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PERM occupation, SOC 13-2051.00, #19 of 1,410 by filings
Financial and Investment Analysts
- Biggest sponsor
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC · 4% of its filings
- Busiest state
- NY · 42% of its filings
- Major group
- Business and financial · SOC 13
Weighing an offer for this job?
Where it falls among certified offers, and the four wage levels DOL sets for it by area.
Median wage
$136,039
all PERM $103,272
Filings
2,800
#19 of 1,410
Approval
98.3%
field 96.8%
Median days
474
3 faster than the field
What it pays
Where its median offer sits among every occupation, then the whole ladder of certified offers by year and by state.
Median offered wage
$136,039above 87%
Approval rate
98.3%ahead of 72%
Median days to decision
474 daysahead of 56%
Each bar counts occupations at that value. More
- 5th to 95th
- 25th to 75th
- Median
- 10th and 90th
FY2024
$140,300 median · 420 certified cases
FY2025
$133,370 median · 1,132 certified cases
FY2026
$140,000 median · 1,065 certified cases
- 10th
- $77,525
- +3.2% since FY2024
- Median
- $140,000
- -0.2% since FY2024
- 90th
- $225,000
- +7.1% since FY2024
- 95th
- $260,000
- +3.8% since FY2024
These years are not measuring the same group of filings. The count moves by 2.7 times between the largest year and the smallest, so a change in the ladder is at least partly a change in which employers filed rather than a change in what the work pays. Read the shape, not the difference.
| Fiscal year | Cases | 5th | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 420 | $63,142 | $75,090 | $104,568 | $140,300 | $165,568 | $210,115 | $250,400 |
| FY2025 | 1,132 | $62,442 | $74,880 | $100,000 | $133,370 | $173,555 | $200,000 | $235,000 |
| FY2026 | 1,065 | $67,552 | $77,525 | $100,000 | $140,000 | $176,571 | $225,000 | $260,000 |
A median answers whether pay moved. More
- 5th to 95th
- 25th to 75th
- Median
- 10th and 90th
NY
$167,000 median · 1,113 certified cases
CA
$133,916 median · 486 certified cases
| State | Cases | 5th | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 1,113 | $85,720 | $107,000 | $133,370 | $167,000 | $200,000 | $250,000 | $275,000 |
| CA | 486 | $67,475 | $71,635 | $97,275 | $133,916 | $165,000 | $200,000 | $237,500 |
One SOC code, one federal process, and a wage range that moves with the state. More
Who files it
The sponsors and firms with the most PERM filings under this code, the places the work sits, and who the workers were.
Sponsors filing it
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 101 filings · 100.0% approved
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 82 filings · 100.0% approved
- BOFA SECURITIES, INC. 56 filings · 100.0% approved
- Citibank, N.A. 54 filings · 100.0% approved
- Ernst & Young U.S. LLP 34 filings · 100.0% approved
- CITADEL AMERICAS SERVICES LLC 33 filings · 100.0% approved
How this is counted
The employers with the most applications under this code. 360 of 2,800 filings, 13% of the total.
Firms filing it
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP 770 filings · 99.7% approved
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. 199 filings · 98.4% approved
- Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP 108 filings · 100.0% approved
- Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty LLP 66 filings · 98.4% approved
- Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 65 filings · 98.3% approved
- EY Law LLP 57 filings · 100.0% approved
How this is counted
The law firms named on the most applications under this code. 1,265 of 2,800 filings, 45% of the total.
Where the jobs are
- New York 1,182
- California 523
- Florida 193
- Texas 159
- Massachusetts 107
- Illinois 100
How this is counted
The worksite state on the application, which is where the job is and not where the company is headquartered. Volume by state across everyone is on the state map. These 6 states cover 2,264 of 2,800 filings.
Where the work is
- New York, NY 1,127
- San Francisco, CA 150
- Miami, FL 85
- Boston, MA 79
- Chicago, IL 78
- Los Angeles, CA 50
How this is counted
The worksite city on the application, which is where the job is. These 6 cities cover 1,569 of 2,800 filings.
- Every sponsor that files it, by state, approval rate, offered wage and time to a decision
- Every filing for it, PERM, wage requests and H-1B, case by case
Newspapers it advertised in
- 898 cases
The New York Times
- 204 cases
San Francisco Chronicle
- 95 cases
Miami Herald
- 79 cases
The Mercury News
- 68 cases
Los Angeles Times
- 61 cases
The Boston Globe
How this is counted
The newspaper or professional journal named for each case's two print ads, one count per paper per case, however the filer spelled it.
