Top quants paid seven figures
A survey of 2025 pay shows UK units of top quant trading firms averaged more than $1M per employee — Citadel, D. E. Shaw, Jane Street and Hudson River Trading lead the pack reported. That keeps entry‑level competition fierce and raises the bar for coding and math portfolios when applying to summer internships.
Hudson River Trading’s UK filings show HRT Europe paid 26 employees an average of £945,500 in 2025 and HRT Research paid £944,300, while the larger HRTSCV entity (102 staff) paid an average of £508,800, according to Companies House figures reported by eFinancialCareers ([efinancialcareers.com)]. D. E. Shaw & Co. (London) LLP reported average salaries and bonuses of £696,600 for 76 staff for the year ending March 2024, up from £611,400 the previous year, per its UK accounts as summarised by eFinancialCareers ([efinancialcareers.com)]. Bloomberg figures cited by eFinancialCareers show Citadel Securities set aside $1.81bn for staff pay in H1 2025, which—against an estimated 1,800 employees—implies roughly $1.0m for six months and an annualised average near $2.0m. (efinancialcareers.com) Reporting on intern pay found quant internships at Citadel, D.E. Shaw and Point72 paid about $5,000 per week in 2025, and industry coverage notes top interns often convert to return offers that can lead to first‑year packages exceeding $250k. (efinancialcareers.com) Sector recruitment surveys show only 49% of quant professionals reported a pay rise in 2025 even as firms competed for talent, and Selby Jennings’ compensation guides note some firms began offering two‑year pay guarantees to attract candidates. (selbyjennings.com) Public recruiting channels remain active: QuantConnect’s Quant League runs quarterly and creates permanent public entries for candidates to showcase code and live performance, while aggregated job boards such as WallStreetQuants listed summer and graduate quant openings at firms including Jane Street, Citadel and Jump for 2026 hiring pipelines. (quantconnect.com)
