CFTC salary: $175K median
The median advertised CFTC salary is $175K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $144K to $230K: counted from 47 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $84 an hour or $14,583 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $260K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll CFTC jobs
$175Kmedian advertised salary
$144K – $230Kmiddle half of roles
$184Kaverage advertised salary
47roles counted
CFTC salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | $172K | 46 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $168K | 26 |
Skills that pay more for CFTC roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | $222K | +$48K | 6 |
| FINRA | $190K | +$15K | 13 |
| Law degree | $182K | +$8K | 8 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Crypto.com | $175K | 13 |
| iCapital | $165K | 6 |
| Novig | $165K | 11 |
| Kalshi | $140K | 3 |
Highest-paying open CFTC roles
All CFTC jobs- Associate - FundsNormlaw · 🇺🇸New York City$270K - $410KJuniorLaw degreeCFTC
- Chief Financial Officer ,North AmericaCrypto.com · 🇺🇸Chicago,IL$300K - $400KLead and aboveTableauNetSuiteCPA
- Senior Engineering Manager, Fortary PlatformAva Labs · Remote (Global)$225K - $338KRemote, anywhereSeniorCI/CDKubernetesInfrastructure as code
- Senior Product Counsel, CryptoFigure Lending · 🇺🇸Remote; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA$213K - $319KRemoteSeniorSmart contractsDerivativesLaw degree
- US Policy LeadMorpho · 🇺🇸US$225K - $295KRemoteLead and aboveRegulatory complianceCFTC
- Registered Fund Attorney - Senior Vice PresidentiCapital · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$240K - $280KLead and aboveCorporate governanceSEC regulationsFINRA
- Registered Fund Attorney - Senior Vice PresidentiCapital · 🇺🇸Greenwich, Connecticut, United States$240K - $280KLead and aboveCorporate governanceSEC regulationsFINRA
- Software EngineerNovig · 🇺🇸New York$200K - $260KRustGoReact
- Senior Backend Engineer, Core Trading SystemsNovig · 🇺🇸New York$200K - $260KSeniorRustGoC++
- Staff Software Engineer (Institutional, FCM)Coinbase · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$218K - $256KRemoteLead and aboveGoJavaGenerative AI
- Risk Manager (Risk and Operations), United StatesCrypto.com · 🇺🇸New York$100K - $250KPythonSQLCFA
- VP, FCM, Tokenization & Stablecoin Compliance OfficerDriveWealth · 🇺🇸Office - Chicago; Office - NYC$225K - $250KLead and aboveAuditDerivativesFixed income
- Legal (Market Contracts)Kalshi · 🇺🇸New York or Remote$100K - $250KRemoteContract negotiationDerivativesRegulatory compliance
- Financial Risk LeadDriveWealth · 🇺🇸Office - Chicago; Office - NYC$200K - $215KLead and abovePythonSQLCFA
- Deputy Chief Regulatory OfficerCoinbase · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$180K - $211KRemoteLead and aboveGenerative AIEscalation managementDerivatives
- Senior Software Engineer, Predictions (Mobile)Gemini · 🇺🇸New York, New York; Miami, Florida; Remote (USA)$140K - $200KRemoteSeniorTypeScriptReactKotlin
- Senior CounselBinance.us · 🇺🇸U.S.$180K - $200KRemoteSeniorLaw degreeLitigationData privacy
- Software Engineer - DevOps - BitnomialKraken · 🇺🇸United States$96K - $192KRemoteRustPythonC++
- Software Engineer - Database - BitnomialKraken · 🇺🇸United States$96K - $192KRemoteRustC++SQL
- Marketing Activations & OperationsKalshi · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$100K - $180KDerivativesCFTCProject management
Questions about CFTC pay
- What is the average CFTC salary?
- $184K a year on average and $175K at the median, across 47 open CFTC postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $144K to $230K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest CFTC pay?
- Crypto.com ($175K), iCapital ($165K), Novig ($165K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a cftc a high-paying job?
- The median CFTC posting advertises $175K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 1% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a cftc?
- A tenth of the postings offer $260K a year or more; the highest open CFTC role advertises up to $410K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the CFTC salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $175K a year is about $84 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,583 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $69 to $111 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for CFTC roles?
- Postings that ask for Go (+$48K, 6 postings), FINRA (+$15K, 13 postings), Law degree (+$8K, 8 postings) advertise more than the $175K median of all CFTC postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for CFTC roles at companies is $175K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $144K to $230K. Counted from 47 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/cftc/
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