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

A Stock Trader's salary grows with experience: an Stock Trader (0-1 years)earns $98,027, an MRI Technologist II (1-3 years)earns $107,739, an MRI Technologist III (3-5 years)earns $122,431, a Chief MRI Technologist (5+ years)earns $98,289,

What are the highest paying states for a Stock Trader?

Stock Trader salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Stock Trader roles are District of Columbia $106,499, California $106,095, Massachusetts $104,681. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Stock Trader roles make?

Salaries for Stock Trader level roles vary by specialization: Stock Broker: $164,938; Trader: $84,781; Stock Auditor: $73,238; Stock Supervisor: $65,104; Stock Buyer: $64,403.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Stock Trader roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Stock Trader Salary in the United States

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

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Stock Trader in the United States is $96,188 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,381
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $87,360 to $102,570
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $79,322

10% $79,322

50% (Median) $96,188

90% $108,381

Stock Trader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,570	$8,548	$1,973	$49
Average	$96,188	$8,016	$1,850	$46
25th Percentile	$87,360	$7,280	$1,680	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Stock Trader Salaries

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

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

District of Columbia: $106,499.
California: $106,095.
Massachusetts: $104,681.

District of Columbia $106,499 California $106,095 Massachusetts $104,681 Washington $104,296 New Jersey $104,258 Alaska $104,123 Connecticut $102,796 New York $102,257

Hawaii $100,535 Rhode Island $99,727 Maryland $99,179 Minnesota $98,429 Colorado $98,140 Illinois $98,044 Oregon $97,679 Delaware $97,409

New Hampshire $97,240 Virginia $96,861 Pennsylvania $95,755 Nevada $95,197 North Dakota $95,014 Michigan $94,726 Wisconsin $94,620 Vermont $94,408

Texas $93,821 Maine $93,783 Arizona $93,725 Ohio $93,658 Georgia $92,773 Indiana $92,330 Wyoming $92,244 Utah $92,109

Iowa $92,052 Kansas $91,590 Louisiana $91,455 North Carolina $91,407 Missouri $91,388 Florida $91,013 Montana $90,811 Nebraska $90,618

Kentucky $90,513 South Carolina $90,128 Tennessee $89,887 Idaho $89,791 New Mexico $89,089 Oklahoma $88,935 Alabama $88,368 South Dakota $87,415

Arkansas $86,896 West Virginia $86,617 Mississippi $85,780

Top Paying Cities for Stock 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: $121,321
San Francisco: $119,993
Oakland: $117,464

