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Trader: H-1B salaries
344 labor condition applications used the job title Trader. Median offered base salary $175,000; middle half $150,000–$250,000.
Applications (LCAs)344
Median offered salary$175,000
Middle half of salaries$150,000–$250,000
10th–90th percentile$118,248–$300,000
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 43 | $200,000 |
| Optiver Services US LLC | 28 | $150,000 |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 25 | $235,000 |
| Citibank, N.A. | 23 | $249,954 |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 22 | $300,000 |
| IMC Americas, Inc. | 21 | $200,000 |
| Citadel Securities Americas Services LLC | 19 | $225,000 |
| Akuna Capital, LLC | 14 | $133,900 |
| Fttny LLC | 13 | $175,000 |
| MPG Operations LLC | 12 | $143,125 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | 12 | $237,500 |
| Maven Securities US Limited | 12 | $130,000 |
| PEAK6 Capital Management LLC | 6 | $110,000 |
| Millennium Advisors, LLC | 6 | $145,000 |
| Citigroup Energy Inc. | 6 | $205,000 |
| Akuna Investment Operations LLC | 6 | $169,900 |
| Citadel Americas Services LLC | 5 | $175,000 |
| DV Group LLC | 3 | $100,000 |
| DRW Holdings, LLC | 3 | $150,000 |
| California Bees, Inc. dba AM Wax, Inc. | 3 | $77,000 |
| Centiva Capital, LP | 3 | $225,000 |
| Societe Generale | 3 | $264,314 |
| Alphadyne Asset Management LP | 3 | $225,000 |
| Capula Investment US LP | 3 | $151,000 |
| Eclipse Trading (US) LLC | 2 | $150,000 |
| Bluefin Capital Management, LLC | 2 | $117,500 |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 2 | $142,500 |
| CTC Trading Group, LLC | 2 | $200,000 |
| Antimo LLC | 2 | $180,000 |
| Verition Group LLC | 2 | $200,000 |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 2 | $223,000 |
| Denali Advisors, LLC | 2 | $71,560 |
| Erudite Trading LLC | 2 | $140,000 |
| Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank | 2 | $150,000 |
| Gelber Group, LLC | 2 | $73,500 |
| Bunge North America, Inc. | 2 | $100,000 |
| Pattern Research LLC | 1 | $200,000 |
| Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. | 1 | $85,985 |
| NatWest Markets Securities Inc. | 1 | $100,000 |
| Louis Dreyfus Company LLC | 1 | $150,000 |
| Avm, L.P. | 1 | $200,000 |
| Elliott Management Corporation | 1 | $200,000 |
| Southern Ridges Capital USA LLC | 1 | $135,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1 | $285,000 |
| Auros US LLC | 1 | $175,000 |
| Balyasny Asset Management, L.P. | 1 | $200,000 |
| Olam Agri Americas, Inc. | 1 | $165,000 |
| Galaxy Digital Services LLC | 1 | $175,000 |
| Auramet International, Inc. | 1 | $72,072 |
| Consolidated Trading LLC | 1 | $125,000 |
| Bridger Investment Partners LLC | 1 | $88,000 |
| Vitol, Inc. | 1 | $250,000 |
| Standard Chartered Bank | 1 | $170,000 |
| 4170 Services LLC | 1 | $100,547 |
| 4710 Services LLC | 1 | — |
| Foris Dax, Inc. | 1 | $83,283 |
| RenGen Management LLC | 1 | $225,000 |
| Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | 1 | $135,000 |
| Jump Operations, LLC | 1 | $300,000 |
| DRW Associates NY LLC | 1 | $191,922 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $175,000 |
| Level II (qualified) | $175,000 |
| Level III (experienced) | $175,000 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $225,000 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 73 | $150,000 |
| FY2024 | 71 | $200,000 |
| FY2025 | 113 | $175,000 |
| FY2026 | 83 | $200,000 |
Cities
- New York, NY207
- Chicago, IL98
- Houston, TX11
- Charlotte, NC4
- Miami, FL4
- El Segundo, CA3
- Greenwich, CT3
- McLean, VA2
- San Diego, CA2
- Chesterfield, MO2
- Austin, TX1
- Carlsbad, CA1
- Stamford, CT1
- Cordova, TN1
- Boca Raton, FL1
- Richardson, TX1
- Teaneck, NJ1
- Newport Beach, CA1
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).