Side-by-side distribution
Accountant
$85,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.3%
- Live roles
- 3,534
Trader
$143,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.2%
- Live roles
- 507
Highest-paying jobs
Corporate / Controllership Accountant
Senior Accountant Expert
Managed Services - Private Asr - Senior Accountant
Senior Accountant
Lead Tax Accountant, Tax Audit & Compliance
Senior Technical Accountant
Senior Forward Deployed Accountant
Senior Forward Deployed Accountant
Sr. Accountant, AI Operations
Sr. Accountant
Highest-paying jobs
Quant Trader- E- Trading Municipal Bonds - Director
Long End Treasuries Trader
Trader
Trader, Investment Grade Credit
Campus Full Time 2027 - Quantitative Trader
Campus Quantitative Trader (Intern)
FX LATAM Options Trader Executive Director
US Credit Solutions Trading – Structured Credit Trader
Securitized Products Sales - Trader
US Equity Index Options Trader
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
BDO Canada
|
$79,000 | 27 |
Supporting Strategies
|
$70,200 | 14 |
U.S. Bank
|
$72,520 | 11 |
Hunt St
|
$24,005 | 11 |
CoreWeave
|
$114,000 | 10 |
Colliers International
|
$73,906 | 10 |
Cushman & Wakefield
|
$55,500 | 9 |
Anduril Industries
|
$118,000 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fidelity Investments
|
$69,500 | 17 |
Gelber Group
|
$96,000 | 6 |
| DR DRW | $200,000 | 5 |
Optiver
|
$200,000 | 5 |
DV Trading
|
$140,000 | 5 |
IMC
|
$250,000 | 4 |
|
Deutsche Bank
|
$209,375 | 4 |
| TO Topstep | $81,251 | 4 |
Accountant salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $120,000 | 47 |
| Austin | $118,875 | 4 |
| Seattle | $103,222 | 6 |
| Atlanta | $102,125 | 4 |
| New York | $101,875 | 86 |
| Boston | $101,750 | 19 |
| Los Angeles | $96,450 | 22 |
| Denver | $90,900 | 27 |
| Chicago | $90,500 | 47 |
| Toronto | $71,767 | 28 |
Accountant vs Trader: which pays more?
The median for Accountant is $85,000 per year (typically $70,000–$104,563), versus $143,750 for Trader ($92,175–$196,250). That puts Trader about 69% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Accountant and Trader 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.