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Chicago Trading Company Salary

Chicago Trading Company Salary

Chicago Trading Company pays a median of $213K ($200K–$238K) across 21 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $200K–$238K salary range

Median: $213K  ·  Based on 21 public Chicago Trading Company job postings  ·  Updated October 22, 2026


This Chicago Trading Company salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Chicago Trading Company · pay benchmark · updated October 22, 2026
$213K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$200K–$238K
Typical range
$300K view JD
Highest base · Quantitative Researcher - Systematic
21
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
ⓘ Base salary only — 100% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
trading & quant
$238K · $300K top (5)
technology
$200K · $250K top (11)
Highest-paying skills
Python $219K

Highest-paying open roles at Chicago Trading Company

Chicago Trading Company salary by department

  • trading & quant: $238K median · $300K top base — Quantitative Researcher - Systematic (view JD) (5 roles)
  • technology: $200K median · $250K top base — Desk Developer (view JD) (11 roles)

Remote work at Chicago Trading Company

0% of Chicago Trading Company's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Chicago Trading Company looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (10) · Java (4) · SQL (2) · AWS (1) · GCP (1) · Azure (1) · Sourcing (1) · Go (1) · Kubernetes (1) · CI/CD (1).

About Chicago Trading Company

Chicago Trading Company is 501–1,000 employees · founded 1995 · HQ Chicago, Illinois. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Chicago Trading Company

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 3 that do, PhD and Bachelor's are 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; 100% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Chicago Trading Company total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus; common structures: hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Chicago Trading Company hiring activity

Chicago Trading Company has 21 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 21 public job postings with disclosed pay.

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Common questions

What does Chicago Trading Company pay?
The median pay is $213K, with a typical range of $200K–$238K, based on 21 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Chicago Trading Company?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Quantitative Researcher - Systematic, at $200K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at Chicago Trading Company?
The trading & quant team, at a $238K median.

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 21 public Chicago Trading Company 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 October 22, 2026.

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