Financial Specialists, All Other salary in Finance and insurance, Illinois
Banks, investment firms, insurance carriers, and securities exchanges.
Financial Specialists, All Other (Finance) in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 191 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $140,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.
By DOL wage level
DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 39 | $115,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 61 | $140,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 56 | $150,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 18 | $158,793 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Financial Specialists, All Other (Finance) in Illinois. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMC Americas, Inc. | Quantitative Trader | 21 | $200,000 |
| Akuna Capital, LLC | Trader | 11 | $140,000 |
| Maven Securities US Limited | Graduate Trader | 10 | $130,000 |
| Sunrise Futures, LLC | Senior Associate, Trading Management | 9 | $176,000 |
| Optiver Services US LLC | Quantitative Researcher | 9 | $150,000 |
| The Options Clearing Corporation | Associate Principal, Quantitative Risk Management | 8 | $124,446 |
| BANK OF AMERICA N.A. | Vice President; Quantitative Finance Analyst | 7 | $145,000 |
| The Northern Trust Company | Financial Quantitative Analyst | 7 | $102,600 |
| DRW Holdings, LLC | Quantitative Researcher | 7 | $150,000 |
| GENEVA TRADING USA LLC | Quant Trader | 5 | $120,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Vice President; Quantitative Services Professional at BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$130,000ChicagoDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-497179
- Quant Model Validation Associate at Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.$120,000ChicagoDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25351-491146
- Insurance Strategist at Legal & General Investment Management America Inc.$160,000ChicagoDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-478782
- Senior Quantitative Researcher at Valkyrie Trading, LLC$160,000ChicagoDecided Dec 10, 2025I-200-25337-455501
- Sr. Manager, Risk Analytics/Modeling at Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.$156,000ChicagoDecided Dec 8, 2025I-200-25335-447853
- Lead Associate Principal, Quant Risk Mgmt “ Software Eng at The Options Clearing Corporation$124,446ChicagoDecided Nov 24, 2025I-200-25321-414185
- Quantitative Researcher at Aquatic Group LLC$195,000ChicagoDecided Nov 21, 2025I-200-25318-409823
- Senior Quantitative Trader at Akuna Investment Operations LLC$150,000ChicagoDecided Nov 20, 2025I-203-25317-406495
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.