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Trader salaries in Finance and Insurance

Explore Trader pay at 24 employers in Finance and Insurance. Employer industry and career are separate: this page focuses on the employers assigned to this sector, while the career can also appear elsewhere.

EMPLOYERS WITH SUPPORTED PAY24

Distinct employers with eligible unfiltered salary cohorts

PAY COHORTS24

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COVERAGE MODIFIEDOct 18, 2026

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Public annual pay cohorts at employers in this industry

An industry-wide average is not calculated from these employer medians. Each row keeps its sample denominator and available component breakdown. Unknown components stay undisclosed.

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Selected supported source cohorts for Trader salaries in Finance and Insurance. These are individual benchmarks, not an average across employers or levels.

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Trader · BOFA SECURITIES, INC. · All reported locations

For Trader at BOFA SECURITIES, INC. in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $200,000. The sample denominator is 27 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

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Trader · Jane Street · All reported locations

For Trader at Jane Street in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $275,000. The sample denominator is 20 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

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Trader · Goldman Sachs · All reported locations

For Trader at Goldman Sachs in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $222,500. The sample denominator is 18 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.

Only public source benchmarks with at least five samples and a disclosed median appear here. Samples can overlap and are never added into an employee total. Source sampling methods apply; published sample counts are not guaranteed to represent unique employees. Missing pay components stay undisclosed. Methodology.

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EMPLOYER / ROLETOTAL COMPBASE SALARYSTOCK / YEARCASH BONUSCONTEXT
BS
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.TraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$200,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort27 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
JS
Jane StreetTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$275,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort20 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Goldman SachsTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$222,500——Offered base wage · filing cohort18 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
CG
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.TraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$125,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort16 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
CS
CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLCTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$79,144——Offered base wage · filing cohort13 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
US
UBS SECURITIES LLCTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$160,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort13 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
AC
Akuna CapitalTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$165,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort12 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
SA
SG Americas Securities, LLCTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$195,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort12 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
C
CitiTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$200,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort10 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
OS
Optiver Services US LLCTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$200,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort10 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
DE
D. E. ShawTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$300,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort9 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
AI
Akuna Investment Operations LLCTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$169,900——Offered base wage · filing cohort8 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
DB
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.TraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$147,500——Offered base wage · filing cohort8 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
IA
IMC Americas, Inc.TraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$250,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort8 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
BC
Barclays Capital Inc. TraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$185,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
VF
Virtu Financial Operating LLCTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$150,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
DG
DV Group, LLCTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$105,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
FD
Five Dimensions Energy LLCTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$115,500——Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
FH
Federal Home Loan Mortgage CorporationTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$130,100——Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
FL
FTTNY LLCTraderAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$175,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026

Questions about this pay market.

What are Trader salaries in Finance and Insurance?

The available evidence includes 24 supported public pay cohorts across 24 employers. The tables show individual employer benchmarks and their measurement definitions. We do not average employer medians into a single industry salary.

Does this page show base salary or total compensation?

Base-pay coverage is available. Government wage filings describe offered base pay. Missing stock, bonus and benefits are not inferred from those wages.

Can Trader work in other industries?

A career and an employer sector answer different questions. This page uses the assigned employer industry; the broader Trader career page includes supported employers in other sectors. Filings may cover only part of an employer’s workforce.

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