Additional steps it used
- 2,161 cases
Job search websites
- 1,843 cases
Local or ethnic newspapers
- 1,079 cases
The employer's website
- 833 cases
Radio or TV ads
- 611 cases
Employee referral programs
- 348 cases
Trade or professional organizations
How this is counted
The steps a professional job needs beyond the job order and the ads, by the number of cases that name each.
How long before filing it began
- 0.0%
Under 30 days
- 0.2%
30 to 59 days
- 27%
60 to 89 days
- 27%
90 to 119 days
- 18%
120 to 149 days
- 28%
150 to 180 days
- 0.3%
Over 180 days
How this is counted
Days from the first recruitment step to the filing. 20 C.F.R. § 656.17(e) puts the job order and ads 30 to 180 days before filing.
Who filled these jobs, FY2016 to FY2023
From DOL's old form; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry them. Top six of each.
Country of citizenship
- India 24
- China 20
- Canada 7
- Brazil 4
- South Korea 4
- Mexico 3
Worker's education
- Master's 48
- Bachelor's 36
- Other 2
- Associate's 1
- None 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 61
- F-1 10
- L-1 9
- TN 2
- H-4 1
- L-2 1
Schools
- NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 6
- COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 3
- ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2
- PACE UNIVERSITY 2
- THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 2
- THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL 2
Fields of study
- BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 19
- FINANCE 17
- ECONOMICS 5
- FINANCIAL ENGINEERING 5
- ACCOUNTING 3
- COMMERCE 2
The job itself
What O*NET says the work is, what the market pays it by BLS's survey, its outlook, and DOL's wage levels year by year.
- United States361,980 jobs
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNew York
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CASan Francisco
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMiami
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHBoston
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INChicago
- middle half of pay (BLS)
- median
- 10th to 90th percentile
- DOL's Levels I to IV, left to right
- median PERM offer
| Area | BLS median | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $102,740 | ||||
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $128,930 | $87,339 | $117,686 | $148,054 | $178,402 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $130,520 | $85,800 | $114,046 | $142,272 | $170,518 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $105,160 | $69,410 | $93,558 | $117,707 | $141,856 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $117,520 | $82,950 | $107,016 | $131,061 | $155,126 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $101,750 | $72,072 | $92,269 | $112,486 | $132,683 |
How these figures fit together
BLS surveys employers on what they pay everyone in a job; DOL builds its four levels from the same survey a year later (the July 2026 wage year uses BLS's May 2025 estimates). DOL publishes levels by area, not nationally, so the United States line has none. Levels are hourly in DOL's tables; here they're shown a year at 2,080 hours, as DOL computes them. The metros are the ones holding the most of this job's PERM filings, placed by Census's county files.
The block is the middle half of what employers report paying everyone in this job, citizen or not; the ticks under it are DOL's four prevailing wage levels for that metro, the floors a PERM or H-1B offer is held to. More
DOL's levels for this job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, year by year
Each July DOL resets the four levels from BLS's newest survey. A determination keeps the figures of the year it was issued in.
| Wage year | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $87,339 | $117,686 | $148,054 | $178,402 |
| 2025-26 | $87,838 | $118,248 | $148,678 | $179,088 |
| 2024-25 | $85,301 | $115,731 | $146,141 | $176,571 |
| 2023-24 | $82,285 | $112,715 | $143,125 | $173,555 |
| 2022-23 | $77,272 | $105,331 | $133,370 | $161,429 |
| 2021-22 | $70,845 | $100,443 | $130,021 | $159,619 |
What the job is
Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.
- Preparation
- Considerable Preparation Needed
- O*NET Job Zone 4
- DOL's education basis
- Bachelor's degree
- Wage year 2026-27, on DOL's Appendix A list
- Jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +7.2%
- About 24,700 openings a year (BLS)
- Typical entry
- Bachelor's degree
- BLS
Bright Outlook O*NET OnLine lists this job for rapid growth.
Titles people use for it
Analyst, Financial Analyst, Investment Analyst, Securities Analyst, Credit Products Officer, Equity Research Analyst, Planning Analyst, Portfolio Manager.
Related jobs: Personal Financial Advisors, Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents, Investment Fund Managers, Financial Risk Specialists, Financial Quantitative Analysts, Credit Analysts.
