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

A Flow Trader's salary grows with experience: a Microbiologist I (0-2 years)earns $59,075, a Microbiologist II (2-4 years)earns $73,211, a Microbiologist III (4-7 years)earns $83,563, a Flow Trader (7+ years)earns $94,066, a Microbiologist V (7-10 years)earns $134,630,

What are the highest paying states for a Flow Trader?

Flow Trader salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Flow Trader roles are District of Columbia $101,692, California $101,306, Massachusetts $99,956. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Flow Trader roles make?

Salaries for Flow Trader level roles vary by specialization: Flow Manager: $182,748; Flow Cytometry Scientist: $125,398; Freight Flow Manager: $100,264; Freight Flow Supervisor: $99,327; Flow Cytometry Technologist: $96,179.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Flow Trader roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Flow Trader Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Flow Trader in the United States is $91,846 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,788
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,191 to $100,714
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,490

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Flow Trader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,714	$8,393	$1,937	$48
Average	$91,846	$7,654	$1,766	$44
25th Percentile	$81,191	$6,766	$1,561	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Flow Trader Salaries

A Flow 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 Experience Level Affects Flow Trader Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Flow Trader's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $59,075
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,211
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,563
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $94,066
Expert (over 8 years): $134,630

Levels	Salary
Microbiol... Level Flow Trader	$59,075
Microbiol... Level Flow Trader	$73,211
Microbiol... Level Flow Trader	$83,563
Flow Trad... Level Flow Trader	$94,066
Microbiol... Level Flow Trader	$134,630

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How Do Flow 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 Flow Traders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $101,692.
California: $101,306.
Massachusetts: $99,956.

District of Columbia $101,692 California $101,306 Massachusetts $99,956 Washington $99,589 New Jersey $99,552 Alaska $99,423 Connecticut $98,156 New York $97,641

Hawaii $95,997 Rhode Island $95,226 Maryland $94,702 Minnesota $93,986 Colorado $93,710 Illinois $93,619 Oregon $93,270 Delaware $93,012

New Hampshire $92,851 Virginia $92,489 Pennsylvania $91,433 Nevada $90,900 North Dakota $90,725 Michigan $90,450 Wisconsin $90,349 Vermont $90,147

Texas $89,587 Maine $89,550 Arizona $89,495 Ohio $89,430 Georgia $88,585 Indiana $88,163 Wyoming $88,080 Utah $87,952

Iowa $87,897 Kansas $87,456 Louisiana $87,327 North Carolina $87,281 Missouri $87,263 Florida $86,905 Montana $86,712 Nebraska $86,528

Kentucky $86,427 South Carolina $86,060 Tennessee $85,830 Idaho $85,738 New Mexico $85,068 Oklahoma $84,921 Alabama $84,379 South Dakota $83,470

Arkansas $82,974 West Virginia $82,707 Mississippi $81,908

Top Paying Cities for Flow 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: $115,845
San Francisco: $114,706
Oakland: $112,162

