127 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2026.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from IMC Americas, Inc.'s own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.
Next end date: 2026-12-15. Employing an H-1B worker past the LCA end date without a new certified LCA is a strict-liability violation — the replacement LCA must be certified before the I-129 extension is filed.
Level I is the entry-level prevailing-wage tier and the band DOL's Project Firewall reviews first for misclassification (senior duties filed at an entry-level wage). The national share is 17%.
Median offered wage is 136% above the DOL prevailing wage across 68 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.
Each worksite needs its own 10-business-day LCA notice and a PAF record of that posting; a move to a new area of intended employment needs a new LCA before the worker starts there.
No additional recruitment or non-displacement attestations apply.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — IMC Americas, Inc. is an active H-1B sponsor, with 127 certified LCAs on file (FY2021–FY2026), including 32 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $175,000 (P25 $150,000, P75 $225,000). 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
IMC Americas, Inc. H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2021–FY2026).
Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.
Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 42% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| FY2022 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| FY2023 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| FY2024 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| FY2025 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 34 |
| FY2026 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files. Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.
| Job title | Salary | Level | Location | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Senior Trader (Head of Desk) I-200-26166-015586 | $250,000/yr | IV | Chicago, IL | Jun 15, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate Research Analyst I-200-26157-989386 | $165,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | Jun 06, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Trader I-200-26148-959278 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 28, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate Research Analyst I-200-26149-960338 | $165,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 28, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Trader I-200-26149-960352 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 28, 2026 | Certified |
Trader I-200-26148-959582 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 28, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate ML Researcher I-200-26148-959393 | $300,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 28, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Trader I-200-26148-959112 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 28, 2026 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-26148-959494 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 28, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate ML Researcher I-200-26141-938291 | $300,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 21, 2026 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-26141-937651 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 21, 2026 | Certified |
Trader I-200-26141-939756 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 21, 2026 | Certified |
Equity Analyst I-200-26141-937502 | $185,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 21, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-26135-918456 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 15, 2026 | Certified |
Software Engineer I-200-26135-916173 | $225,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 15, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-26135-915236 | $300,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 15, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Trader I-200-26135-915981 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 15, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-26135-917325 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 15, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-26135-918230 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 15, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Trader I-200-26135-915892 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 15, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-26135-918297 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 15, 2026 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Trader I-200-26135-915837 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 15, 2026 | Certified |
Trading Operations Specialist I-200-26135-917464 | $200,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 15, 2026 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-26135-918393 | $250,000/yr | I | Chicago, IL | May 15, 2026 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-26132-899836 | $300,000/yr | IV | New York, NY | May 12, 2026 | Certified |
Trader I-200-26075-706166 | $250,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Mar 16, 2026 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-26054-657730 | $250,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Feb 23, 2026 | Certified |
Trader I-200-26035-620214 | $250,000/yr | IV | Chicago, IL | Feb 04, 2026 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-26022-581457 | $250,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Jan 22, 2026 | Certified |
Trader I-200-26022-581331 | $250,000/yr | IV | Chicago, IL | Jan 22, 2026 | Certified |
Quantitative Trader I-200-25316-401400 | $200,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Nov 12, 2025 | Certified |
Trader I-203-25273-347567 | $300,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Sep 30, 2025 | Certified |
Quantitative Trader I-200-25217-222671 | $200,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Aug 05, 2025 | Certified |
Trader I-203-25204-195687 | $300,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Jul 23, 2025 | Certified |
Quantitative Trader I-200-25176-127585 | $200,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Jun 25, 2025 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-25174-119809 | $200,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Jun 23, 2025 | Certified |
Quantitative Trader I-200-25140-995477 | $200,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | May 20, 2025 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-25140-998337 | $200,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | May 20, 2025 | Certified |
Head of Desk I-200-25140-995510 | $300,000/yr | IV | Chicago, IL | May 20, 2025 | Certified |
Graduate Quant Researcher I-200-25121-927110 | $225,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 01, 2025 | Certified, withdrawn |
Graduate Quant Trader I-200-25121-927058 | $200,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Graduate Quant Researcher I-200-25121-926771 | $200,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Graduate Software Engineer I-200-25121-927133 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Graduate Quant Researcher I-200-25121-927160 | $225,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Graduate Quant Researcher I-200-25121-926747 | $200,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Trader I-200-25121-927087 | $200,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Trader I-200-25121-926707 | $200,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Graduate Quant Trader I-200-25121-926609 | $200,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Trader I-200-25121-926647 | $200,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Trader I-200-25118-911628 | $200,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Apr 28, 2025 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-25118-911683 | $200,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Apr 28, 2025 | Certified |
Trader I-203-25111-887084 | $200,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Apr 21, 2025 | Certified, withdrawn |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-25108-878799 | $200,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Apr 17, 2025 | Certified |
Quantitative Trader I-203-25085-805620 | $200,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Mar 26, 2025 | Certified |
Quantitative Trader I-203-25079-791229 | $300,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Mar 20, 2025 | Certified |
Quantitative Trader I-200-25079-790977 | $225,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Mar 20, 2025 | Certified |
