Quantitative Researcher
Median salary
$200,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$150,000 – $240,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+11.11%
+7.74% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
379 filings
Quantitative Researcher pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$118,248
P25$150,000
Median$200,000
P75$240,000
P90$275,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$150,00020 LCAs
Level II$180,000181 LCAs
Level III$200,00079 LCAs
Level IV$230,00099 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Quantitative Researcher pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Financial Specialists, All Other 50%Operations Research Analysts 17%Data Scientists 11%Statisticians 11%Financial and Investment Analysts 3%Software Developers 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Specialists, All Other 13-2099 | 50.4% | 191 | $152,339 | $191,922 | $220,000 |
| Operations Research Analysts 15-2031 | 17.15% | 65 | $225,000 | $250,000 | $275,000 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 11.08% | 42 | $111,966 | $120,000 | $150,000 |
| Statisticians 15-2041 | 10.55% | 40 | $200,000 | $222,500 | $235,000 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051 | 3.17% | 12 | $118,248 | $149,339 | $162,500 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 2.37% | 9 | $154,500 | $175,000 | $195,000 |
| Mathematicians 15-2021 | 2.11% | 8 | $95,638 | $121,888 | $162,118 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221 | 2.11% | 8 | $233,750 | $240,000 | $245,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Quantitative Researcher
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel Securities Americas | 48 | $250,000 | +0% |
| Squarepoint | 35 | $200,000 | +4.2% |
| Two Sigma Investments Lp | 23 | $235,000 | +5.6% |
| Jump Operations | 17 | $250,000 | +30.3% |
| Mpg Operations | 14 | $111,966 | -6.7% |
| Balyasny Asset Management L P | 13 | $200,000 | +4.2% |
| Citadel Americas | 13 | $275,000 | +10% |
| Two Sigma Investments Lp | 9 | $220,000 | +14.6% |
| Tower Research Capital | 8 | $162,500 | -15.3% |
| Optiver | 8 | $150,000 | -21.8% |
| Two Sigma Investments Lp | 7 | $245,000 | +2.1% |
| Mpg Operations | 6 | $118,248 | -20.8% |
| Drw | 6 | $150,000 | -21.8% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Quantitative Researcher26 LCAs · median $190,000