San Jose, CA $115,845

San Francisco, CA $114,706

Oakland, CA $112,162

New York, NY $106,440

Queens Village, NY $105,751

Paramus, NJ $105,017

Passaic, NJ $104,925

Bergenfield, NJ $104,833

Stamford, CT $104,695

Huntington, NY $104,603

Newark, NJ $104,006

Bridgeport, CT $103,823

New Brunswick, NJ $103,520

Vallejo, CA $103,327

Middlesex, NJ $103,272

Somerset, NJ $103,189

Petaluma, CA $102,978

Santa Cruz, CA $102,620

Boston, MA $102,436

Monterey, CA $101,977

Fairbanks, AK $101,912

Los Angeles, CA $101,738

Washington, DC $101,692

Seattle, WA $101,527

Santa Rosa, CA $101,508

Juneau, AK $101,242

Orange, CA $100,939

Anchorage, AK $100,773

Anaheim, CA $100,709

Santa Ana, CA $100,571

Nassau, NY $100,516

Long Beach, CA $100,480

Danbury, CT $100,452

Santa Maria, CA $100,140

Everett, WA $100,121

Bremerton, WA $99,671

Trenton, NJ $99,497

Sacramento, CA $99,460

San Diego, CA $99,414

Brockton, MA $99,377

Tacoma, WA $99,341

Santa Barbara, CA $99,212

Lowell, MA $98,845

New Suffolk, NY $98,808

Nashua, NH $98,698

Lompoc, CA $98,551

Ventura, CA $98,459

Stockton, CA $98,431

New Haven, CT $98,248

Atlantic City, NJ $98,009

Hartford, CT $97,807

Modesto, CA $97,761

Poughkeepsie, NY $97,559

New Britain, CT $97,513

Olympia, WA $97,384

Kennewick, WA $97,384

New London, CT $97,366

Norwich, CT $97,338

Lawrence, MA $97,292

Bakersfield, CA $97,035

Riverside, CA $96,907

New Bedford, MA $96,907

Richland, WA $96,815

Portsmouth, NH $96,741

Vineland, NJ $96,723

San Bernardino, CA $96,650

Boulder, CO $96,392

Worcester, MA $96,319

Portland, OR $96,236

Saint Paul, MN $96,126

Minneapolis, MN $96,126

Philadelphia, PA $95,997

Honolulu, HI $95,511

Springfield, MA $95,189

Providence, RI $95,180

Chicago, IL $94,914

Bellingham, WA $94,803

Baltimore, MD $94,702

Chico, CA $94,473

Wilmington, DE $94,317

Pittsfield, MA $94,225

Manchester, NH $94,050

Spokane, WA $93,646

Denver, CO $93,637

Albany, NY $93,205

Troy, NY $93,169

Schenectady, NY $92,976

Burlington, VT $92,774

Portland, ME $92,452

Salem, OR $92,379

Yakima, WA $92,360

Ann Arbor, MI $92,333

Rochester, MN $92,076

Fresno, CA $92,030

Reno, NV $92,030

Milwaukee, WI $91,947

Detroit, MI $91,855

Allentown, PA $91,828

Carson City, NV $91,818

Houston, TX $91,681

Colorado Springs, CO $91,671

Syracuse, NY $91,626

Eugene, OR $91,451

Bismarck, ND $91,341

Gary, IN $91,341

Galveston, TX $91,341

Springfield, OR $91,267

Medford, OR $91,047

Fort Collins, CO $91,010

Austin, TX $90,937

Mesa, AZ $90,744

Phoenix, AZ $90,725

Dallas, TX $90,698

Reading, PA $90,643

Saint Cloud, MN $90,606

Concord, NH $90,523

Madison, WI $90,487

Utica, NY $90,239

Raleigh, NC $90,165

Las Vegas, NV $90,156

Rochester, NY $90,092

Des Moines, IA $90,083

Atlanta, GA $89,936

Battle Creek, MI $89,908

Salt Lake City, UT $89,880

Lancaster, PA $89,743

Champaign, IL $89,724

Harrisburg, PA $89,614

Durham, NC $89,531

Kansas City, MO $89,522

Kansas City, KS $89,504

Fort Worth, TX $89,495

Boca Raton, FL $89,458

Cleveland, OH $89,449

Columbus, OH $89,430

Pittsburgh, PA $89,421

Richmond, VA $89,385

Indianapolis, IN $89,366

Cincinnati, OH $89,247

Petersburg, VA $89,109

Billings, MT $88,907

Lansing, MI $88,907

Huntsville, AL $88,907

Lebanon, PA $88,898

Dayton, OH $88,889

Pueblo, CO $88,889

Appleton, WI $88,861

Buffalo, NY $88,824

Racine, WI $88,778

Charlotte, NC $88,769

Saint Louis, MO $88,742

Springfield, IL $88,705

Elkhart, IN $88,686

York, PA $88,686

Gastonia, NC $88,677

Benton Harbor, MI $88,677

Beaumont, TX $88,622

Lorain, OH $88,604

Toledo, OH $88,567

Binghamton, NY $88,521

Rock Hill, SC $88,512

Rockford, IL $88,466

Fargo, ND $88,420

Elyria, OH $88,420

Flagstaff, AZ $88,356

Fort Lauderdale, FL $88,301

Miami, FL $88,246

Duluth, MN $88,099

Bangor, ME $87,979

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,878

Louisville, KY $87,832

Grand Rapids, MI $87,814

Hialeah, FL $87,805

Casper, WY $87,676

Scranton, PA $87,566

New Orleans, LA $87,538

Virginia Beach, VA $87,529

Akron, OH $87,483

Peoria, IL $87,364

Sarasota, FL $87,346

Green Bay, WI $87,281

Baton Rouge, LA $87,235

Charleston, SC $87,217

Nashville, TN $87,189

Jamestown, NY $87,171

Davenport, IA $87,171

Tucson, AZ $87,125

Cheyenne, WY $87,098

Saint Petersburg, FL $87,070

Tampa, FL $87,052

Omaha, NE $87,033

Port Arthur, TX $86,997

Evansville, IN $86,997

Bradenton, FL $86,960

Santa Fe, NM $86,794

Orlando, FL $86,703

Clearwater, FL $86,602

Canton, OH $86,409

La Crosse, WI $86,409

Grand Forks, ND $86,381

Albuquerque, NM $86,354

Tulsa, OK $86,354

Newport News, VA $86,344

High Point, NC $86,317

Ogden, UT $86,280

Corpus Christi, TX $86,207

Laramie, WY $86,152

Norfolk, VA $86,152

Rock Island, IL $86,096

Saginaw, MI $86,078

Jacksonville, FL $86,069

Salisbury, NC $86,051

Memphis, TN $86,032

Moline, IL $85,986

Fort Myers, FL $85,959

Waterloo, IA $85,839

Spartanburg, SC $85,747

Lincoln, NE $85,702

Fort Wayne, IN $85,683

Birmingham, AL $85,582

Cedar Falls, IA $85,564

Provo, UT $85,555

Springfield, OH $85,545

San Antonio, TX $85,527

Greensboro, NC $85,490

South Bend, IN $85,481

Winston Salem, NC $85,472

Boise, ID $85,444

Savannah, GA $85,380

Muskegon, MI $85,215

Lima, OH $85,105

