Fixed income salary: $150K median
The median advertised Fixed income salary is $150K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $122K to $190K: counted from 87 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $72 an hour or $12,500 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $230K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Fixed income jobs
$150Kmedian advertised salary
$122K – $190Kmiddle half of roles
$160Kaverage advertised salary
87roles counted
Fixed income salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸Chicago, IL | $162K | 15 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $159K | 62 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $151K | 79 |
Skills that pay more for Fixed income roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regulatory compliance | $180K | +$30K | 25 |
| Audit | $169K | +$19K | 11 |
| Treasury | $162K | +$12K | 13 |
| Risk management | $162K | +$12K | 25 |
| PowerPoint | $156K | +$6K | 8 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | $218K | 4 |
| Soros Fund Management | $206K | 6 |
| DriveWealth | $184K | 14 |
| Mizuho | $148K | 27 |
| KBRA | $140K | 14 |
| Fortitude Re | $130K | 7 |
Highest-paying open Fixed income roles
All Fixed income jobs- Treasury Director, Investments & LiquidityAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$230K - $300KLead and aboveCFAFixed incomeSOX
- Chief Compliance Officer, Ramp Advisory LLCRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$170K - $300KHybridLead and aboveCustomer onboardingTreasuryFixed income
- Senior Engineering Manager - CustodyMercury · 🇺🇸🇨🇦San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote…$239K - $299KRemoteSeniorIncident responseReconciliationsFixed income
- Head of Security GRCDriveWealth · 🇺🇸Office - Chicago; Office - NYC$270K - $290KLead and aboveCISSPCISMCISA
- Director of EngineeringDriveWealth · 🇺🇸Office - Chicago; Office - NYC$250K - $280KLead and aboveJavaSQLDocker
- Enterprise Architecture Process LeadMizuho · 🇺🇸NYC (1285)$200K - $260KLead and aboveSQLTableauPower BI
- Senior Software Engineer - InvestmentsMercury · 🇺🇸🇨🇦San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote…$201K - $251KRemoteSeniorAWSTreasuryFixed income
- Head of Market Data Development and EngineeringGalaxy · 🇺🇸New York$220K - $250KLead and aboveJavaDatabricksGenerative AI
- Technology – Technical ArchitectSoros Fund Management · 🇺🇸New York$200K - $250KReactDockerLLM
- Tech – Quant Strategist (Derivatives)Soros Fund Management · 🇺🇸New York$200K - $250KPythonC++SQL
- Markets Data StewardMizuho · 🇺🇸NYC (1285)$200K - $250KData qualityData governanceM&A
- Global Treasury Manager, Investments & RiskPerplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $210KHybridRailsCPACFA
- AVP, Investment AnalyticsFortitude Re · Jersey City$180K - $205KPythonSQLExcel
- Outcome Driven Strategies, Trading and Portfolio Operations - Vice President / Senior Vice PresidentiCapital · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$155K - $200KLead and aboveExcelTradingPivot tables
- AVP, Market Risk & ALM and HedgingFortitude Re · Jersey City$180K - $200KPythonC++SQL
- Corporate Ratings ( TMT ) - Director (NY)KBRA · 🇺🇸New York, New York$150K - $200KLead and aboveGenerative AIUnderwritingFixed income
- Regulatory and Government Affairs - Director (Remote - DC)KBRA · 🇺🇸Remote (DC)$160K - $200KRemoteLead and aboveGenerative AIUnderwritingFixed income
- Treasury ManagerCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$135K - $195KExcelCFAPowerPoint
- Technical Project ManagerOctaura · 🇺🇸New York$130K - $170KJiraAgileScrum
- Financial PlannerIDBNY · 🇺🇸1114 Avenue of the Americas, NYC, NY, 10036$140K - $160KCFAFRMSpanish
Questions about Fixed income pay
- What is the average Fixed income salary?
- $160K a year on average and $150K at the median, across 87 open Fixed income 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 $122K to $190K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Fixed income pay?
- Mercury ($218K), Soros Fund Management ($206K), DriveWealth ($184K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a fixed income a high-paying job?
- The median Fixed income posting advertises $150K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 14% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a fixed income?
- A tenth of the postings offer $230K a year or more; the highest open Fixed income role advertises up to $300K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Fixed income salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $150K a year is about $72 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,500 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $59 to $91 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Fixed income roles?
- Postings that ask for Regulatory compliance (+$30K, 25 postings), Audit (+$19K, 11 postings), Treasury (+$12K, 13 postings) advertise more than the $150K median of all Fixed income 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 Fixed income roles at companies is $150K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $122K to $190K. Counted from 87 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/fixed-income/
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