Quant Salaries: Live Disclosed Comp
Base-salary figures published in 735 of the 4,208 live postings we track (17% disclose comp, mostly NYC-based roles where pay-transparency laws apply). Median across all disclosed postings: $175k. Excludes bonus and PnL-linked comp, which dominate at senior levels.
By role
| Role | Postings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| HFT | 58 | $213k |
| Quantitative Developer | 54 | $200k |
| Quantitative Trader | 43 | $200k |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 25 | $200k |
| Software Engineer | 89 | $189k |
| Quantitative Researcher | 116 | $175k |
| Data Scientist | 35 | $175k |
By seniority
| Seniority | Postings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | 27 | $190k |
| Junior | 94 | $163k |
| Mid-level | 342 | $150k |
| Senior | 163 | $181k |
| Lead | 17 | $205k |
| VP / Director | 90 | $189k |
By firm (3+ disclosed postings)
| # | Firm | Type | Postings | Median base | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jump Trading | Prop trading | 4 | $300k | $200k–$300k |
| 2 | Citadel Securities | Market maker | 25 | $263k | $213k–$300k |
| 3 | Susquehanna (SIG) | Prop trading | 12 | $250k | $110k–$300k |
| 4 | Five Rings Capital | Prop trading | 9 | $238k | $88k–$300k |
| 5 | Hudson River Trading | Prop trading | 42 | $225k | $90k–$300k |
| 6 | Arrowstreet Capital | Hedge fund | 8 | $223k | $130k–$248k |
| 7 | PDT Partners | Prop trading | 6 | $215k | $135k–$220k |
| 8 | IMC | Market maker | 51 | $213k | $75k–$300k |
| 9 | Two Sigma | Hedge fund | 8 | $209k | $90k–$245k |
| 10 | Millennium | Hedge fund | 28 | $205k | $108k–$213k |
| 11 | Qube RT (QRT) | Hedge fund | 12 | $203k | $155k–$240k |
| 12 | Flow Traders | Market maker | 3 | $200k | $188k–$213k |
| 13 | Tower Research | Prop trading | 11 | $200k | $150k–$250k |
| 14 | Chicago Trading | Prop trading | 8 | $200k | $100k–$225k |
| 15 | Optiver | Market maker | 7 | $200k | $200k–$200k |
| 16 | Jacobs Levy | Asset manager | 5 | $200k | $95k–$213k |
| 17 | Old Mission Capital | Market maker | 14 | $194k | $62k–$238k |
| 18 | Quantbot | Prop trading | 3 | $190k | $83k–$190k |
| 19 | DRW | Prop trading | 10 | $188k | $150k–$400k |
| 20 | GTS | Market maker | 9 | $188k | $160k–$275k |
| 21 | Point72 | Hedge fund | 48 | $175k | $98k–$270k |
| 22 | Verition | Hedge fund | 9 | $175k | $90k–$175k |
| 23 | Virtu | Market maker | 8 | $175k | $133k–$250k |
| 24 | Trexquant | Hedge fund | 15 | $165k | $135k–$188k |
| 25 | AQR Capital | Hedge fund | 6 | $156k | $93k–$195k |
| 26 | Maven Securities | Market maker | 5 | $155k | $98k–$175k |
| 27 | T. Rowe Price | Asset manager | 19 | $151k | $50k–$209k |
| 28 | Stevens Capital Management | Prop trading | 27 | $150k | $75k–$150k |
| 29 | Squarepoint Capital | Hedge fund | 22 | $150k | $100k–$168k |
| 30 | DV Trading | Prop trading | 8 | $150k | $115k–$215k |
| 31 | Valkyrie | Market maker | 6 | $148k | $116k–$194k |
| 32 | BlackRock | Asset manager | 143 | $147k | $81k–$310k |
| 33 | Geneva Trading | Prop trading | 3 | $120k | $90k–$250k |
| 34 | Brookfield Asset Management | Asset manager | 51 | $120k | $52k–$375k |
| 35 | Wellington | Asset manager | 11 | $115k | $75k–$173k |
| 36 | PIMCO | Asset manager | 56 | $112k | $68k–$265k |
| 37 | Man Group | Hedge fund | 3 | $110k | $105k–$130k |
| 38 | Garda Capital Partners | Hedge fund | 5 | $100k | $55k–$160k |