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

A Junior Trader's salary grows with experience: starting around $68,218 for beginners, reaching about $70,121 at mid-level, and approach $75,116 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Junior Trader?

Junior Trader salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Junior Trader roles are District of Columbia $79,270, California $78,969, Massachusetts $77,917. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Junior Trader roles make?

Salaries for Junior Trader level roles vary by specialization: Floor Trader: $180,990; Algorithmic Trader: $106,683; Securities Trader: $105,740; Energy Trader: $99,900; Power Trader: $99,878.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Junior 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.

Junior Trader Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Junior Trader in the United States is $71,595 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,840
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $63,272 to $79,575
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,693

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Junior Trader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,575	$6,631	$1,530	$38
Average	$71,595	$5,966	$1,377	$34
25th Percentile	$63,272	$5,273	$1,217	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Junior Trader Salaries

A Junior 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 Junior Trader Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Junior 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): $68,218
Early Career (1-2 years): $68,472
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,121
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $73,942
Expert (over 8 years): $75,116

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Junior Trader	$68,218
Intermediate Level Junior Trader	$68,472
Senior Level Junior Trader	$70,121
Specialist Level Junior Trader	$73,942
Expert Level Junior Trader	$75,116

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

District of Columbia: $79,270.
California: $78,969.
Massachusetts: $77,917.

District of Columbia $79,270 California $78,969 Massachusetts $77,917 Washington $77,631 New Jersey $77,602 Alaska $77,502 Connecticut $76,514 New York $76,113

Hawaii $74,831 Rhode Island $74,230 Maryland $73,822 Minnesota $73,263 Colorado $73,048 Illinois $72,977 Oregon $72,705 Delaware $72,504

New Hampshire $72,378 Virginia $72,096 Pennsylvania $71,273 Nevada $70,858 North Dakota $70,722 Michigan $70,507 Wisconsin $70,428 Vermont $70,271

Texas $69,834 Maine $69,805 Arizona $69,762 Ohio $69,712 Georgia $69,053 Indiana $68,724 Wyoming $68,660 Utah $68,559

Iowa $68,517 Kansas $68,173 Louisiana $68,073 North Carolina $68,037 Missouri $68,023 Florida $67,743 Montana $67,593 Nebraska $67,450

Kentucky $67,371 South Carolina $67,085 Tennessee $66,906 Idaho $66,834 New Mexico $66,311 Oklahoma $66,197 Alabama $65,774 South Dakota $65,066

Arkansas $64,679 West Virginia $64,471 Mississippi $63,849

Top Paying Cities for Junior 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: $90,303
San Francisco: $89,415
Oakland: $87,432

