Side-by-side distribution
Accountant
$85,341
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.9%
- Live roles
- 3,540
Quantitative Analyst
$166,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 36.9%
- Live roles
- 406
Highest-paying jobs
Corporate / Controllership Accountant
Senior Accountant Expert
Managed Services - Private Asr - Senior Accountant
Senior Accountant
Lead Tax Accountant, Tax Audit & Compliance
Sr. Accountant, AI Operations
Senior Forward Deployed Accountant
Senior Technical Accountant
Senior Forward Deployed Accountant
Senior Accountant (First Hire)
Highest-paying jobs
Lead, Quant Engineer
Quant Trader- E- Trading Municipal Bonds - Director
Finance Expert - Quant Research & Systematic Trading
Quant Strategist
Quantitative Research Analyst – Portfolio Implementation
Quant Research Analyst – Spec Fin / Securitization
Algorithm Developer (Quant Research & Trading) – 2027 PhDs
Quantitative Research Analyst - Remote
Quantitative Research Analyst
Summer Intern 2027 - Quantitative Trader
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
BDO Canada
|
$79,000 | 26 |
Supporting Strategies
|
$70,200 | 14 |
U.S. Bank
|
$72,520 | 12 |
Hunt St
|
$24,005 | 11 |
Cushman & Wakefield
|
$56,888 | 10 |
CoreWeave
|
$114,000 | 9 |
Colliers International
|
$66,401 | 9 |
Anduril Industries
|
$114,500 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Bank of America
|
$122,400 | 12 |
|
PIMCO
|
$217,500 | 9 |
Fidelity Investments
|
$150,000 | 7 |
PNC
|
$129,375 | 7 |
|
U.S. Bank
|
$121,088 | 6 |
KeyBank
|
$98,000 | 5 |
|
Hudson River Trading
|
$300,000 | 3 |
|
Stevens Capital Management LP
|
$225,000 | 3 |
Accountant salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $120,500 | 43 |
| Seattle | $103,222 | 6 |
| New York | $102,000 | 85 |
| Austin | $101,750 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $95,000 | 23 |
| Boston | $92,079 | 19 |
| Chicago | $91,088 | 48 |
| Denver | $90,900 | 25 |
| London | $79,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $70,616 | 25 |
Quantitative Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | $300,000 | 3 |
| London | $237,500 | 9 |
| San Francisco | $187,500 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $184,750 | 5 |
| New York | $175,000 | 49 |
| Chicago | $160,000 | 33 |
| Boston | $150,000 | 19 |
| Atlanta | $122,400 | 6 |
Accountant vs Quantitative Analyst: which pays more?
The median for Accountant is $85,341 per year (typically $70,000–$104,600), versus $166,250 for Quantitative Analyst ($124,063–$207,719). That puts Quantitative Analyst about 95% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Accountant and Quantitative Analyst are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.