Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Quant Researcher
Occupation profile for Quant Researcher covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $157,500.
- FY2026 certified median
- $157,500
- Total filings
- 16
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $119,618–$191,250
- Top employer
- MPG Operations LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $148,750 | $140,244 | $153,750 |
| FY2025 | 5 | $146,386 | $135,070 | $156,250 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 6 | $157,500 | $119,618 | $191,250 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- MPG Operations LLC5 filings
- Brevan Howard US Investment Management LP2 filings
- MarketAxess Corporation2 filings
- Marshall Wace North America LP2 filings
- AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC1 filings
- Injective Labs Inc.1 filings
- Jain Global LLC1 filings
- Maven Securities US Limited1 filings
- Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC1 filings
Top cities
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 13-2099 | $68,411 | $103,334 | $138,278 | $173,202 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-2051 | $87,256 | $115,835 | $144,414 | $172,994 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 13-2099 | $57,741 | $75,608 | $93,475 | $111,342 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-2021 | $80,746 | $112,653 | $144,560 | $176,467 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-2041 | $88,421 | $116,958 | $145,475 | $174,013 |