Lake Charles, LA $85,068

Anderson, IN $85,049

Lexington, KY $85,022

Augusta, GA $84,994

Greenville, SC $84,994

Wichita, KS $84,912

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,912

Columbia, SC $84,829

Bloomington, IN $84,599

Roanoke, VA $84,544

Asheville, NC $84,425

Knoxville, TN $84,269

Shreveport, LA $84,260

Wilmington, NC $84,140

Frankfort, KY $83,966

Oklahoma City, OK $83,901

Chillicothe, OH $83,865

Longview, TX $83,855

Topeka, KS $83,828

Mobile, AL $83,690

Terre Haute, IN $83,653

Erie, PA $83,644

Altoona, PA $83,598

Melbourne, FL $83,571

Amarillo, TX $83,534

Killeen, TX $83,506

Fayetteville, AR $83,433

Sioux Falls, SD $83,369

Chattanooga, TN $83,314

Idaho Falls, ID $83,304

Gainesville, FL $83,111

Portsmouth, OH $83,066

Little Rock, AR $83,047

Lynchburg, VA $83,047

Lafayette, LA $83,010

Youngstown, OH $83,010

Temple, TX $82,974

Daytona Beach, FL $82,955

Clarksville, TN $82,946

Pensacola, FL $82,937

Hopkinsville, KY $82,661

Charleston, WV $82,652

Florence, SC $82,606

Sioux City, IA $82,551

Macon, GA $82,285

Tallahassee, FL $82,276

Fayetteville, NC $82,257

Waco, TX $82,239

Wichita Falls, TX $82,239

Pine Bluff, AR $82,202

Vincennes, IN $82,028

Lubbock, TX $81,991

Great Falls, MT $81,936

Alamogordo, NM $81,927

Abilene, TX $81,853

Rapid City, SD $81,734

Monroe, LA $81,734

Albany, GA $81,679

Huntington, WV $81,669

Jackson, MS $81,660

Greenville, MS $81,651

Parkersburg, WV $81,559

Montgomery, AL $81,541

Johnstown, PA $81,523

Springfield, MO $81,449

Biloxi, MS $81,403

Sumter, SC $81,210

Columbus, GA $81,201

Twin Falls, ID $81,146

Pascagoula, MS $81,027

Kingsport, TN $80,788

Gulfport, MS $80,760

Alexandria, LA $80,457

Fort Smith, AR $80,227

El Paso, TX $79,979

Helena, MT $79,860

Las Cruces, NM $79,566

Harlingen, TX $79,309

Pocatello, ID $79,226

Florence, AL $79,199

Brownsville, TX $79,180

Dothan, AL $79,033

Mcallen, TX $78,988

Columbus, MS $78,308

Altus, OK $77,885

Lawton, OK $77,711

Pierre, SD $77,380

What Skills Can Increase a Flow Trader's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.67% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Chemistry (Mentioned in 3.5% Job Postings): Chemistry is the branch of science that deals with the composition, structure, and properties of substances of which matter is composed.
Calibration (Mentioned in 1.58% Job Postings): In measurement technology and metrology, calibration is the comparison of measurement values delivered by a device under test with those of a calibration standard of known accuracy. Such a standard could be another measurement device of known accuracy, a device generating the quantity to be measured such as a voltage, a sound tone, or a physical artefact, such as a metre ruler. The outcome of the comparison can result in one of the following: no significant error being noted on the device under test a significant error being noted but no adjustment made an adjustment made to correct the error to an acceptable levelStrictly speaking, the term "calibration" means just the act of comparison, and does not include any subsequent adjustment. The calibration standard is normally traceable to a national standard held by a national metrological body.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.67%
Chemistry	3.5%
Calibration	1.58%

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 Flow Trader's salary.

Team Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Oral Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Team Operations	$111,134	21%
Commitment	$98,275	7%
Oral Communication	$98,275	7%
Molecular Biology	$97,357	6%
Quality Management	$97,357	6%
Consulting	$97,357	6%

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How Education impacts a Flow Trader's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Flow 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 Flow Trader with a Bachelor's Degree is between $85,643 and $90,131).

Flow Trader Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Flow Trader

No Diploma 2.4%

High School 34.1%

Associates 29.3%

Bachelors 34.1%

Masters 29.3%

Doctorate 34.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.4%
High School	34.1%
Associates	29.3%
Bachelors	34.1%
Masters	29.3%
Doctorate	34.1%

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

Understanding how a Flow 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 April 01, 2026

$81,191

Average $91,846/year

$100,714

$6,766

Average $7,654/month

$8,393

$1,561

Average $1,766/week

$1,937

$39

Average $44/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,714	$8,393	$1,937	$48
Average	$91,846	$7,654	$1,766	$44
25th Percentile	$81,191	$6,766	$1,561	$39

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Salary Trends for Flow Trader

Salaries for a Flow Trader can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $104,700 in 2023 to around $102,227 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Flow Trader salary trends, .

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2023

$104,700

2024

$102,925

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$102,227

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2023	$104,700
2024	$102,925
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