San Jose, CA $121,321

San Francisco, CA $119,993

Oakland, CA $117,464

New York, NY $110,749

Paramus, NJ $109,403

Queens Village, NY $109,398

Passaic, NJ $109,307

Bergenfield, NJ $109,298

Stamford, CT $109,086

Huntington, NY $109,047

Newark, NJ $108,336

Bridgeport, CT $108,133

Vallejo, CA $107,942

New Brunswick, NJ $107,903

Petaluma, CA $107,846

Middlesex, NJ $107,663

Somerset, NJ $107,595

Santa Cruz, CA $107,470

Boston, MA $106,884

Monterey, CA $106,546

Seattle, WA $106,326

Santa Rosa, CA $106,307

Los Angeles, CA $106,278

Juneau, AK $106,028

Washington, DC $105,922

Orange, CA $105,579

Santa Ana, CA $105,325

Long Beach, CA $105,229

Anaheim, CA $105,210

Anchorage, AK $105,162

Santa Maria, CA $104,873

Everett, WA $104,854

Danbury, CT $104,516

Bremerton, WA $104,383

Tacoma, WA $104,037

New Suffolk, NY $104,035

Sacramento, CA $104,008

Santa Barbara, CA $103,902

Trenton, NJ $103,796

San Diego, CA $103,796

Brockton, MA $103,690

Fairbanks, AK $103,455

Lompoc, CA $103,209

Lowell, MA $103,131

Ventura, CA $103,113

Nashua, NH $103,094

Stockton, CA $103,084

Modesto, CA $102,382

Poughkeepsie, NY $102,170

Olympia, WA $101,988

Kennewick, WA $101,988

New Haven, CT $101,949

Lawrence, MA $101,603

Hartford, CT $101,507

Riverside, CA $101,488

New Bedford, MA $101,391

Richland, WA $101,391

Bakersfield, CA $101,257

San Bernardino, CA $101,218

New Britain, CT $101,209

Atlantic City, NJ $101,209

New London, CT $101,170

Norwich, CT $101,141

Portsmouth, NH $101,122

Boulder, CO $100,918

Portland, OR $100,785

Worcester, MA $100,776

Minneapolis, MN $100,478

Philadelphia, PA $100,343

Honolulu, HI $100,025

Saint Paul, MN $99,979

Vineland, NJ $99,958

Providence, RI $99,679

Chicago, IL $99,400

Bellingham, WA $99,285

Springfield, MA $99,208

Baltimore, MD $99,179

Chico, CA $98,939

Pittsfield, MA $98,679

Manchester, NH $98,496

Spokane, WA $98,073

Denver, CO $98,063

Albany, NY $97,611

Troy, NY $97,573

Nassau, NY $97,470

Schenectady, NY $97,371

Wilmington, DE $97,294

Burlington, VT $97,159

Salem, OR $97,121

Portland, ME $96,822

Yakima, WA $96,726

Rochester, MN $96,428

Reno, NV $96,380

Fresno, CA $96,380

Milwaukee, WI $96,293

Detroit, MI $96,197

Ann Arbor, MI $96,181

Allentown, PA $96,168

Colorado Springs, CO $96,005

Syracuse, NY $95,957

Carson City, NV $95,957

Houston, TX $95,822

Eugene, OR $95,774

Gary, IN $95,659

Springfield, OR $95,582

Bismarck, ND $95,562

Galveston, TX $95,495

Medford, OR $95,351

Fort Collins, CO $95,312

Concord, NH $95,264

Austin, TX $95,235

Mesa, AZ $95,033

Reading, PA $95,024

Phoenix, AZ $95,014

Dallas, TX $94,985

Saint Cloud, MN $94,893

Madison, WI $94,764

Utica, NY $94,504

Rochester, NY $94,350

Des Moines, IA $94,341

Raleigh, NC $94,331

Atlanta, GA $94,187

Battle Creek, MI $94,158

Salt Lake City, UT $94,129

Lancaster, PA $93,985

Harrisburg, PA $93,850

Kansas City, MO $93,754

Champaign, IL $93,735

Kansas City, KS $93,735

Fort Worth, TX $93,725

Columbus, OH $93,709

Boca Raton, FL $93,687

Pittsburgh, PA $93,648

Richmond, VA $93,610

Indianapolis, IN $93,591

Cleveland, OH $93,581

Las Vegas, NV $93,465

Cincinnati, OH $93,465

Petersburg, VA $93,321

Huntsville, AL $93,177

Lansing, MI $93,112

Lebanon, PA $93,100

Pueblo, CO $93,090

Appleton, WI $93,062

Buffalo, NY $93,023

Dayton, OH $92,994

Racine, WI $92,975

Charlotte, NC $92,965

Saint Louis, MO $92,936

York, PA $92,879

Elkhart, IN $92,879

Gastonia, NC $92,860

Billings, MT $92,837

Beaumont, TX $92,811

Lorain, OH $92,792

Benton Harbor, MI $92,773

Toledo, OH $92,754

Binghamton, NY $92,706

Rock Hill, SC $92,696

Rockford, IL $92,648

Springfield, IL $92,609

Elyria, OH $92,600

Fargo, ND $92,600

Flagstaff, AZ $92,532

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,475

Duluth, MN $92,417

Miami, FL $92,417

Cheyenne, WY $92,350

Grand Forks, ND $92,350

Bangor, ME $92,138

Cedar Rapids, IA $92,032

Durham, NC $91,992

Louisville, KY $91,984

Grand Rapids, MI $91,965

Hialeah, FL $91,955

Casper, WY $91,821

Scranton, PA $91,705

New Orleans, LA $91,676

Virginia Beach, VA $91,667

Akron, OH $91,619

Peoria, IL $91,494

Sarasota, FL $91,474

Nashville, TN $91,407

Omaha, NE $91,407

Green Bay, WI $91,407

Baton Rouge, LA $91,359

Charleston, SC $91,340

Jamestown, NY $91,292

Davenport, IA $91,292

Tucson, AZ $91,244

Saint Petersburg, FL $91,186

Tampa, FL $91,167

Evansville, IN $91,109

Port Arthur, TX $91,109

Bradenton, FL $91,070

Santa Fe, NM $90,897

Orlando, FL $90,724

Clearwater, FL $90,695

Canton, OH $90,493

La Crosse, WI $90,493

Albuquerque, NM $90,436

Newport News, VA $90,426

High Point, NC $90,397

Ogden, UT $90,359

Corpus Christi, TX $90,282

Norfolk, VA $90,224

Laramie, WY $90,224

Rock Island, IL $90,166

Saginaw, MI $90,147

Jacksonville, FL $90,137

Salisbury, NC $90,118

Boise, ID $90,099

Moline, IL $90,051

Fort Myers, FL $90,022

Memphis, TN $90,003

Tulsa, OK $89,955

Waterloo, IA $89,897

Spartanburg, SC $89,801

Lincoln, NE $89,753

Fort Wayne, IN $89,733

Provo, UT $89,724

Cedar Falls, IA $89,608

San Antonio, TX $89,570

Greensboro, NC $89,531

South Bend, IN $89,522

Savannah, GA $89,416

Muskegon, MI $89,378

Birmingham, AL $89,368

Winston Salem, NC $89,321

Lake Charles, LA $89,089

Anderson, IN $89,070

Lexington, KY $89,041

Augusta, GA $89,012

Greenville, SC $89,012

Lima, OH $88,935

Wichita, KS $88,925

Tuscaloosa, AL $88,925

Columbia, SC $88,839

Springfield, OH $88,820

Asheville, NC $88,666

Bloomington, IN $88,598

Knoxville, TN $88,252

Shreveport, LA $88,243

Wilmington, NC $88,117

Roanoke, VA $88,117

Topeka, KS $87,944

Frankfort, KY $87,934

Oklahoma City, OK $87,867

Chillicothe, OH $87,829

Longview, TX $87,819

Melbourne, FL $87,810

Sioux Falls, SD $87,656

Mobile, AL $87,646

Terre Haute, IN $87,608

Altoona, PA $87,550

Amarillo, TX $87,483

Killeen, TX $87,454

Fayetteville, AR $87,377

Chattanooga, TN $87,348

