Quantitative Researcher salary: $200K median
From 40 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$200Kmedian advertised salary
$162K – $238Kmiddle half of roles
$202Kaverage advertised salary
40roles counted
Quantitative Researcher salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | $200K | 40 |
| 🇺🇸Chicago | $200K | 15 |
| 🇺🇸New York | $200K | 27 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| CTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn | $244K | 4 |
| Point72 | $175K | 7 |
| Aquatic Capital Management | $175K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Quantitative Researcher roles
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- Quantitative DeveloperDalio Family Office · 🇺🇸Westport, CT$265K - $405KPythonSQLPostgreSQL
- Head of Quantitative ResearchRange · 🇺🇸New York City$250K - $350KLead and abovePythonSQL
- Quantitative Researcher (Mid-Freq)Hudson River Trading · 🇺🇸New York, NY, United States$175K - $300KPythonC++Machine Learning
- Quant Library Developer, Macro TechnologyPoint72 · 🇺🇸🇬🇧New York; London$200K - $300KC++Agile
- Quant Library Developer, Macro TechnologyPoint72 · 🇺🇸United States$200K - $300KPythonC++Excel
- Principal Quantitative Researcher - SystematicCTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn · 🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States; New York, New York, Uni…$250K - $300KLead and abovePythonPandas
- Senior Quantitative Researcher - SystematicCTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn · 🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States; New York, New York, Uni…$200K - $300KSeniorPythonPandas
- Quantitative ResearcherAquatic Capital Management · 🇺🇸🇬🇧Chicago; New York; London$150K - $300KPythonJavaC++
- Staff Quantitative Researcher (Market Research)Headway · 🇺🇸New York, NY$212K - $265KLead and above
- Quantitative Developer (Kalshi Trading LLC)Kalshi · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$150K - $250KSQLMachine LearningLLM
- Quantitative Developer - RiskEllipsislabs · 🇺🇸New York, New York$180K - $250KRustSolana
- Senior Quant Research Engineer, Trading & Portfolio OptimizationArtafinance · 🇺🇸Bay Area$150K - $250KSeniorTrading
- Tech – Quant Strategist (Derivatives)Soros Fund Management · 🇺🇸New York$200K - $250KPythonC++SQL
- Quantitative Developer (Experienced)3Red Partners · 🇺🇸Chicago/Miami/New York City$150K - $250KPythonC++
- Quantitative Researcher (Experienced)3Red Partners · 🇺🇸Chicago/Miami/New York City$150K - $250KPythonC++Machine Learning
- Quantitative ResearcherPDT Partners · 🇺🇸New York, NY$190K - $250KPythonC++MATLAB
- Quant ResearcherVoladynamics · 🇺🇸NYC$175K - $250KPythonC++
- Staff Quantitative DeveloperDriveWealth · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States; Dallas, Texas, United State…$220K - $240KLead and aboveKafkaPandas
- 2027 PhD Quantitative Research InternSchonfeld · 🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States$175K - $220KInternPythonJavaC++
Questions about Quantitative Researcher pay
- What is the average Quantitative Researcher salary?
- $202K a year on average and $200K at the median, across 40 open Quantitative Researcher 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 $162K to $238K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Quantitative Researcher pay?
- CTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn ($244K), Point72 ($175K), Aquatic Capital Management ($175K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- 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 Quantitative Researcher roles at companies is $200K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $162K to $238K. Counted from 40 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/quant/
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