H-1B and green card employer
The Options Clearing Corporation
Chicago, IL NAICS 523999 H-1B dependent
130 certified H-1B LCAs from Jul 2025 to Jun 2026, median offer $156,998.
130certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$156,998median offer · middle half $131k to $163k
56%109 vs. 70 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
20certified green card (PERM) cases, FY2026 to Jun 2026
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Lottery entries at The Options Clearing's offers
Fewer than 30 new-employment LCAs in this period, too few for an entry mix.
What The Options Clearing offers
130 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 2 LCAs
$10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches for its own job and area.
By fiscal year
October to September · hatched: FY2026 to Jun 2026Certified H-1B LCAs
109 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$156,998 FY2026
Certified green card cases
20 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 70 | $156,998 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 13 | $180,461 |
| Financial Risk Specialists | 11 | $149,800 |
| Financial Specialists, All Other | 10 | $124,446 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 10 | $129,022 |
| Data Scientists | 5 | $119,400 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | 74 | $156,998 |
| Chicago, IL | 51 | $153,317 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 10 | 1 | $105,622 |
| FY2024 | 17 | 0 | $134,992 |
| FY2025 | 18 | 0 | $137,228 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 20 | 0 | $148,949 |
Review takes about a year, so a pause in filing shows up a year later. Medians only for years with 3 or more certifications.
Recent certified LCAs
latest 25 · salary is the low end of the offered range| Job title | Salary | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| Principal, Service Configuration Management | $188,100 | |
| Lead Associate Principal, Software Engineering | $163,600 | |
| Lead Assoc Principal, Quantitative Risk Management | $138,632 | |
| Lead Assoc Principal, Quantitative Risk Management | $179,500 | |
| Associate Principal, Software Engineering: Java | $156,998 | |
| Principal, Service Configuration Management | $188,100 | |
| Lead Associate Principal, Cloud Engineering | $158,500 | |
| Sr. Associate, Model Risk Management, Validation | $124,446 | |
| Associate Principal, Model Risk Management, Validation | $131,500 | |
| Associate Principal, Internal Audit, Financial Risk and Mode | $155,000 | |
| Lead Associate Principal, Software Engineering: Java | $179,400 | |
| Lead Associate Principal, Quantitative Risk Management | $179,500 | |
| Manager, Site Reliability Engineering | $186,700 | |
| Lead Associate Principal, Cloud Engineering | $185,800 | |
| Sr. Assoc., Software Engineering: Software Development Test | $117,600 | |
| Assoc Principal, Credit Risk Management Projects & Reporting | $123,968 | |
| Associate Principal, Software Engineering: UI/UX | $153,317 | |
| Lead Assoc Principal, Infrastructure Innovation & Automation | $163,200 | |
| Associate Principal, Software Engineering: Java | $156,998 | |
| Associate Principal, Business Analysis | $99,800 | |
| Senior Associate, Software Engineering | $120,300 | |
| Lead Assoc. Principal, Software Engineering: Streaming Dev. | $182,300 | |
| Lead Associate Principal, Data Governance | $160,555 | |
| Manager, Software Engineering: DevOps | $186,700 | |
| Associate Principal, Site Reliability Engineering | $134,971 |