Quantitative Researcher, H-1B salary
What 2,358 H-1B filings report for “Quantitative Researcher” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Quantitative Researcher?
$173k median H-1B base salary for a Quantitative Researcher, typically $105k to $249k, across 2,358 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Florida at $250k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Florida114$250k+$77k
- 2New Jersey25$176k+$3k
- 3New York1,291$175k+$2k
- 4Connecticut37$175k+$2k
- 5Illinois667$170k−$3k
- 6California86$150k−$23k
- 7Massachusetts33$140k−$33k
- 8Texas46$140k−$33k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $173kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Quantitative Researcher?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Quantitative Researcher roles are Citadel, Two Sigma, Squarepoint, Millennium Management, and Jump Trading, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Quantitative Researcher filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Citadel565 filings$200k
- 2Two Sigma296 filings$215k
- 3Squarepoint128 filings$160k
- 4Millennium Management113 filings$112k
- 5Jump Trading112 filings$161k
- 6Balyasny Asset Management81 filings$198k
- 7Radix Trading66 filings$150k
- 8Tower Research Capital57 filings$150k
- 9DRW56 filings$150k
- 10Optiver42 filings$150k
- 11Akuna Capital41 filings$120k
- 12Laurion Capital Management LP37 filings$135k
- 13Five Rings35 filings$300k
- 14IMC Trading30 filings$175k
- 15CTC Trading Group29 filings$200k
- 16Strike Technologies29 filings$160k
- 17ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP24 filings$133k
- 18Aquatic Group18 filings$195k
- 19Meta18 filings$163k
- 20Quantbot Technologies, LP16 filings$175k
- 21Engineers Gate Manager LP15 filings$130k
- 22Brevan Howard US Investment Management LP12 filings$190k
- 23Tudor Investment12 filings$180k
- 24Vatic Labs Operations12 filings$200k
- 25Walleye Capital11 filings$200k
- 26Verition Group10 filings$168k
- 27Teza Technologies10 filings$98k
- 28TransMarket Operations10 filings$69k
- 29Caas Capital Management LP9 filings$170k
- 30One River Asset Management9 filings$210k
- 31Seven Eight Capital LP9 filings$101k
- 32Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP8 filings$150k
- 33Point728 filings$146k
- 34Scientech Research8 filings$190k
- 35Man Investments USA Holdings8 filings$140k
- 36QMS Capital Management LP8 filings$102k
- 37Azur Im LP7 filings$113k
- 38Clear Street7 filings$150k
- 39Schonfeld Strategic Advisors7 filings$150k
- 40TGS Management Company7 filings$250k
- 41Applied Academics7 filings$125k
- 42Neo Ivy Capital Management7 filings$120k
- 43Alphaton Technologies6 filings$132k
- 44Magma Capital Management6 filings$178k
- 45Bloomberg6 filings$115k
- 46Old Mission Capital6 filings$170k
- 47Tradelink6 filings$110k
- 48Digifinex Technologies5 filings$100k
- 49MSCI5 filings$82k
- 50Marathon Trading5 filings$125k
Related titles in this family
3,007 filings carry “Quantitative Researcher” in the title, across 156 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Quantitative Researcher126 filings$175k
- 2Graduate Quantitative Researcher75 filings$150k
- 3Associate, Quantitative Researcher48 filings$123k
- 4Junior Quantitative Researcher21 filings$130k
- 5Analyst, Quantitative Researcher19 filings$106k
- 6Quantitative Researcher (13-2099.01)17 filings$125k
- 7Quantitative Researcher, Investment14 filings$158k
- 8Quantitative Researcher, Trading Research13 filings$300k
- 9Senior Associate, Quantitative Researcher13 filings$120k
- 10Jr. Quantitative Researcher12 filings$120k
- 11Vice President, Quantitative Researcher12 filings$155k
- 12Sr. Quantitative Researcher11 filings$195k
Figures are for the exact title “Quantitative Researcher”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.