Kcg Americas — 41 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2017)
- 17
- Filings · FY2017
- $150k
- Median base · FY2017
- Quantitative Strategist
- Top role · 5 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 17 all-time
Kcg Americas filed 17 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2017 (down 29% from the year before), with a median base salary of $150k and the middle 50% of offers between $120k and $150k. That is 12% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 41 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Quantitative Strategist in New York.
How much does Kcg Americas pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $150k median in FY2017. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Kcg Americas's H-1B hiring changed by year?
24 certified filings in FY2016 → 17 in FY2017. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 17 | −29% | $150k |
| FY2016 | 24 | — | $130k |
Which wage levels does Kcg Americas file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 59% of Kcg Americas's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 17 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I5.9%1
- Level II35.3%6
- Level III35.3%6
- Level IV23.5%4
What jobs does Kcg Americas sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Strategist | 5 | $150k |
| Mdt/Gqs Developer | 2 | $110k |
| Software Developer | 2 | $130k |
| Quant Strategist Equities, Americas Customer Market Making | 2 | $150k |
| Software Engineer | 1 | $125k |
| Tick to Trade Developer | 1 | $150k |
| Wireless Strategy Engineer | 1 | $165k |
| Account Manager, Bondpoint | 1 | $104k |
| Analyst, Bondpoint QA | 1 | $85k |
| Assistant Vice President, Quantitative Strategist | 1 | $150k |
Where does Kcg Americas hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| NY | 17 | $130k |
| NJ | 16 | $130k |
| IL | 5 | $150k |
| CA | 3 | $140k |
What has Kcg Americas filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Kcg Americas: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Kcg Americas's H-1B filings
- How much does Kcg Americas pay H-1B workers?
- Kcg Americas's median certified H-1B base salary is $150k (FY2017), from 17 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Kcg Americas sponsor?
- Kcg Americas has 41 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2017).
- What jobs does Kcg Americas sponsor for H-1B?
- Kcg Americas's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Quantitative Strategist, Mdt/Gqs Developer, Software Developer, Quant Strategist Equities, Americas Customer Market Making.
- Where does Kcg Americas hire H-1B workers?
- Kcg Americas's top H-1B worksite states are NY, NJ, IL, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2017). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →