Optiver US — 27 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2021)
- 1
- Filings · FY2021
- $150k
- Median base · FY2021
- Quantitative Trader
- Top role · 7 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 27 all-time
Optiver US filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (down 92% from the year before), with a median base salary of $150k and the middle 50% of offers between $150k and $150k. That is 4% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 27 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Quantitative Trader in Illinois.
How much does Optiver US 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 FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Optiver US's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 1 | −92% | $150k |
| FY2020 | 12 | +71% | $150k |
| FY2019 | 7 | +250% | $150k |
| FY2018 | 2 | −50% | $105k |
| FY2017 | 4 | +300% | $105k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $120k |
Which wage levels does Optiver US file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 92% of Optiver US'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 26 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I3.8%1
- Level II3.8%1
- Level III19.2%5
- Level IV73.1%19
What jobs does Optiver US 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 Trader | 7 | $150k |
| Trader | 3 | $150k |
| Options Trader | 2 | $150k |
| Associate, Options | 2 | $105k |
| Quantitative Researcher | 2 | $138k |
| Trader 1, Analyst | 2 | $105k |
| Senior Algorithmic Trader | 1 | $105k |
| Senior Fx Options Trader | 1 | $150k |
| Senior Quantitative Trader | 1 | $105k |
| Senior Software Developer - Trading Intelligence Team | 1 | $120k |
Where does Optiver US 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IL | 27 | $150k |
What has Optiver US filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Optiver US: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Trader | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Trader | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Senior Fx Options Trader | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Quantitative Trader | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Trader | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Quantitative Researcher | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Options Trader | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Options Trader | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Quantitative Trader | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Risk Analyst | $96,000 |
| 2020 | Quantitative Trader | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Trader Team Lead | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Quantitative Researcher | $137,500 |
| 2019 | Trader 1, Analyst | $105,000 |
| 2019 | Software Developer | $150,000 |
| 2019 | Senior Fixed Income Quantitative Trader | $105,000 |
| 2019 | Quantitative Trader | $105,000 |
| 2019 | Quantitative Trader | $150,000 |
| 2019 | Quantitative Trader | $150,000 |
| 2019 | Quantitative Trader | $150,000 |
| 2018 | Senior Algorithmic Trader | $105,000 |
| 2018 | Associate, Options | $105,000 |
| 2017 | Associate, Options | $105,000 |
| 2017 | Senior Software Engineer | $125,000 |
| 2017 | Trader 1, Analyst | $105,000 |
| 2017 | Senior Quantitative Trader | $105,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Software Developer - Trading Intelligence Team | $120,000 |
Common questions about Optiver US's H-1B filings
- How much does Optiver US pay H-1B workers?
- Optiver US's median certified H-1B base salary is $150k (FY2021), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Optiver US sponsor?
- Optiver US has 27 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2021).
- What jobs does Optiver US sponsor for H-1B?
- Optiver US's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Quantitative Trader, Trader, Options Trader, Associate, Options.
- Where does Optiver US hire H-1B workers?
- Optiver US's top H-1B worksite states are IL.
- 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–FY2021). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →