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Point72 Salary

Point72 Salary

Point72 pays a median of $180K ($140K–$218K) across 81 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $140K–$218K salary range

Median: $180K  ·  Based on 81 public Point72 job postings  ·  Updated September 6, 2026


This Point72 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

Point72 · pay benchmark · updated September 6, 2026
$180K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$140K–$218K
Typical range
$700K view JD
Highest base · Macro Quantitative Researcher
81
Open roles
~4 yrs
Typical exp.
+20
52 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 15% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$130K (15)
Mid
$161K (28)
Senior
$203K (23)
Staff
$256K (8)
Salary by department · median & top base
technology
$204K · $350K top (22)
quant management
$175K · $300K top (6)
market intelligence
$121K · $300K top (6)
Pay by location
New York $185K (49)Chicago $125K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Machine Learning $213KPython $200K

Highest-paying open roles at Point72

Point72 salary by department

  • technology: $204K median · $350K top base — Security Automation Lead (view JD) (22 roles)
  • quant management: $175K median · $300K top base — Quantitative Developer - CIO Office (view JD) (6 roles)
  • market intelligence: $121K median · $300K top base — Senior Data Engineer, Proprietary Research (view JD) (6 roles)

Point72 salary by seniority

  • Junior: $130K median · $240K top base — Entry-Level Quantitative Researcher (view JD) (15)
  • Mid: $161K median · $250K top base — It Operations Engineer, Trading Application Support (view JD) (28)
  • Senior: $203K median · $300K top base — Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, GenAI Technology (view JD) (23)
  • Staff: $256K median · $700K top base — Macro Quantitative Researcher (view JD) (8)

Point72 salary by location

  • New York: $185K median · $300K top base — GenAI Security Engineer (view JD) (49 roles)
  • Chicago: $125K median · $200K top base — Quantitative Researcher - Systematic Credit (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Point72

25% of Point72's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Point72 looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (21) · CI/CD (6) · SQL (5) · Java (3) · Kubernetes (3) · AWS (3) · Terraform (3) · Go (2) · Spring (2) · GAAP (2).

Benefits & perks at Point72

Commonly listed: bonus (54) · 401k (53) · parental (53) · gym (53) · life-ins (1).

About Point72

Point72 is 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2012 · HQ Stamford, Connecticut. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Point72

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, Bachelor's and Associate's and PhD and Master'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; 15% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Point72 total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 89% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Point72 hiring activity

Point72 has 81 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 81 public job postings with disclosed pay. 20 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (52 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 3 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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Bain Capital$133K↓ -26%
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Common questions

What does Point72 pay?
The median pay is $180K, with a typical range of $140K–$218K, based on 81 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Point72?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Macro Quantitative Researcher, at $200K–$700K base.

Which team pays the most at Point72?
The technology team, at a $204K 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 81 public Point72 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 September 6, 2026.

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