Stock trader earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level stock trader earnings begin at:

$61.13 per hour

$127,160 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level stock trader earnings begin at:

$38.36 per hour

$79,800 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level stock trader earnings begin at:

$29.40 per hour

$61,150 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level stock trader earnings begin at:

$21.92 per hour

$45,590 per year

10th percentile

Starting level stock trader earnings begin at:

$18.31 per hour

$38,090 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Stock trader salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Connecticut $91,620
New Jersey $80,200
District of Columbia $79,280
Minnesota $77,880
Massachusetts $77,740
Delaware $77,450
Illinois $71,540
New Hampshire $64,000
Nebraska $63,720
Rhode Island $63,720
Maryland $62,950
Tennessee $62,840
California $62,250
North Carolina $62,110
Maine $61,900
Texas $61,760
Ohio $61,380
North Dakota $61,330
Michigan $61,150
Vermont $60,890
Hawaii $60,820
Florida $60,550
Utah $60,550
Indiana $60,520
Missouri $60,280
Virginia $59,700
Pennsylvania $59,370
Georgia $58,150
Kansas $58,150
Colorado $57,890
Washington $57,460
Wisconsin $52,840
Alaska $50,380
Arizona $49,420
Oregon $49,260
Iowa $49,020
South Carolina $49,010
Nevada $48,980
South Dakota $48,980
Oklahoma $48,970
New Mexico $48,790
Montana $48,650
Wyoming $48,540
Kentucky $48,500
Arkansas $48,460
Louisiana $47,760
Idaho $47,680
Alabama $47,640
Mississippi $44,960
West Virginia $38,220
Virgin Islands, U.S. $37,860
Puerto Rico $28,830
New York $132,870

How do stock trader salaries compare to similar careers?

Stock traders earn about the same as related careers in Michigan. On average, they make less than financial quantitative analysts but more than cost estimators.

Career Median Salary
Financial quantitative analyst salary $76K
Risk management specialist salary $76K
Auditor salary $72K
Accountant salary $72K
Credit analyst salary $77K
Stock trader salary $61K
Securities and commodities broker salary $61K
Underwriter salary $63K
Market research analyst salary $62K
Cost estimator salary $63K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)