Quant Salaries: Live Disclosed Comp
Base-salary figures published in 509 of the 4,201 live postings we track (12% disclose comp, mostly NYC-based roles where pay-transparency laws apply). Median across all disclosed postings: $188k. Excludes bonus and PnL-linked comp, which dominate at senior levels.
By role
| Role | Postings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| HFT | 54 | $213k |
| Software Engineer | 45 | $205k |
| Quantitative Developer | 70 | $203k |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 14 | $203k |
| Quantitative Trader | 39 | $200k |
| Data Scientist | 11 | $189k |
| Quantitative Researcher | 105 | $188k |
By seniority
| Seniority | Postings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | 19 | $225k |
| Junior | 69 | $200k |
| Mid-level | 251 | $175k |
| Senior | 129 | $200k |
| VP / Director | 33 | $189k |
By firm (3+ disclosed postings)
| # | Firm | Type | Postings | Median base | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jump Trading | Prop trading | 4 | $300k | $200k–$300k |
| 2 | Susquehanna (SIG) | Prop trading | 11 | $275k | $200k–$300k |
| 3 | Citadel | Hedge fund | 14 | $268k | $130k–$325k |
| 4 | Citadel Securities | Market maker | 26 | $263k | $213k–$300k |
| 5 | Five Rings Capital | Prop trading | 11 | $238k | $88k–$300k |
| 6 | Hudson River Trading | Prop trading | 44 | $231k | $90k–$300k |
| 7 | Arrowstreet Capital | Hedge fund | 7 | $230k | $130k–$248k |
| 8 | DRW | Prop trading | 3 | $225k | $175k–$400k |
| 9 | IMC | Market maker | 39 | $213k | $75k–$300k |
| 10 | Two Sigma | Hedge fund | 5 | $210k | $208k–$245k |
| 11 | PDT Partners | Prop trading | 8 | $210k | $135k–$220k |
| 12 | Chicago Trading | Prop trading | 6 | $206k | $175k–$225k |
| 13 | Millennium | Hedge fund | 29 | $205k | $108k–$213k |
| 14 | Qube RT (QRT) | Hedge fund | 12 | $203k | $155k–$240k |
| 15 | Jacobs Levy | Asset manager | 4 | $200k | $95k–$213k |
| 16 | CFM | Hedge fund | 3 | $200k | $200k–$200k |
| 17 | Optiver | Market maker | 3 | $200k | $200k–$200k |
| 18 | BlackRock | Asset manager | 25 | $189k | $115k–$1000k |
| 19 | Old Mission Capital | Market maker | 11 | $188k | $175k–$238k |
| 20 | Group One | Market maker | 3 | $188k | $110k–$188k |
| 21 | GTS | Market maker | 5 | $188k | $175k–$188k |
| 22 | Virtu | Market maker | 8 | $181k | $133k–$250k |
| 23 | Point72 | Hedge fund | 50 | $175k | $100k–$275k |
| 24 | Valkyrie | Market maker | 3 | $173k | $155k–$194k |
| 25 | Trexquant | Hedge fund | 8 | $170k | $135k–$188k |
| 26 | Tower Research | Prop trading | 4 | $163k | $150k–$200k |
| 27 | DV Trading | Prop trading | 8 | $163k | $128k–$224k |
| 28 | Garda Capital Partners | Hedge fund | 3 | $150k | $90k–$160k |
| 29 | Stevens Capital Management | Prop trading | 27 | $150k | $75k–$150k |
| 30 | Verition | Hedge fund | 7 | $150k | $125k–$175k |
| 31 | Squarepoint Capital | Hedge fund | 19 | $150k | $100k–$150k |
| 32 | Brookfield Asset Management | Asset manager | 36 | $120k | $52k–$260k |
| 33 | PIMCO | Asset manager | 48 | $112k | $75k–$265k |