Equity Trader Salary in New York, New York

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Equity Trader in New York, NY is $65,664. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $57,756 to a high of $70,059, with most professionals earning between $61,525 and $67,964.

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Recommend and support implementation and documentation of process changes in the trading area to increase process efficiency and minimize general risk & trading errors.

December 06, 2022

Building relationships within front office and support areas, and be able to leverage them for exceptional client service.

December 12, 2022

Monitoring and responding to incoming market information, economic announcements, and general trading activity to manage portfolio risk and identify investment opportunities.

January 08, 2023

Respond to ad-hoc requests for information and analysis from Portfolio Managers, Analysts and other departments like Legal, Compliance, Operations, IT and Marketing.

January 29, 2023

Actively Sales-Trade High-Touch orders where individual clients prefer a single point-of-contact for all equity execution channels.

March 07, 2023

Understanding of applicable regulatory issues and general regulatory landscape.

March 31, 2023

Contribute to Transaction Cost Analysis process and use data to provide insights which lead to actions that lower execution costs.

May 06, 2023

Assist in commission management which includes monitoring research budget allocations and commission payments.

May 18, 2023

Handle daily retail equity trade execution within an open architecture model across multiple equity, ETF and derivatives products.

May 21, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Equity Trader in New York, NY

Average Base Salary

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61525

67964

65664

Average Total Cash Compensation

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82029

90615

87548

What is the average salary for Equity Trader in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Equity Trader in New York, NY. The base salary for Equity Trader ranges from $61,525 to $67,964 with the average base salary of $65,664. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $82,029 to $90,615 with the average total cash compensation of $87,548.

View Average Salary for Equity Trader as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$65,664	$61,525 - $67,964
Bonus	$21,884	$20,504 - $22,651
Total Pay	$87,548	$82,029 - $90,615

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Equity Trader Salary Near New York, NY

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE West New York, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,525 - $67,964	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Hoboken, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,525 - $67,964	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Union City, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,525 - $67,964	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Jersey City, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,525 - $67,964	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Bronx, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,525 - $67,964	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Brooklyn, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,525 - $67,964	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%

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