San Jose, CA $90,303

San Francisco, CA $89,415

Oakland, CA $87,432

New York, NY $82,972

Queens Village, NY $82,435

Paramus, NJ $81,862

Passaic, NJ $81,790

Bergenfield, NJ $81,719

Stamford, CT $81,611

Huntington, NY $81,540

Newark, NJ $81,074

Bridgeport, CT $80,931

New Brunswick, NJ $80,695

Vallejo, CA $80,544

Middlesex, NJ $80,502

Somerset, NJ $80,437

Petaluma, CA $80,272

Santa Cruz, CA $79,993

Boston, MA $79,850

Monterey, CA $79,492

Fairbanks, AK $79,442

Los Angeles, CA $79,306

Washington, DC $79,270

Seattle, WA $79,141

Santa Rosa, CA $79,127

Juneau, AK $78,919

Orange, CA $78,683

Anchorage, AK $78,554

Anaheim, CA $78,504

Santa Ana, CA $78,397

Nassau, NY $78,354

Long Beach, CA $78,325

Danbury, CT $78,304

Santa Maria, CA $78,060

Everett, WA $78,046

Bremerton, WA $77,695

Trenton, NJ $77,559

Sacramento, CA $77,530

San Diego, CA $77,495

Brockton, MA $77,466

Tacoma, WA $77,437

Santa Barbara, CA $77,337

Lowell, MA $77,051

New Suffolk, NY $77,022

Nashua, NH $76,936

Lompoc, CA $76,822

Ventura, CA $76,750

Stockton, CA $76,728

New Haven, CT $76,585

Atlantic City, NJ $76,399

Hartford, CT $76,242

Modesto, CA $76,206

Poughkeepsie, NY $76,048

New Britain, CT $76,013

Olympia, WA $75,912

Kennewick, WA $75,912

New London, CT $75,898

Norwich, CT $75,876

Lawrence, MA $75,841

Bakersfield, CA $75,640

Riverside, CA $75,540

New Bedford, MA $75,540

Richland, WA $75,468

Portsmouth, NH $75,411

Vineland, NJ $75,397

San Bernardino, CA $75,340

Boulder, CO $75,139

Worcester, MA $75,082

Portland, OR $75,017

Saint Paul, MN $74,931

Minneapolis, MN $74,931

Philadelphia, PA $74,831

Honolulu, HI $74,452

Springfield, MA $74,201

Providence, RI $74,194

Chicago, IL $73,986

Bellingham, WA $73,900

Baltimore, MD $73,822

Chico, CA $73,643

Wilmington, DE $73,521

Pittsfield, MA $73,449

Manchester, NH $73,313

Spokane, WA $72,998

Denver, CO $72,991

Albany, NY $72,655

Troy, NY $72,626

Schenectady, NY $72,476

Burlington, VT $72,318

Portland, ME $72,068

Salem, OR $72,010

Yakima, WA $71,996

Ann Arbor, MI $71,975

Rochester, MN $71,774

Fresno, CA $71,738

Reno, NV $71,738

Milwaukee, WI $71,674

Detroit, MI $71,602

Allentown, PA $71,581

Carson City, NV $71,574

Houston, TX $71,466

Colorado Springs, CO $71,459

Syracuse, NY $71,423

Eugene, OR $71,287

Bismarck, ND $71,201

Gary, IN $71,201

Galveston, TX $71,201

Springfield, OR $71,144

Medford, OR $70,972

Fort Collins, CO $70,944

Austin, TX $70,886

Mesa, AZ $70,736

Phoenix, AZ $70,722

Dallas, TX $70,700

Reading, PA $70,657

Saint Cloud, MN $70,629

Concord, NH $70,564

Madison, WI $70,535

Utica, NY $70,342

Raleigh, NC $70,285

Las Vegas, NV $70,278

Rochester, NY $70,228

Des Moines, IA $70,220

Atlanta, GA $70,106

Battle Creek, MI $70,084

Salt Lake City, UT $70,063

Lancaster, PA $69,956

Champaign, IL $69,941

Harrisburg, PA $69,855

Durham, NC $69,791

Kansas City, MO $69,784

Kansas City, KS $69,769

Fort Worth, TX $69,762

Boca Raton, FL $69,734

Cleveland, OH $69,726

Columbus, OH $69,712

Pittsburgh, PA $69,705

Richmond, VA $69,676

Indianapolis, IN $69,662

Cincinnati, OH $69,569

Petersburg, VA $69,462

Billings, MT $69,304

Lansing, MI $69,304

Huntsville, AL $69,304

Lebanon, PA $69,297

Dayton, OH $69,290

Pueblo, CO $69,290

Appleton, WI $69,268

Buffalo, NY $69,240

Racine, WI $69,204

Charlotte, NC $69,197

Saint Louis, MO $69,175

Springfield, IL $69,147

Elkhart, IN $69,132

York, PA $69,132

Gastonia, NC $69,125

Benton Harbor, MI $69,125

Beaumont, TX $69,082

Lorain, OH $69,068

Toledo, OH $69,039

Binghamton, NY $69,003

Rock Hill, SC $68,996

Rockford, IL $68,960

Fargo, ND $68,925

Elyria, OH $68,925

Flagstaff, AZ $68,874

Fort Lauderdale, FL $68,832

Miami, FL $68,789

Duluth, MN $68,674

Bangor, ME $68,581

Cedar Rapids, IA $68,502

Louisville, KY $68,466

Grand Rapids, MI $68,452

Hialeah, FL $68,445

Casper, WY $68,345

Scranton, PA $68,259

New Orleans, LA $68,237

Virginia Beach, VA $68,230

Akron, OH $68,194

Peoria, IL $68,101

Sarasota, FL $68,087

Green Bay, WI $68,037

Baton Rouge, LA $68,001

Charleston, SC $67,987

Nashville, TN $67,965

Jamestown, NY $67,951

Davenport, IA $67,951

Tucson, AZ $67,915

Cheyenne, WY $67,894

Saint Petersburg, FL $67,872

Tampa, FL $67,858

Omaha, NE $67,844

Port Arthur, TX $67,815

Evansville, IN $67,815

Bradenton, FL $67,786

Santa Fe, NM $67,657

Orlando, FL $67,586

Clearwater, FL $67,507

Canton, OH $67,357

La Crosse, WI $67,357

Grand Forks, ND $67,335

Albuquerque, NM $67,314

Tulsa, OK $67,314

Newport News, VA $67,307

High Point, NC $67,285

Ogden, UT $67,256

Corpus Christi, TX $67,199

Laramie, WY $67,156

Norfolk, VA $67,156

Rock Island, IL $67,113

Saginaw, MI $67,099

Jacksonville, FL $67,092

Salisbury, NC $67,077

Memphis, TN $67,063

Moline, IL $67,027

Fort Myers, FL $67,006

Waterloo, IA $66,913

Spartanburg, SC $66,841

Lincoln, NE $66,805

Fort Wayne, IN $66,791

Birmingham, AL $66,712

Cedar Falls, IA $66,698

Provo, UT $66,691

