Compensation Guide

USA Hedge Funds Compensation Guide 2026

Hedge fund compensation varies significantly by function, experience, and role. Most professionals only see one part of the market, whether that’s quantitative analytics, portfolio management, risk, software, cloud infrastructure, or financial operations and accounting.

The USA Hedge Funds Compensation Guide 2026 brings these areas together, using real placement data to show how base salary and total compensation differ across key hedge fund functions.

See where compensation differs across the business

  • Salary and total compensation benchmarks across key hedge fund functions
  • Role-level data spanning quantitative analytics, portfolio management, risk, technology, and financial operations
  • A clearer view of how pay changes by function, experience, and responsibility

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