This section includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database and O*NET OnLine by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. PERM Tracker has modified some of this information (the shares are rounded and only the top tasks are shown); what changed. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Against other jobs
Where this sits in the ranking
Ranked 19 of 1,410 by volume: 18 filed at least as many filings, and 1,391 filed no more.
- Just above
- Home Health Aides 2,894 filings
- Just below
- Personal Care Aides 2,630 filings
Other business and financial roles
Occupations sharing this one's SOC major group, which is carried in the first two digits of the code. More
Occupations sharing this one's SOC major group, which is carried in the first two digits of the code. Wages inside a group still swing hard, because the group holds every seniority level and every metro.
- #13 Accountants and Auditors 3,686 filings · 86 denied
- #26 Management Analysts 2,468 filings · 43 denied
- #28 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,424 filings · 72 denied
- #4 Project Management Specialists 8,526 filings · 102 denied
- #34 Financial Quantitative Analysts 2,150 filings · 11 denied
- #52 132011.01, Accountants 1,207 filings · 55 denied
The same job on H-1B
53,003 certified H-1B labor condition applications for this occupation since FY2020, offering a median of $125,000 a year; the middle half ran $95,000 to $171,454. By state and year in the salary explorer.
Notes on these numbers
Reading the wage
A floor, not a salary survey: every level and metro mixed. DOL's four wage levels for this job, by area.
What the median is
The median wage employers committed to in federal filings for this occupation. It mixes every experience level and every metro, and it's a floor: the employer must offer at least the prevailing wage DOL determines for the occupation, level and county. Across all PERM filings the middle half of offered wages runs $45,178 to $141,357, so a figure inside that band is unremarkable whichever occupation it belongs to. The levels page reads DOL's OFLC wage search live.
What these numbers don't say
4 notes
- The code is the identity
- This one is SOC 13-2051.00. Two SOC codes can carry the same job title, so a title that looks duplicated on the ranking is two different occupations. Match on the code when you're checking a specific filing.
- A median isn’t an offer
- It's the middle of all 2,800 wages committed to for this occupation across the country, entry level and principal alike. The same role's medians swing hard by worksite, which the state map shows directly.
- Approval isn’t about the occupation
- The denial rate moves with what happened in the filing rather than with the job title, so nothing here is a property of Financial and Investment Analysts. The measured factors are on the denial risk page, published as separate rates.
- Nothing here is pending
- All 2,800 counted here carry a decision date, because every case in DOL's disclosure files does, so a case still waiting is in none of them. The largest filer of this occupation is Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Where the queue stands today is on the processing times page.
The window these figures cover: DOL's PERM disclosure files for fiscal years 2024 to 2026, through the third quarter of 2026, 373,939 decided cases. Nothing pending is counted here. How each figure is built
Weighing an offer?
Compare it against this median, then check the state map, where the same occupation's medians swing hard by worksite.
Setting one?
All 1,410 occupations sort together on the wages page, and denial rates show how outcome moves with the offered wage.
Filings newer than DOL's last published file can't be attributed to this occupation until DOL publishes them. The live list on the case search page carries them by employer.
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
Employers and firms: Derived from DOL's disclosure files · data through Jun 30, 2026 · rebuilt with each quarterly load
O*NET occupation data: O*NET Database, USDOL/ETA (onetcenter.org) · data through Aug 16, 2026 · twice a year
BLS market pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (bls.gov) · data through May 31, 2025 · yearly, each spring
BLS employment projections: BLS Employment Projections (bls.gov) · data through Dec 31, 2025 · yearly, each autumn
DOL wage tables: DOL OFLC wage data downloads (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jul 1, 2026 · yearly, each july
What each source includes
Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.
Employers and firms: Employers, law firms and occupations ranked from decided cases only.
O*NET occupation data: What O*NET says each occupation is and takes: its description, tasks, Job Zone and the education workers report. A description of the job everywhere, not of any one employer's opening.
BLS market pay: What employers report paying everyone in each job, nationally, by state and by metro, from BLS's yearly survey (May of the year named). Citizens and immigrants alike; not PERM offers.
BLS employment projections: BLS's ten-year projection of each job's employment and yearly openings, and the entry education it calls typical. A projection, not a count.
DOL wage tables: The four prevailing wage levels DOL publishes for every job in every area, each wage year from 2021-22, as DOL's own tables print them. The floors an offer is held to, not what anyone was paid.
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- When it'll likely be decided
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