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Jump Trading Salary

Jump Trading Salary

Jump Trading pays a median of $225K ($184K–$263K) across 40 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $184K–$263K salary range

Median: $225K  ·  Based on 40 public Jump Trading job postings  ·  Updated July 30, 2026


This Jump Trading 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

Jump Trading · pay benchmark · updated July 30, 2026
$225K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$184K–$263K
Typical range
$300K view JD
Highest base · Campus AI Research Engineer (Intern)
40
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+30
36 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 10% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$225K (13)
Senior
$220K (9)
Staff
$300K (10)
Salary by department · median & top base
front office
$300K · $300K top (12)
core development
$250K · $250K top (6)
operations
$188K · $250K top (7)
it infrastructure + wcw
$175K · $250K top (13)
Pay by location
Chicago $250K (26)New York $188K (11)
Highest-paying skills
PyTorch $300KTensorFlow $300KMachine Learning $300KDeep Learning $300KPython $225KGo $175K

Highest-paying open roles at Jump Trading

Jump Trading salary by department

  • front office: $300K median · $300K top base — Campus AI Research Engineer (Intern) (view JD) (12 roles)
  • core development: $250K median · $250K top base — Campus Software Engineer (Intern) (view JD) (6 roles)
  • operations: $188K median · $250K top base — Portfolio Finance Trader (view JD) (7 roles)
  • it infrastructure + wcw: $175K median · $250K top base — Campus Systems Engineer (Intern) (view JD) (13 roles)

Jump Trading salary by seniority

  • Mid: $225K median · $250K top base — Campus Software Engineer (Intern) (view JD) (13)
  • Senior: $220K median · $260K top base — AI Research Scientist (view JD) (9)
  • Staff: $300K median · $300K top base — Campus AI Research Engineer (Intern) (view JD) (10)

Jump Trading salary by location

  • Chicago: $250K median · $300K top base — Campus AI Research Engineer (Intern) (view JD) (26 roles)
  • New York: $188K median · $250K top base — Software Engineer (view JD) (11 roles)

Remote work at Jump Trading

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

What Jump Trading looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (28) · PyTorch (6) · TensorFlow (6) · Go (3) · React (3) · MySQL (2) · Vendor Management (2) · Scheduling (2) · SQL (2) · Rust (2).

Benefits & perks at Jump Trading

Commonly listed: dental (28) · vision (28) · hsa-fsa (28) · 401k (28) · bonus (28) · life-ins (28) · pto (28) · parental (28).

About Jump Trading

Jump Trading is 251–500 employees · founded 1999 · HQ Chicago, Illinois. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Jump Trading

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 2 that do, Bachelor's and PhD 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; 10% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Jump Trading total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 74% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Jump Trading hiring activity

Jump Trading has 40 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 40 public job postings with disclosed pay. 30 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (36 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Jump Trading's pay with companies in the same space:

CompanyMedian payvs Jump TradingStage
IMC Trading$213K↓ -6%
Coinbase$202K↓ -10%Public
Robinhood$182K↓ -19%Public
Jane Street$250K↑ +11%
Gemini$160K↓ -29%Public
Beyond Finance$139K↓ -38%Venture-backed

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Common questions

What does Jump Trading pay?
The median pay is $225K, with a typical range of $184K–$263K, based on 40 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Jump Trading?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Campus AI Research Engineer (Intern), at $300K base.

Which team pays the most at Jump Trading?
The front office team, at a $300K 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 40 public Jump Trading 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 July 30, 2026.

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