Operations Research Analysts salary in Finance and insurance, Illinois
Banks, investment firms, insurance carriers, and securities exchanges.
Operations Research Analysts (Finance) in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 104 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $123,651. 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 | 10 | $72,500 |
| Level II — qualified | 42 | $90,635 |
| Level III — experienced | 17 | $106,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 30 | $124,322 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Operations Research Analysts (Finance) in Illinois. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discover Products Inc | Principal Product Owner | 29 | $106,434 |
| DFS Corporate Services LLC | Senior Principal BT Risk & Compliance | 10 | $105,947 |
| CITADEL AMERICAS SERVICES LLC | Quantitative Research Engineer | 7 | $225,000 |
| HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION | SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST | 5 | $105,102 |
| BANK OF AMERICA N.A. | Vice President; Quantitative Finance Analyst | 5 | $155,000 |
| CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLC | Quantitative Researcher | 4 | $275,000 |
| Interactive Brokers LLC | Model Governance Manager- Trade Surveillance | 4 | $124,500 |
| Discover Bank | Manager Business Strategy | 4 | $87,464 |
| Avant, LLC | Sr Analyst, Ops Strategy | 3 | $80,000 |
| DFS Services LLC | Principal Product Owner | 3 | $124,322 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST at HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION$105,102CHICAGODecided Nov 25, 2025I-200-25322-419580
- Senior Quantitative Researcher at CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLC$275,000ChicagoDecided Nov 25, 2025I-200-25322-419698
- Sr Data Scientist at Caremark LLC$155,002ChicagoDecided Nov 25, 2025I-200-25322-418323
- Senior Modeler at Discover Products Inc.$125,000RiverwoodsDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25309-377995
- Sr Analyst, Business Analytics at Coram LLC$86,500PlainfieldWage Level IIDecided Sep 25, 2025I-200-25261-319614
- Principal, Product Owner, Renaissance Clearing at The Options Clearing Corporation$167,600ChicagoWage Level IVDecided Sep 18, 2025I-200-25254-301183
- Model Governance Manager- Trade Surveillance at Interactive Brokers LLC$159,000ChicagoWage Level IVDecided Sep 15, 2025I-200-25251-292959
- Sr Analyst, Business Risk Management at Avant, LLC$80,000ChicagoWage Level IDecided Sep 12, 2025I-200-25248-289023
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.