Q: How much do traders earn?

Traders earn $102,048 a year, on average. However, there is a considerable range in the earning potential of a trader, starting from as little as $55,000 a year to as much as $190,000 a year. A select few traders earn over a million a year. Factors such as location and company impact how much a trader can earn.

Question 1

How much does a Trader make?

Accepted Answer

The average trader salary in the United States is $90,179. Trader salaries typically range between $56,000 and $144,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for traders is $43.36 per hour.

Trader salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Traders earn the highest average salary in New York.

Question 2

What state pays Traders the most?

Accepted Answer

New York pays Traders the most in the United States, with an average salary of $120,415 per year, or $57.89 per hour.

Question 3

How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Trader?

Accepted Answer

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Trader if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in New Hampshire you should be paid close to $113,348 per year.

Question 4

How much do entry-level traders make?

Accepted Answer

Entry-level traders make anywhere from $45,507 to $195,929 per year. The average salary for an entry-level trader is $96,476 a year. Factors such as location and company impact how much an entry-level trader can make.

Question 5

How much do traders earn?

Accepted Answer

Traders earn $102,048 a year, on average. However, there is a considerable range in the earning potential of a trader, starting from as little as $55,000 a year to as much as $190,000 a year. A select few traders earn over a million a year. Factors such as location and company impact how much a trader can earn.

Question 6

How much does a professional forex trader make?

Accepted Answer

Professional foreign exchange (forex) traders make an average of $178,916 per year. The salary of this position varies greatly with specific job titles, companies, locations, and a variety of other factors. The top 10% of forex traders earn over $800,000 annually.

Question 7

How much does the average Wall Street trader earn?

Accepted Answer

The average Wall Street trader earns $134,571 a year, but there's a vast range of salaries ranging from $17,415 to $458,570 a year. Where you fall along this very large pay scale as a Wall Street trader largely depends on the number of years of experience you have.

Question 8

How much does the average professional trader make?

Accepted Answer

The average professional trader makes $61,225 a year ($29 an hour). However, there is a considerable range and how much a professional trader can make, starting from as little as $34,000 a year to as much as $190,000 a year. Factors such as location and position impact how much a professional trader can make.

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	New York	$120,415	$57.89
2	Delaware	$107,010	$51.45
3	West Virginia	$90,058	$43.30
4	Rhode Island	$113,200	$54.42
5	Connecticut	$102,420	$49.24
6	Nevada	$112,738	$54.20
7	District of Columbia	$103,407	$49.71
8	Ohio	$89,916	$43.23
9	New Hampshire	$113,348	$54.49
10	New Jersey	$96,942	$46.61
11	Texas	$88,516	$42.56
12	Hawaii	$100,098	$48.12
13	Wyoming	$84,359	$40.56
14	Georgia	$88,364	$42.48
15	Michigan	$92,295	$44.37
16	New Mexico	$93,556	$44.98
17	Louisiana	$87,575	$42.10
18	Oklahoma	$88,084	$42.35
19	Alaska	$83,638	$40.21
20	Vermont	$81,956	$39.40
21	Montana	$85,129	$40.93
22	South Carolina	$83,039	$39.92
23	Arkansas	$79,553	$38.25
24	Missouri	$86,748	$41.71
25	Illinois	$81,159	$39.02
26	South Dakota	$78,977	$37.97
27	Massachusetts	$84,436	$40.59
28	Kentucky	$83,061	$39.93
29	Maine	$82,051	$39.45
30	North Carolina	$77,969	$37.49
31	Utah	$82,933	$39.87
32	Minnesota	$83,991	$40.38
33	Mississippi	$74,647	$35.89
34	Iowa	$77,439	$37.23
35	Maryland	$80,492	$38.70
36	Nebraska	$70,580	$33.93
37	California	$83,061	$39.93
38	Pennsylvania	$76,596	$36.83
39	Tennessee	$73,209	$35.20
40	North Dakota	$72,873	$35.04
41	Oregon	$79,142	$38.05
42	Kansas	$75,899	$36.49
43	Idaho	$72,125	$34.68
44	Arizona	$75,465	$36.28
45	Florida	$71,535	$34.39
46	Alabama	$61,319	$29.48
47	Virginia	$73,331	$35.26
48	Washington	$75,529	$36.31
49	Colorado	$65,140	$31.32
50	Indiana	$65,288	$31.39
51	Wisconsin	$66,176	$31.82

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	White Plains, NY	$121,527	$58.43
2	Las Vegas, NV	$112,415	$54.05
3	Stamford, CT	$101,860	$48.97
4	Jersey City, NJ	$97,299	$46.78
5	San Antonio, TX	$90,008	$43.27
6	San Francisco, CA	$88,158	$42.38
7	Atlanta, GA	$88,103	$42.36
8	Saint Louis, MO	$87,776	$42.20
9	Cincinnati, OH	$84,972	$40.85
10	Boston, MA	$84,642	$40.69
11	Minneapolis, MN	$83,955	$40.36
12	Salt Lake City, UT	$82,284	$39.56
13	Evanston, IL	$81,816	$39.33
14	Baltimore, MD	$80,995	$38.94
15	Raleigh, NC	$79,543	$38.24
16	Portland, OR	$78,349	$37.67
17	Philadelphia, PA	$77,426	$37.22
18	Seattle, WA	$76,101	$36.59
19	Richmond, VA	$72,657	$34.93
20	Coral Gables, FL	$72,540	$34.88

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$144,000	$12,000	$69
75th Percentile	$115,000	$9,583	$55
Average	$90,179	$7,515	$43
25th Percentile	$70,000	$5,833	$34
10th Percentile	$56,000	$4,667	$27

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Finance Service Advisor	$50,706	$4,225	$24.38	118,612
Finance Representative	$41,765	$3,480	$20.08	124,645
Foreign Exchange Trader	$115,133	$9,594	$55.35	17,829
Hedge Fund Trader	$117,549	$9,796	$56.51	12,689
Commodity Trader	$93,220	$7,768	$44.82	10,906
Options Trader	$110,139	$9,178	$52.95	1,433

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	The Citadel	$156,135	$75.06
2	CITGO Petroleum	$137,508	$66.11
3	Neuberger Berman	$136,727	$65.73
4	Jane Street	$136,089	$65.43
5	BP America Inc	$134,304	$64.57
6	Hess	$130,046	$62.52
7	D. E. Shaw group	$129,822	$62.41
8	First Republic Bank	$129,731	$62.37
9	MFS Investment Management	$129,482	$62.25
10	Putnam Investments	$129,006	$62.02
11	Phillips 66	$125,885	$60.52
12	BNY Mellon	$125,789	$60.48
13	ConocoPhillips	$124,942	$60.07
14	Town Square Financial	$124,715	$59.96
15	Wellington Management	$124,073	$59.65
16	CTC	$123,531	$59.39
17	Invesco	$123,346	$59.30
18	Citi	$122,313	$58.80
19	AQR Capital Management	$121,825	$58.57
20	The Vanguard Group	$121,287	$58.31

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