Compensation Guide
USA Sales & Trading Compensation Guide
Compensation across US sales and trading functions is increasingly performance led, with outcomes varying significantly by product, desk, and seniority. This guide provides a clear view of how pay is structured across key sales and trading roles in the United States.
Built from real US placement data, it benchmarks base salary and total compensation across sales and trading functions, covering analysts through managing directors. The data shows how compensation differs by product and how total pay scales as responsibility and performance increase.
What’s inside the guide:
- Base salary and total compensation by seniority
- Sales compensation across credit, rates, FX, and equities
- Trading compensation by product and level
- Pay ranges driven by bonuses and commissions
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