Trader salaries.

What Trader roles pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.

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Median salary

$150,000

per year · annualized USD

Typical range

$103.6k – $200k

25th–75th percentile

Disclosing pay

24.8%

76 of 307 roles

Live roles

307

open right now

Salary trend

median · annualized USD
Median over time ▬ 0%
$150,000 $150,000

Salary distribution

annualized USD · disclosed roles
$103.6k 25th
$150k Median
$200k 75th
$84.3k
$250k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $18k – $300k · outliers off-axis

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Gelber Group $96,000 11
Optiver $200,000 7
IMC $250,000 6
Akuna Capital $145,000 6
DV Trading $145,000 6
Jump Trading $300,000 3
Five Rings LLC - Careers $300,000 2
CTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn $237,500 2

Trader salary by location

Location Median Roles
New York $168,750 30
London $150,000 3
Chicago $150,000 44
Amsterdam $114,260 5

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How much do Trader roles pay?

The median salary for Trader roles is $150,000 per year. Most pay falls between $103,587 (25th percentile) and $200,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $84,300 to $250,000.

These figures are computed live from 307 active Trader roles on JobsRadar, of which 76 (24.8%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.

Employers currently hiring well-paid Trader roles include Five Rings LLC - Careers, Jump Trading, CTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn and IMC.

Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.

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