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Bridgewater Associates Salary

Bridgewater Associates Salary

Bridgewater Associates pays a median of $196K ($168K–$259K) across 18 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $168K–$259K salary range

Median: $196K  ·  Based on 18 public Bridgewater Associates job postings  ·  Updated June 20, 2026


This Bridgewater Associates salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Bridgewater Associates · pay benchmark · updated June 20, 2026
$196K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$168K–$259K
Typical range
$650K view JD
Highest base · Associate Director, Client Service
18
Open roles
~4 yrs
Typical exp.
+18
18 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 94% of roles mention equity · options

Highest-paying open roles at Bridgewater Associates

Bridgewater Associates salary by location

  • New York: $250K median · $600K top base — Staff AI Agentic Security Engineer (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Bridgewater Associates

0% of Bridgewater Associates's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Bridgewater Associates looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (2) · OpenAI (2) · Snowflake (1) · Budgeting (1) · FP&A (1) · Python (1) · TypeScript (1) · GCP (1) · Azure (1) · LangChain (1).

Benefits & perks at Bridgewater Associates

Commonly listed: bonus (3) · medical (1) · 401k (1) · pto (1) · parental (1) · food (1) · childcare (1).

About Bridgewater Associates

Bridgewater Associates is 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 1975 · HQ Westport, Connecticut. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Bridgewater Associates

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 17 that do, Associate's is most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 94% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Bridgewater Associates total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 94% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Bridgewater Associates hiring activity

Bridgewater Associates has 18 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 18 public job postings with disclosed pay. 18 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (18 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Bridgewater Associates's pay with companies in the same space:

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Google$200K↑ +2%Public
SpaceX$135K↓ -31%Series D
Accenture Federal Services$154K↓ -22%Venture-backed
OpenAI$308K↑ +57%Late Stage
Esri$126K↓ -36%
Databricks$215K↑ +9%Series J

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Common questions

What does Bridgewater Associates pay?
The median pay is $196K, with a typical range of $168K–$259K, based on 18 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Bridgewater Associates?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Associate Director, Client Service, at $350K–$650K base.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 18 public Bridgewater Associates job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 20, 2026.

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