Quantitative Researcher H-1B Salary

1,211 certified H-1B filings list the job title Quantitative Researcher (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $195,000; the middle half of filings fall between $150,000 and $230,000. The largest sponsor for this title is CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLC (180 filings).

1,211
certified filings
$195,000
Median base salary
$150,000
25th pct
$230,000
75th pct
$275,000
90th pct
$111,966
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$111,966$195,000 median$275,000

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026370$200,000
FY2025316$200,000
FY2024277$175,000
FY2023248$192,500

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
New York, NY604$200,000
Chicago, IL204$175,000
Miami, FL101$250,000
Jersey City, NJ55$200,000
Austin, TX35$150,000
Irvine, CA13$100,000
Boston, MA9$150,000
San Francisco, CA9$131,373
Stamford, CT9$210,000
Greenwich, CT8$195,961
New York City, NY8$155,000
Long Island City, NY6$172,500
Durham, NC5$130,000
Houston, TX4$135,000
Los Angeles, CA4$172,500
Newport Beach, CA4$129,670
Princeton, NJ4$205,000
Las Vegas, NV3$150,000
Norman, OK3$60,700
Oakbrook Terrace, IL3$116,334

Quantitative Researcher salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLC180$255,000
Two Sigma Investments, LP161$227,000
SQUAREPOINT SERVICES US LLC95$160,000
MPG Operations LLC63$111,966
JUMP OPERATIONS, LLC62$200,000
Balyasny Asset Management, L.P.51$200,000
CITADEL AMERICAS SERVICES LLC51$200,000
Optiver Services US LLC33$150,000
Tower Research Capital LLC33$150,000
Radix Trading, LLC31$175,000
DRW Holdings, LLC28$150,000
Five Rings LLC25$300,000
Akuna Capital, LLC16$140,000
Aquatic Group LLC16$195,000
CTC Trading Group, LLC15$200,000
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP15$141,170
IMC Americas, Inc.15$200,000
Quantbot Technologies, LP12$177,500
CITADEL ENTERPRISE AMERICAS SERVICES LLC11$200,000
Brevan Howard US Investment Management LP10$190,000
ENGINEERS GATE MANAGER LP10$130,000
Tudor Investment Corporation10$180,000
Walleye Capital LLC9$200,000
Laurion Capital Management LP7$250,000
Magma Capital Management LLC6$177,500
One River Asset Management, LLC6$210,000
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC6$197,500
Scientech Research LLC6$190,000
Strike Technologies, LLC6$173,000
AZUR IM LP5$112,778
Digifinex Technologies US INC5$100,000
Alphaton Technologies LLC4$124,352
Applied Academics, LLC4$125,000
CAAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP4$192,500
Centiva Capital, LP4$187,500
GTS Securities, LLC4$195,000
Kernel Trading Technologies LP4$162,500
Man Investments USA Holdings Inc4$145,000
MSCI, INC.4$71,250
NEO IVY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC.4$129,753
Obentech Consulting US Inc.4$105,000
QMS Capital Management LP4$116,688
Team Belvedere, LLC4$140,000
Verition Group LLC4$155,000
AICAPITAL LLC3$150,000
DRW Associates, LLC3$100,000
GENEVA TRADING USA LLC3$100,000
HAP Capital Advisors, LLC3$175,000
Jain Global LLC3$180,000
Latour Trading LLC3$120,000

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Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer