Quant salary calculator

Modelled pay for your role and level

Pick a role, market and experience level. The calculator draws the modelled total compensation band, the base salary component inside it and every other level in the same market on one axis. These are modelled bands, not measured offer data.

Researcher · New York · modelled midpoint

$500k

Midpoint of the modelled total compensation band for a quant researcher with 4 years of experience. The midpoint is the average of the two band bounds, not a measured median.

Modelled band: $350k – $650k
Base component: $175k – $250k
Level: Researcher
Method: 2026.1

How do I know if I'm underpaid as a quant?

Compare your total compensation - base plus bonus - against the modelled range for your role, city and years of experience, not against base salary alone. Where a bonus is a large part of the package, two offers with identical base salaries can end up far apart, so compare the whole package and check which parts are guaranteed. A modelled range describes the market, not your personal valuation or your chance of receiving an offer.

Researcher · New York · Modelled midpoint

$500k

Midpoint of the modelled total compensation band for a quant researcher at this level. The midpoint is the average of the two band bounds, not a measured median. Figures are rounded to the nearest 5k. How this is calculated

Modelled lower: $350k
Modelled upper: $650k
Base component: $175k – $250k

Where this level sits across the quant researcher ladder

Every published level for this role in New York, drawn on one axis. The pale bar is the modelled total compensation band, the darker inset is the base salary component inside it, and the hairline marks the band midpoint.

Entry / PhD hire · 0-2 yrs

$230k – $400k

Researcher · 2-5 yrs

$350k – $650k

Your selected level

Senior Researcher · 5-8 yrs

$550k – $1.1m

Lead / Head of Research · 8+ yrs

$800k – $2.5m

$230k$1.4m$2.5m

These are the bounds of modelled bands and their midpoints. They are not quartiles, not percentiles and not a sample of observed offers, so no distribution or sample-confidence reading can be taken from them. Where an employer states pay on a live vacancy we publish the employer's figure instead, labelled as stated.

Firms whose published focus fits this profile

Pick the skills you would put on a CV. We compare them against each firm's published hiring focus, office footprint and strategy mix, and show you which of those three matched. This is an exploration aid for shortlisting, not a statement that a firm is likely to hire you.

Research desk

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A modelled band describes the market, not your package. Tell us the role and market you are weighing up and the research desk will come back on where the range holds and where it does not. Nothing you type here is shared with an employer.

Methodology

Figures are expressed as annual total compensation (base salary plus expected performance bonus) in the reference market's local currency, converted from a US dollar base. They describe typical market ranges rather than any individual offer, and exclude sign-on payments, deferred equity and carried interest. Portfolio-manager figures reflect formulaic profit-share arrangements and are therefore far more dispersed than any other role.

KnowQuantIndex 2026.1 · Updated September 2026

Modelled bands describe the market, not an individual offer. Where an employer states pay, the stated figure is used and labelled as such.

Modelled against KnowQuant method 2026.1, last revised September 2026.