What are the main factors that influence a Derivative Trader's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Derivative Trader's salary?

A Derivative Trader's salary grows with experience: a Trader (OTC) I (0-2 years)earns $60,010, a Derivative Trader (2-4 years)earns $82,307, a Trader (OTC) III (4-7 years)earns $100,231,

What are the highest paying states for a Derivative Trader?

Derivative Trader salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Derivative Trader roles are District of Columbia $90,976, California $90,631, Massachusetts $89,423. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Derivative Trader roles make?

Salaries for Derivative Trader level roles vary by specialization: Floor Trader: $180,690; Algorithmic Trader: $106,675; Securities Trader: $105,730; Energy Trader: $99,900; Power Trader: $99,892.

How do different companies affect a Derivative Trader's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Derivative Trader roles. Large, established industry leaders like PayPal Inc ($125,704) and MUFG Americas Holding Corp ($121,485) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $94,129.

Derivative Trader Salary in the United States

How much does a Derivative Trader make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Derivative Trader in the United States is $82,168 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, a Derivative Trader's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $97,153
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,819 to $90,012
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,307

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Derivative Trader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,012	$7,501	$1,731	$43
Average	$82,168	$6,847	$1,580	$40
25th Percentile	$72,819	$6,068	$1,400	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Derivative Trader Salaries

A Derivative Trader's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Derivative Trader Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Derivative Traders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,976.
California: $90,631.
Massachusetts: $89,423.

District of Columbia $90,976 California $90,631 Massachusetts $89,423 Washington $89,094 New Jersey $89,062 Alaska $88,946 Connecticut $87,813 New York $87,352

Hawaii $85,882 Rhode Island $85,191 Maryland $84,723 Minnesota $84,082 Colorado $83,836 Illinois $83,753 Oregon $83,441 Delaware $83,211

New Hampshire $83,067 Virginia $82,743 Pennsylvania $81,798 Nevada $81,321 North Dakota $81,165 Michigan $80,919 Wisconsin $80,828 Vermont $80,648

Texas $80,146 Maine $80,113 Arizona $80,064 Ohio $80,007 Georgia $79,251 Indiana $78,873 Wyoming $78,799 Utah $78,684

Iowa $78,634 Kansas $78,240 Louisiana $78,125 North Carolina $78,084 Missouri $78,067 Florida $77,747 Montana $77,574 Nebraska $77,410

Kentucky $77,320 South Carolina $76,991 Tennessee $76,786 Idaho $76,704 New Mexico $76,104 Oklahoma $75,972 Alabama $75,487 South Dakota $74,674

Arkansas $74,230 West Virginia $73,992 Mississippi $73,277

Top Paying Cities for Derivative Traders

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $103,638
San Francisco: $102,619
Oakland: $100,343

