H-1B sponsorILFEIN 36-4340266Updated Jul 2026

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. . Filed 422 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a IL headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. is a financial derivatives and futures exchange headquartered in Illinois. In FY2026, the company filed 16 H-1B petitions, all of which were certified.

Since 2010, CME has sponsored 422 H-1B filings with a 79.86% overall certification rate, 4.27% withdrawn, and 0.47% denied. The company's H-1B sponsorship has concentrated heavily on technology roles: Software Developers account for 159 filings (37.7% of total), followed by Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers with 76 filings (18.0%). Financial and investment specialties—Financial and Investment Analysts (37 filings) and Financial Risk Specialists (26 filings)—reflect CME's core business. Data Scientists represent 23 filings (5.5%), indicating growing demand for analytical talent.

H-1B filing volume peaked in 2019 with 61 petitions and has fluctuated significantly since, reflecting business cycles and visa cap constraints. The strong 100% certification rate in FY2026 indicates successful labor condition attestations and compliance with prevailing wage requirements.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. ’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	79.9%
Cert-withdrawn	15.4%
Withdrawn	4.3%
Denied	0.5%

Certified79.9%

Cert-withdrawn15.4%

Withdrawn4.3%

Denied0.5%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	159
2	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	76
3	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	37
4	13-2054	Financial Risk Specialists	26
5	15-2051	Data Scientists	23
6	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	20
7	13-2099	Financial Specialists, All Other	10
8	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	6
9	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	5
10	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	4

Software Developers

159

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Financial and Investment Analysts

Financial Risk Specialists

Data Scientists

Operations Research Analysts

Financial Specialists, All Other

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Computer Systems Analysts

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	10
FY2011	18
FY2012	16
FY2013	30
FY2014	43
FY2015	44
FY2016	48
FY2017	60
FY2018	32
FY2019	61
FY2020	4
FY2021	9
FY2022	12
FY2023	2
FY2024	11
FY2025	6
FY2026	16

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