Springfield, OH $66,684

San Antonio, TX $66,669

Greensboro, NC $66,641

South Bend, IN $66,634

Winston Salem, NC $66,626

Boise, ID $66,605

Savannah, GA $66,555

Muskegon, MI $66,426

Lima, OH $66,340

Lake Charles, LA $66,311

Anderson, IN $66,297

Lexington, KY $66,276

Augusta, GA $66,254

Greenville, SC $66,254

Wichita, KS $66,190

Tuscaloosa, AL $66,190

Columbia, SC $66,125

Bloomington, IN $65,946

Roanoke, VA $65,903

Asheville, NC $65,810

Knoxville, TN $65,689

Shreveport, LA $65,681

Wilmington, NC $65,588

Frankfort, KY $65,452

Oklahoma City, OK $65,402

Chillicothe, OH $65,373

Longview, TX $65,366

Topeka, KS $65,345

Mobile, AL $65,237

Terre Haute, IN $65,209

Erie, PA $65,202

Altoona, PA $65,166

Melbourne, FL $65,144

Amarillo, TX $65,116

Killeen, TX $65,094

Fayetteville, AR $65,037

Sioux Falls, SD $64,987

Chattanooga, TN $64,944

Idaho Falls, ID $64,937

Gainesville, FL $64,786

Portsmouth, OH $64,751

Little Rock, AR $64,736

Lynchburg, VA $64,736

Lafayette, LA $64,708

Youngstown, OH $64,708

Temple, TX $64,679

Daytona Beach, FL $64,665

Clarksville, TN $64,658

Pensacola, FL $64,650

Hopkinsville, KY $64,436

Charleston, WV $64,428

Florence, SC $64,393

Sioux City, IA $64,350

Macon, GA $64,142

Tallahassee, FL $64,135

Fayetteville, NC $64,121

Waco, TX $64,106

Wichita Falls, TX $64,106

Pine Bluff, AR $64,078

Vincennes, IN $63,942

Lubbock, TX $63,913

Great Falls, MT $63,870

Alamogordo, NM $63,863

Abilene, TX $63,806

Rapid City, SD $63,712

Monroe, LA $63,712

Albany, GA $63,670

Huntington, WV $63,662

Jackson, MS $63,655

Greenville, MS $63,648

Parkersburg, WV $63,576

Montgomery, AL $63,562

Johnstown, PA $63,548

Springfield, MO $63,491

Biloxi, MS $63,455

Sumter, SC $63,304

Columbus, GA $63,297

Twin Falls, ID $63,254

Pascagoula, MS $63,161

Kingsport, TN $62,975

Gulfport, MS $62,954

Alexandria, LA $62,717

Fort Smith, AR $62,538

El Paso, TX $62,345

Helena, MT $62,252

Las Cruces, NM $62,023

Harlingen, TX $61,822

Pocatello, ID $61,758

Florence, AL $61,736

Brownsville, TX $61,722

Dothan, AL $61,608

Mcallen, TX $61,572

Columbus, MS $61,042

Altus, OK $60,713

Lawton, OK $60,577

Pierre, SD $60,319

What Skills Can Increase a Junior Trader's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.34% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Capital Market (Mentioned in 1.3% Job Postings): Capital markets are financial markets that bring buyers and sellers together to trade stocks, bonds, currencies, and other financial assets. It allows traders to buy and sell stocks and bonds, and enable businesses to raise financial capital to grow.
Technical Analysis (Mentioned in 1.01% Job Postings): Technical analysis is an analysis methodology for analyzing and forecasting the direction of prices through the study of past market data, primarily price and volume. To be able to profit from trading by observing market patterns and statistics.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4.34%
Capital Market	1.3%
Technical Analysis	1.01%

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 Junior Trader's salary.

Listening: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
CFA: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Portfolio Management: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Listening	$82,334	15%
CFA	$80,902	13%
Portfolio Management	$79,471	11%
Technical Analysis	$79,471	11%
Programming	$78,755	10%
Team Operations	$78,755	10%

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How Education impacts a Junior Trader's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Junior 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 Junior Trader with a Bachelor's Degree is between $66,804 and $73,955).

Junior Trader Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Junior Trader

No Diploma 8.7%

High School 8.7%

Associates 4.3%

Bachelors 56.5%

Masters 21.7%

Doctorate 8.7%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	8.7%
High School	8.7%
Associates	4.3%
Bachelors	56.5%
Masters	21.7%
Doctorate	8.7%

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

Understanding how a Junior 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

$63,272

Average $71,595/year

$79,575

$5,273

Average $5,966/month

$6,631

$1,217

Average $1,377/week

$1,530

$30

Average $34/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,575	$6,631	$1,530	$38
Average	$71,595	$5,966	$1,377	$34
25th Percentile	$63,272	$5,273	$1,217	$30

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Salary Trends for Junior Trader

Salaries for a Junior Trader can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $81,230 in 2023 to around $79,199 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Junior Trader salary trends, .

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2023

$81,230

2024

$80,669

2025

$79,199

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2024	$80,669
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