San Jose, CA $103,638

San Francisco, CA $102,619

Oakland, CA $100,343

New York, NY $95,224

Queens Village, NY $94,608

Paramus, NJ $93,951

Passaic, NJ $93,868

Bergenfield, NJ $93,786

Stamford, CT $93,663

Huntington, NY $93,581

Newark, NJ $93,047

Bridgeport, CT $92,882

New Brunswick, NJ $92,611

Vallejo, CA $92,439

Middlesex, NJ $92,389

Somerset, NJ $92,315

Petaluma, CA $92,126

Santa Cruz, CA $91,806

Boston, MA $91,642

Monterey, CA $91,231

Fairbanks, AK $91,173

Los Angeles, CA $91,017

Washington, DC $90,976

Seattle, WA $90,828

Santa Rosa, CA $90,812

Juneau, AK $90,573

Orange, CA $90,302

Anchorage, AK $90,154

Anaheim, CA $90,097

Santa Ana, CA $89,974

Nassau, NY $89,924

Long Beach, CA $89,891

Danbury, CT $89,867

Santa Maria, CA $89,587

Everett, WA $89,571

Bremerton, WA $89,168

Trenton, NJ $89,012

Sacramento, CA $88,979

San Diego, CA $88,938

Brockton, MA $88,905

Tacoma, WA $88,873

Santa Barbara, CA $88,758

Lowell, MA $88,429

New Suffolk, NY $88,396

Nashua, NH $88,297

Lompoc, CA $88,166

Ventura, CA $88,084

Stockton, CA $88,059

New Haven, CT $87,895

Atlantic City, NJ $87,681

Hartford, CT $87,500

Modesto, CA $87,459

Poughkeepsie, NY $87,278

New Britain, CT $87,237

Kennewick, WA $87,122

Olympia, WA $87,122

New London, CT $87,106

Norwich, CT $87,081

Lawrence, MA $87,040

Bakersfield, CA $86,810

New Bedford, MA $86,695

Riverside, CA $86,695

Richland, WA $86,613

Portsmouth, NH $86,547

Vineland, NJ $86,531

San Bernardino, CA $86,465

Boulder, CO $86,235

Worcester, MA $86,169

Portland, OR $86,095

Saint Paul, MN $85,997

Minneapolis, MN $85,997

Philadelphia, PA $85,882

Honolulu, HI $85,446

Springfield, MA $85,159

Providence, RI $85,150

Chicago, IL $84,912

Bellingham, WA $84,813

Baltimore, MD $84,723

Chico, CA $84,518

Wilmington, DE $84,378

Pittsfield, MA $84,296

Manchester, NH $84,140

Spokane, WA $83,778

Denver, CO $83,770

Albany, NY $83,384

Troy, NY $83,351

Schenectady, NY $83,178

Burlington, VT $82,998

Portland, ME $82,710

Salem, OR $82,644

Yakima, WA $82,628

Ann Arbor, MI $82,603

Rochester, MN $82,373

Reno, NV $82,332

Fresno, CA $82,332

Milwaukee, WI $82,258

Detroit, MI $82,176

Allentown, PA $82,151

Carson City, NV $82,143

Houston, TX $82,020

Colorado Springs, CO $82,012

Syracuse, NY $81,970

Eugene, OR $81,814

Gary, IN $81,716

Bismarck, ND $81,716

Galveston, TX $81,716

Springfield, OR $81,650

Medford, OR $81,453

Fort Collins, CO $81,420

Austin, TX $81,354

Mesa, AZ $81,182

Phoenix, AZ $81,165

Dallas, TX $81,141

Reading, PA $81,091

Saint Cloud, MN $81,058

Concord, NH $80,984

Madison, WI $80,952

Utica, NY $80,730

Raleigh, NC $80,664

Las Vegas, NV $80,656

Rochester, NY $80,598

Des Moines, IA $80,590

Atlanta, GA $80,459

Battle Creek, MI $80,434

Salt Lake City, UT $80,409

Lancaster, PA $80,286

Champaign, IL $80,270

Harrisburg, PA $80,171

Durham, NC $80,097

Kansas City, MO $80,089

Kansas City, KS $80,072

Fort Worth, TX $80,064

Boca Raton, FL $80,031

Cleveland, OH $80,023

Columbus, OH $80,007

Pittsburgh, PA $79,998

Richmond, VA $79,966

Indianapolis, IN $79,949

Cincinnati, OH $79,842

Petersburg, VA $79,719

Lansing, MI $79,538

Billings, MT $79,538

Huntsville, AL $79,538

Lebanon, PA $79,530

Pueblo, CO $79,522

Dayton, OH $79,522

Appleton, WI $79,497

Buffalo, NY $79,464

Racine, WI $79,423

Charlotte, NC $79,415

Saint Louis, MO $79,390

Springfield, IL $79,358

York, PA $79,341

Elkhart, IN $79,341

Gastonia, NC $79,333

Benton Harbor, MI $79,333

Beaumont, TX $79,284

Lorain, OH $79,267

Toledo, OH $79,234

Binghamton, NY $79,193

Rock Hill, SC $79,185

Rockford, IL $79,144

Elyria, OH $79,103

Fargo, ND $79,103

Flagstaff, AZ $79,045

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,996

Miami, FL $78,947

Duluth, MN $78,815

Bangor, ME $78,708

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,618

Louisville, KY $78,577

Grand Rapids, MI $78,561

Hialeah, FL $78,552

Casper, WY $78,437

Scranton, PA $78,339

New Orleans, LA $78,314

Virginia Beach, VA $78,306

Akron, OH $78,265

Peoria, IL $78,158

Sarasota, FL $78,141

Green Bay, WI $78,084

Baton Rouge, LA $78,043

Charleston, SC $78,026

Nashville, TN $78,002

Jamestown, NY $77,985

Davenport, IA $77,985

Tucson, AZ $77,944

Cheyenne, WY $77,920

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,895

Tampa, FL $77,879

Omaha, NE $77,862

Evansville, IN $77,829

Port Arthur, TX $77,829

Bradenton, FL $77,796

Santa Fe, NM $77,648

Orlando, FL $77,566

Clearwater, FL $77,476

La Crosse, WI $77,303

Canton, OH $77,303

Grand Forks, ND $77,279

Tulsa, OK $77,254

Albuquerque, NM $77,254

Newport News, VA $77,246

High Point, NC $77,221

Ogden, UT $77,188

Corpus Christi, TX $77,123

Laramie, WY $77,073

Norfolk, VA $77,073

Rock Island, IL $77,024

Saginaw, MI $77,008

Jacksonville, FL $76,999

Salisbury, NC $76,983

Memphis, TN $76,966

Moline, IL $76,925

Fort Myers, FL $76,901

Waterloo, IA $76,794

Spartanburg, SC $76,712

Lincoln, NE $76,671

Fort Wayne, IN $76,654

Birmingham, AL $76,564

Cedar Falls, IA $76,547

Provo, UT $76,539

Springfield, OH $76,531

San Antonio, TX $76,515

Greensboro, NC $76,482

South Bend, IN $76,473

Winston Salem, NC $76,465

Boise, ID $76,441

Savannah, GA $76,383

Muskegon, MI $76,235

Lima, OH $76,137

Lake Charles, LA $76,104

Anderson, IN $76,087

Lexington, KY $76,063

Augusta, GA $76,038

Greenville, SC $76,038