Sioux City, IA $87,261

Idaho Falls, ID $87,242

Lynchburg, VA $87,165

Gainesville, FL $87,040

Portsmouth, OH $86,992

Little Rock, AR $86,973

Lafayette, LA $86,934

Youngstown, OH $86,934

Daytona Beach, FL $86,877

Clarksville, TN $86,867

Pensacola, FL $86,857

Temple, TX $86,851

Hopkinsville, KY $86,569

Erie, PA $86,550

Florence, SC $86,511

Charleston, WV $86,357

Great Falls, MT $86,309

Macon, GA $86,174

Tallahassee, FL $86,165

Fayetteville, NC $86,146

Waco, TX $86,126

Helena, MT $86,059

Pine Bluff, AR $86,022

Vincennes, IN $85,905

Lubbock, TX $85,867

Alamogordo, NM $85,809

Twin Falls, ID $85,722

Rapid City, SD $85,694

Jackson, MS $85,520

Huntington, WV $85,514

Greenville, MS $85,511

Parkersburg, WV $85,413

Montgomery, AL $85,395

Wichita Falls, TX $85,299

Springfield, MO $85,299

Biloxi, MS $85,251

Monroe, LA $85,155

Johnstown, PA $85,088

Sumter, SC $85,049

Columbus, GA $85,039

Pascagoula, MS $84,857

Abilene, TX $84,857

Kingsport, TN $84,607

Albany, GA $84,607

Gulfport, MS $84,578

Alexandria, LA $84,260

Fort Smith, AR $84,020

El Paso, TX $83,760

Las Cruces, NM $83,327

Harlingen, TX $83,083

Pocatello, ID $83,068

Florence, AL $82,943

Brownsville, TX $82,923

Mcallen, TX $82,721

Dothan, AL $82,587

Columbus, MS $82,015

Altus, OK $81,567

Lawton, OK $81,384

Pierre, SD $81,038

What Skills Can Increase a Stock Trader's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 1.36% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Radiologic Technology (Mentioned in 2.47% Job Postings): Radiologic Technology or Radiography, or X-Ray as it may also be referred, is the art and science of using radiation to provide images of the bones, organs, soft tissue and vessels that comprise the human body.
Pediatric (Mentioned in 1.05% Job Postings): Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	1.36%
Radiologic Technology	2.47%
Pediatric	1.05%

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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 Stock Trader's salary.

Integrity: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Quality Control: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Integrity	$104,844	9%
Quality Control	$102,921	7%
Collaboration	$101,959	6%

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Stock Trader Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Stock Trader roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Stock Trader positions in Edu., Government & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Stock Trader as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Stock Trader

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$115,425	$55.0	20%

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

Understanding how a Stock 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.

$87,360

Average $96,188/year

$102,570

$7,280

Average $8,016/month

$8,548

$1,680

Average $1,850/week

$1,973

$42

Average $46/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,570	$8,548	$1,973	$49
Average	$96,188	$8,016	$1,850	$46
25th Percentile	$87,360	$7,280	$1,680	$42

Salary Trends for Stock Trader

Salaries for a Stock Trader can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $65,242 in 2023 to around $64,192 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Stock Trader salary trends, .

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2024	$65,861
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Most common benefits for Stock Trader

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Common company salaries for Stock Trader

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N $97,099/per year

New York Police Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $95,962/per year

State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $94,615/per year

US Department of Transportation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $93,141/per year

US General Services Administration Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $92,342/per year

Los Angeles County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

D $92,011/per year

Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,967/per year

US Department of Commerce Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,755/per year

US Department of Energy Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

F $91,673/per year

Federal Bureau of Investigation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $90,276/per year

Naval Sea Systems Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,975/per year

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $88,721/per year

San Diego County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,664/per year

The TTB Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $87,569/per year

Lutheran Services Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

M $85,066/per year

Maryland Inc Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $83,780/per year

State University of New York Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $82,969/per year

New York State Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

P $82,703/per year

Puerto Rico Department of Education Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $80,526/per year

US Central Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

H $80,286/per year

Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $79,270/per year

Air Force Reserve Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $78,505/per year

American Automobile Association (AAA) Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $76,678/per year

State of Florida - Department of Health Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $75,183/per year

New York State Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $75,106/per year

State University System of Florida Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

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