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Job family · 2026.1

Quantitative roles at quant firms

The research, trading and pricing seats that own signal, risk and profit attribution. Pay is the most performance-linked on the index, so the bands are deliberately wide at the top.

Roles priced
6
Market guides
17
Tracked live functions
6
Last updated
September 2026

KnowQuant research deskUpdated 1 September 20266 roles priced across 17 marketsMethod 2026.1

What do quantitative roles pay at a quant firm?

The research, trading and pricing seats that own signal, risk and profit attribution. Pay is the most performance-linked on the index, so the bands are deliberately wide at the top. KnowQuant prices 6 quantitative roles, from $125k – $700k to $500k – $15m of modelled total compensation in New York. These are modelled reference bands, not observed medians, and individual vacancies are only shown with pay where an employer publishes it.

Roles in this family

Systematic Portfolio Manager

Owning a book and a payout formula

$500k – $15m

New York total compensation range, all levels

Quant Researcher

Signal discovery and alpha research

$230k – $2.5m

New York total compensation range, all levels

Quant Trader

Running risk on systematic strategies

$200k – $3.0m

New York total compensation range, all levels

HFT / Low-Latency Engineer

Nanoseconds as a competitive edge

$200k – $1.4m

New York total compensation range, all levels

Quant Developer

The engineering layer beneath the strategy

$180k – $1.2m

New York total compensation range, all levels

Quant Analyst

Pricing, risk and model validation

$125k – $700k

New York total compensation range, all levels

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Modelled bands by seniority, New York

Modelled total compensation by seniority for Quantitative roles in New York, September 2026
RoleEntry (0-2 yrs)Mid (2-5 yrs)Senior (5-8 yrs)Lead / Head (8+ yrs)
Systematic Portfolio Manager$500k – $1.5m$1.0m – $5.0m$2.0m – $15m$2.0m – $15m
Quant Researcher$230k – $400k$350k – $650k$550k – $1.1m$800k – $2.5m
Quant Trader$200k – $400k$350k – $800k$600k – $1.5m$900k – $3.0m
HFT / Low-Latency Engineer$200k – $350k$300k – $550k$450k – $900k$600k – $1.4m
Quant Developer$180k – $300k$260k – $450k$380k – $700k$500k – $1.2m
Quant Analyst$125k – $200k$175k – $300k$240k – $450k$330k – $700k

Modelled reference bands, not observed medians. Where a role publishes fewer distinct levels than the columns shown, the nearest published band is used.

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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.