Wichita, KS $75,964

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,964

Columbia, SC $75,890

Bloomington, IN $75,685

Roanoke, VA $75,635

Asheville, NC $75,529

Knoxville, TN $75,389

Shreveport, LA $75,381

Wilmington, NC $75,274

Frankfort, KY $75,118

Oklahoma City, OK $75,060

Chillicothe, OH $75,027

Longview, TX $75,019

Topeka, KS $74,994

Mobile, AL $74,871

Terre Haute, IN $74,838

Erie, PA $74,830

Altoona, PA $74,789

Melbourne, FL $74,764

Amarillo, TX $74,731

Killeen, TX $74,707

Fayetteville, AR $74,641

Sioux Falls, SD $74,584

Chattanooga, TN $74,534

Idaho Falls, ID $74,526

Gainesville, FL $74,354

Portsmouth, OH $74,312

Little Rock, AR $74,296

Lynchburg, VA $74,296

Youngstown, OH $74,263

Lafayette, LA $74,263

Temple, TX $74,230

Daytona Beach, FL $74,214

Clarksville, TN $74,206

Pensacola, FL $74,197

Hopkinsville, KY $73,951

Charleston, WV $73,943

Florence, SC $73,902

Sioux City, IA $73,852

Macon, GA $73,614

Tallahassee, FL $73,606

Fayetteville, NC $73,589

Wichita Falls, TX $73,573

Waco, TX $73,573

Pine Bluff, AR $73,540

Vincennes, IN $73,384

Lubbock, TX $73,351

Great Falls, MT $73,302

Alamogordo, NM $73,294

Abilene, TX $73,228

Rapid City, SD $73,121

Monroe, LA $73,121

Albany, GA $73,072

Huntington, WV $73,063

Jackson, MS $73,055

Greenville, MS $73,047

Parkersburg, WV $72,965

Montgomery, AL $72,948

Johnstown, PA $72,932

Springfield, MO $72,866

Biloxi, MS $72,825

Sumter, SC $72,653

Columbus, GA $72,644

Twin Falls, ID $72,595

Pascagoula, MS $72,488

Kingsport, TN $72,275

Gulfport, MS $72,250

Alexandria, LA $71,979

Fort Smith, AR $71,773

El Paso, TX $71,552

Helena, MT $71,445

Las Cruces, NM $71,182

Harlingen, TX $70,952

Pocatello, ID $70,878

Florence, AL $70,853

Brownsville, TX $70,837

Dothan, AL $70,705

Mcallen, TX $70,664

Columbus, MS $70,056

Altus, OK $69,678

Lawton, OK $69,522

Pierre, SD $69,226

What Skills Can Increase a Derivative Trader's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 3.89% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Investment Management (Mentioned in 1.47% Job Postings): Investment management (or financial management) is the professional asset management of various securities (shares, bonds and other securities) and other assets (e.g., real estate) in order to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors. Investors may be institutions (insurance companies, pension funds, corporations, charities, educational establishments etc.) or private investors (both directly via investment contracts and more commonly via collective investment schemes e.g. mutual funds or exchange-traded funds). The term 'asset management' is often used to refer to the investment management of investment funds, while the more generic term 'fund management' may refer to all forms of institutional investment as well as investment management for private investors. Investment managers who specialize in advisory or discretionary management on behalf of (normally wealthy) private investors may often refer to their services as money management or portfolio management often within the context of "private banking".
Portfolio Management (Mentioned in 1.21% Job Postings): Portfolio management is the selection, prioritisation and control of an organisation's programmes and projects. The goal is to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimising ROI.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	3.89%
Investment Management	1.47%
Portfolio Management	1.21%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Derivative Trader's salary.

Attention to Detail: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Attention to Detail	$85,454	4%
Problem Solving	$85,454	4%
Insight	$84,633	3%
Economics	$83,811	2%
Trading	$83,811	2%
Risk Management	$83,811	2%

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How Education impacts a Derivative Trader's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Derivative Traders enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Derivative Trader with a Bachelor's Degree is between $78,693 and $88,177).

Derivative Trader Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Derivative Trader

No Diploma 60.0%

High School 40.0%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 60.0%

Masters 40.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	60.0%
High School	40.0%
Associates	0.0%
Bachelors	60.0%
Masters	40.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Derivative Trader Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Derivative Trader's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$72,819

Average $82,168/year

$90,012

$6,068

Average $6,847/month

$7,501

$1,400

Average $1,580/week

$1,731

$35

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,012	$7,501	$1,731	$43
Average	$82,168	$6,847	$1,580	$40
25th Percentile	$72,819	$6,068	$1,400	$35

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Salary Trends for Derivative Trader

Salaries for a Derivative Trader can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $80,874 in 2023 to around $78,853 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Derivative Trader salary trends, .

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2023

$80,874

2024

$80,090

2025

$78,853

2026

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2024	$80,090
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