279 companies filed certified H-1B applications for Quantitative Researcher roles (FY2026), ranked by filing volume from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data.
| # | Employer | H-1B filings | Avg. wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two Sigma Investments, LP | 305 | $210,256 |
| 2 | Citadel Securities Americas Services LLC | 219 | $237,846 |
| 3 | Citadel Securities Americas LLC | 147 | $185,442 |
| 4 | JUMP OPERATIONS, LLC | 128 | $173,185 |
| 5 | MPG OPERATIONS, LLC | 117 | $113,259 |
| 6 | CITADEL LLC | 114 | $148,772 |
| 7 | SQUAREPOINT SERVICES US LLC | 96 | $179,215 |
| 8 | Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC | 85 | $176,840 |
| 9 | Balyasny Asset Management, L.P. | 81 | $185,405 |
| 10 | CITADEL AMERICAS SERVICES LLC | 74 | $187,593 |
| 11 | Radix Trading LLC | 68 | $157,399 |
| 12 | Tower Research Capital LLC | 59 | $148,191 |
| 13 | DRW Holdings, LLC | 48 | $155,940 |
| 14 | Akuna Capital LLC | 41 | $126,805 |
| 15 | Arion Capital Management | 40 | $150,513 |
| 16 | SQUAREPOINT OPS LLC | 39 | $125,256 |
| 17 | Optiver Services US LLC | 37 | $160,666 |
| 18 | FIVE RINGS LLC | 35 | $269,286 |
| 19 | ICS AMERICA CO., LTD. | 32 | $184,219 |
| 20 | TEZA TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 31 | $81,091 |
| 21 | CTC Trading Group, LLC | 29 | $180,172 |
| 22 | WorldQuant, LLC | 25 | $85,568 |
| 23 | AARDVARK TRADING LLC | 25 | $55,526 |
| 24 | ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | 24 | $134,401 |
| 25 | Facebook, Inc. | 22 | $150,464 |
| State | H-1B filings |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,418 |
| Illinois | 821 |
| Florida | 114 |
| California | 108 |
| Connecticut | 63 |
Counts are certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) from public U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data. Wages shown are the offered annual wage on the filing, not a guarantee of pay.