA · $130,000Jersey City, NJ · $175,000Stamford, CT · $210,000Newport Beach, CA · $139,339Durham, NC · $108,118Menlo Park, CA · $170,000Seattle, WA · $165,000Cambridge, MA · $118,869