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NinjaTrader Salary

NinjaTrader Salary

NinjaTrader pays a median of $165K ($136K–$171K) across 19 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $136K–$171K salary range

Median: $165K  ·  Based on 19 public NinjaTrader job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026


This NinjaTrader 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

NinjaTrader · pay benchmark · updated July 1, 2026
$165K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$136K–$171K
Typical range
$270K view JD
Highest base · Director, Product Management - Brokerage
19
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+7
19 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$159K (10)
Staff
$185K (5)
Salary by department · median & top base
technology
$165K · $220K top (11)
Pay by location
Chicago $165K (9)Remote $153K (9)
Highest-paying skills
Kubernetes $165KGCP $159KTerraform $153KGo $151KPython $145K

Highest-paying open roles at NinjaTrader

NinjaTrader salary by department

  • technology: $165K median · $220K top base — Principal Software Engineer, Trading Systems (view JD) (11 roles)

NinjaTrader salary by seniority

  • Senior: $159K median · $190K top base — Sr. Software Engineer II, Fullstack - NT Connect (view JD) (10)
  • Staff: $185K median · $220K top base — Principal Software Engineer, Trading Systems (view JD) (5)

NinjaTrader salary by location

  • Chicago: $165K median · $270K top base — Director, Product Management - Brokerage (view JD) (9 roles)
  • Remote: $153K median · $210K top base — Principal Product Manager, Core Platform (view JD) (9 roles)

Remote work at NinjaTrader

64% of NinjaTrader's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What NinjaTrader looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: GCP (6) · Python (5) · AWS (4) · Terraform (4) · CI/CD (4) · Kubernetes (4) · SQL (3) · BigQuery (2) · TypeScript (2) · Docker (2).

Benefits & perks at NinjaTrader

Commonly listed: dental (14) · 401k (14) · pto (14).

About NinjaTrader

NinjaTrader is 201–500 employees · founded 2004 · HQ Denver, Colorado. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at NinjaTrader

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 3 that do, Bachelor'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. Equity is not included in the medians above.

NinjaTrader total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus; 25% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

NinjaTrader hiring activity

NinjaTrader has 19 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 19 public job postings with disclosed pay. 7 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (19 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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Vestmark$123K↓ -26%
Amazon$144K↓ -13%Public
Esri$134K↓ -19%
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Common questions

What does NinjaTrader pay?
The median pay is $165K, with a typical range of $136K–$171K, based on 19 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at NinjaTrader?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director, Product Management - Brokerage, at $220K–$270K base.

Which team pays the most at NinjaTrader?
The technology team, at a $165K 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 19 public NinjaTrader 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 1, 2026.

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