Options Trader I-203-24318-472003 | $175,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Nov 13, 2024 | Certified |
Quantitative Trader I-203-24316-467193 | $175,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Nov 11, 2024 | Certified |
Macro News Analyst I-200-24281-389773 | $225,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Oct 07, 2024 | Certified |
Quantitative Trader I-200-24276-380703 | $175,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Oct 02, 2024 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Trader I-200-24130-977449 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 09, 2024 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-24129-972080 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 08, 2024 | Certified |
Quantitative Trader I-200-24129-972743 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 08, 2024 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-24127-961694 | $200,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 06, 2024 | Certified, withdrawn |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-24103-880682 | $175,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Apr 12, 2024 | Certified |
Broker Trader I-200-24103-880771 | $150,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Apr 12, 2024 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-24102-878354 | $175,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Apr 11, 2024 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-24100-868668 | $175,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Apr 09, 2024 | Certified |
Quantitative Trader I-200-24099-865038 | $175,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Apr 08, 2024 | Certified |
Trader I-200-24032-684869 | $175,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Feb 01, 2024 | Certified |
Trader I-203-23289-433073 | $175,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Oct 16, 2023 | Certified |
Graduate Trader I-200-23240-299494 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Aug 28, 2023 | Certified |
Trader I-203-23240-299477 | $175,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Aug 28, 2023 | Certified |
Graduate Trader I-200-23240-299499 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Aug 28, 2023 | Certified |
Trader I-203-23240-299488 | $226,500/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Aug 28, 2023 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-23240-299481 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Aug 28, 2023 | Certified |
Trader I-203-23231-279283 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Aug 19, 2023 | Certified |
Options Trader I-203-23193-184284 | $175,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Jul 12, 2023 | Certified |
Graduate Trader I-203-23180-155443 | $113,122/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Jun 29, 2023 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-23165-108495 | $175,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Jun 14, 2023 | Certified |
Graduate Trader I-200-23144-049152 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 24, 2023 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-23144-049164 | $200,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 24, 2023 | Certified |
Trader I-200-23144-049158 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 24, 2023 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-23144-049148 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 24, 2023 | Certified |
Trader I-203-23123-989573 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 03, 2023 | Certified |
Trader I-200-23121-980667 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 01, 2023 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-23093-898528 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Apr 03, 2023 | Certified, withdrawn |
Trader I-200-23089-890291 | $175,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Mar 30, 2023 | Certified |
Finance Associate I-203-22228-418112 | $110,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Aug 16, 2022 | Certified |
Trader I-203-22217-399818 | $120,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Aug 05, 2022 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-22178-314627 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Jun 27, 2022 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-22144-204433 | $200,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 24, 2022 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-22130-154083 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 10, 2022 | Certified |
Graduate Trader I-200-22125-138401 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | May 05, 2022 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-203-22074-980314 | $200,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Mar 15, 2022 | Certified |
Trader I-200-22074-978765 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Mar 15, 2022 | Certified |
Trader I-200-22020-841976 | $350,000/yr | IV | Chicago, IL | Jan 20, 2022 | Certified |
Software Engineer I-200-21335-735283 | $150,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Dec 01, 2021 | Certified |
Trader I-203-21321-710959 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Nov 17, 2021 | Certified |
Options Trader I-203-21306-682522 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Nov 02, 2021 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-21245-561305 | $150,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Sep 02, 2021 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-21244-558412 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Sep 01, 2021 | Certified |
Trader I-203-21236-540784 | $175,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Aug 24, 2021 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-21232-535694 | $150,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Aug 20, 2021 | Certified |
Systems Engineer I-200-21221-509687 | $145,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Aug 09, 2021 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-21215-499755 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Aug 03, 2021 | Certified |
Trader I-203-21202-474603 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Jul 21, 2021 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-21197-468118 | $150,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Jul 16, 2021 | Certified |
Graduate Broker Trader I-200-21154-365977 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Jun 03, 2021 | Certified |
Trader I-200-21133-310428 | $150,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | May 13, 2021 | Certified |
Software Developer I-203-21116-259283 | $150,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Apr 26, 2021 | Certified |
Trader I-200-21111-244929 | $150,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Apr 21, 2021 | Certified |
Graduate Broker Trader I-200-21111-244931 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Apr 21, 2021 | Certified |
Graduate Software Engineer I-200-21111-244918 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Apr 21, 2021 | Certified |
Software Engineer I-200-21111-244924 | $150,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Apr 21, 2021 | Certified |
Researcher I-200-21111-244928 | $150,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Apr 21, 2021 | Certified |
Graduate Quantitative Researcher I-200-21111-244923 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Apr 21, 2021 | Certified |
Business Analyst I-200-21070-140554 | $135,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Mar 11, 2021 | Certified |
Trader I-200-21032-046925 | $76,336/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Feb 01, 2021 | Certified |
Hardware Engineer I-200-21027-036729 | $160,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Jan 27, 2021 | Certified |
Trader I-200-21005-994387 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Jan 04, 2021 | Certified |
Trader I-203-20281-866922 | $150,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Oct 07, 2020 | Certified |
Quantitative Researcher I-200-20281-865899 | $200,000/yr | III | Chicago, IL | Oct 07, 2020 | Certified |
Quantitative Trader I-200-20120-526203 | $150,000/yr | II | Chicago, IL | Apr 28, 2020 | Certified, withdrawn |
One row per LCA case (its latest version), from U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure data. Salaries are the offered wage, converted to a yearly figure. Certified LCAs are not visa approvals.
Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2021–FY2026 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: May and Apr — useful for timing transfer conversations.
Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.
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