Quantitative analysis salary: $185K median
The median advertised Quantitative analysis salary is $185K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $148K to $225K: counted from 235 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $89 an hour or $15,417 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $260K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Quantitative analysis jobs
$185Kmedian advertised salary
$148K – $225Kmiddle half of roles
$193Kaverage advertised salary
235roles counted
Quantitative analysis salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $222K, 23% more than senior roles ($180K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $180K | $150K–$206K | 70 |
| Lead and above | $222K | $187K–$258K | 60 |
| No level in the title | $168K | $131K–$210K | 101 |
Quantitative analysis salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $220K | 66 |
| 🇺🇸California | $205K | 99 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $190K | 46 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $185K | 218 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $160K | 18 |
Skills that pay more for Quantitative analysis roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning | $200K | +$16K | 37 |
| Risk management | $190K | +$5K | 29 |
| Statistics | $189K | +$4K | 79 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $439K | 6 |
| OpenAI | $310K | 6 |
| Roblox | $294K | 5 |
| Nextdoor | $258K | 3 |
| Harvey | $240K | 4 |
| Waymo | $233K | 4 |
| Pure Storage | $225K | 3 |
| Affirm | $215K | 3 |
| $214K | 6 | |
| Avalore, LLC | $192K | 3 |
| Fortitude Re | $190K | 3 |
| Oscar Health | $190K | 9 |
| Crusoe | $183K | 5 |
| K2 Space | $180K | 3 |
| Titan | $175K | 3 |
| Fivetran | $170K | 5 |
| PitchBook Data | $165K | 3 |
| Charles River Associates | $165K | 7 |
| RAND | $162K | 5 |
| Rocket Lab | $156K | 15 |
| Anduril Industries | $151K | 4 |
| Culture Amp | $150K | 3 |
| SpaceX | $145K | 9 |
| Crypto.com | $142K | 4 |
| Box | $142K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Quantitative analysis roles
All Quantitative analysis jobs- Engineering Manager, Research Data PlatformAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$405K - $850KMachine LearningBigQueryClickHouse
- Staff Research Engineer, Multi-Agent ScalingAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$500K - $850KLead and aboveLLMAI agentsReinforcement learning
- Researcher, Agent Safety, Training and EvaluationsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$380K - $500KQuantitative analysis
- Performance Modeling LeadOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $445KHybridLead and aboveMachine LearningQuantitative analysisNetwork engineering
- Product Manager, Pricing and MonetizationBaseten · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $400KHybridSQLMachine LearningQuantitative analysis
- Principal Data Scientist, Economy RecommendationsRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$323K - $374KLead and abovePythonSQLAirflow
- Principal Data Scientist, AdsReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$268K - $365KRemoteLead and abovePythonSQLMachine Learning
- Senior Director, PharmacometricsImmunome, Inc. · 🇺🇸Bothell, Washington, United States$288K - $354KLead and abovePythonMATLABQuantitative analysis
- Senior Director, Clinical PharmacologyBeeline Medicines · 🇺🇸Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States$266K - $344KLead and aboveQuantitative analysisRegulatory complianceClinical trials
- Staff Data Scientist, Trust and SafetyPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US$165K - $339KRemoteLead and abovePythonSQLMachine Learning
- Sr. Staff Systems Engineer, Perception-Planner RiskWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, US$272K - $336KLead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning
- Lead Scientist, Strategic DefenseAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States$253K - $336KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Sr. Analytics Engineer (X)xAI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$180K - $330KSeniorPythonSQLKafka
- Senior Data Scientist, Marketplace EconomicsRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$264K - $323KSeniorPythonSQLR
- Sr Staff Integrated Photonics Laser Systems ArchitectLightmatter · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA$212K - $320KLead and abovePythonQuantitative analysisData centers
- VP, Managed Trading ServicesFanatics Betting & Gaming · 🇺🇸Denver, CO, United States$250K - $314KLead and aboveTradingQuantitative analysisRisk management
- Director of Product Management, Financial Simulation and ModelingSandboxaq · 🇺🇸United States$163K - $306KRemoteLead and aboveLLMAI agentsQuantitative analysis
- Head of GTM, AI InferenceCloudflare · Hybrid$221K - $304KHybridLead and aboveAIQuantitative analysisServerless
- Staff Product Manager, Ads FormatsReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$217K - $304KRemoteLead and aboveQuantitative analysis
- Staff Qualitative Product Researcher, Ads IntegrityPinterest · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL, US; Remote, US$146K - $300KRemoteLead and aboveLLMQuantitative analysisUser research
Questions about Quantitative analysis pay
- What is the average Quantitative analysis salary?
- $193K a year on average and $185K at the median, across 235 open Quantitative analysis 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 $148K to $225K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Quantitative analysis pay?
- Anthropic ($439K), OpenAI ($310K), Roblox ($294K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a quantitative analysis a high-paying job?
- The median Quantitative analysis posting advertises $185K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 6% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a quantitative analysis?
- A tenth of the postings offer $260K a year or more; the highest open Quantitative analysis role advertises up to $850K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Quantitative analysis salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $185K a year is about $89 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $15,417 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $71 to $108 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Quantitative analysis roles?
- Postings that ask for Machine Learning (+$16K, 37 postings), Risk management (+$5K, 29 postings), Statistics (+$4K, 79 postings) advertise more than the $185K median of all Quantitative analysis 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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