H-1B job title salary

Trader

#402 most-filed title 136 certified LCAs filed under 7 occupations

Median salary

$187,500

Half earn more, half less

Middle 50%

$140,000 – $250,000

P25 to P75

Change vs prior year

+1.35%

-1.72% after inflation

Share of all H-1B

136 filings

Trader pay range

Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.

P10$125,000

P25$140,000

Median$187,500

P75$250,000

P90$300,000

Median by H-1B wage level

Level I$130,00019 LCAs

Level II$160,00050 LCAs

Level III$200,00030 LCAs

Level IV$225,00037 LCAs

Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).

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Based on hrs/week × weeks/year = 2,080 hrs

SOC split

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 41%Financial and Investment Analysts 34%Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 19%

Occupation (SOC)	Share	LCAs	P25	Median	P75
Financial Specialists, All Other 13-2099	41.18%	56	$150,000	$200,000	$250,000
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051	33.82%	46	$146,141	$178,000	$296,250
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031	19.12%	26	$130,975	$155,000	$193,750

Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.

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
Jane Street SOC 13-2051 · Financial and Investment Analysts	10	$300,000	+68.5%
Sg Americas Securities SOC 13-2099 · Financial Specialists, All Other	9	$235,000	+17.5%
Optiver SOC 13-2051 · Financial and Investment Analysts	8	$162,500	-8.7%
Citigroup Global Markets SOC 13-2099 · Financial Specialists, All Other	6	$225,000	+12.5%
Akuna Capital SOC 13-2051 · Financial and Investment Analysts	6	$135,000	-24.2%
Citibank N A SOC 13-2099 · Financial Specialists, All Other	5	$250,000	+25%

The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.