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Tower Research Capital Salary

Tower Research Capital Salary

Tower Research Capital pays a median of $175K ($160K–$200K) across 19 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $160K–$200K salary range

Median: $175K  ·  Based on 19 public Tower Research Capital job postings  ·  Updated June 22, 2026


This Tower Research Capital 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

Tower Research Capital · pay benchmark · updated June 22, 2026
$175K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$160K–$200K
Typical range
$285K view JD
Highest base · Software Engineer, Trading Systems (C++)
19
Open roles
~14 yrs
Typical exp.
+6
19 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 11% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$160K (6)
Staff
$188K (7)
Salary by department · median & top base
quantitative research & trading
$168K · $250K top (10)
Highest-paying skills
Python $188KMachine Learning $188K

Highest-paying open roles at Tower Research Capital

Tower Research Capital salary by department

  • quantitative research & trading: $168K median · $250K top base — Founding Engineer - Tower Incubations (view JD) (10 roles)

Tower Research Capital salary by seniority

  • Senior: $160K median · $250K top base — Software Engineer, Development Tools (view JD) (6)
  • Staff: $188K median · $285K top base — Software Engineer, Trading Systems (C++) (view JD) (7)

Tower Research Capital salary by location

  • New York: $181K median · $285K top base — Software Engineer, Trading Systems (C++) (view JD) (16 roles)

Remote work at Tower Research Capital

0% of Tower Research Capital's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Tower Research Capital looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (13) · CI/CD (2) · SQL (2) · Kafka (1) · PyTorch (1) · TensorFlow (1) · P&L (1) · Team Leadership (1) · Rust (1) · AWS (1).

Benefits & perks at Tower Research Capital

Commonly listed: pto (16) · bonus (12) · gym (6).

About Tower Research Capital

Tower Research Capital is 970–970 employees · founded 1998. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Tower Research Capital

Roles typically ask for around 14 years of experience (up to 25+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 3 that do, Bachelor's 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; 11% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Tower Research Capital total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 75% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Tower Research Capital hiring activity

Tower Research Capital has 19 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 19 public job postings with disclosed pay. 6 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (19 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Tower Research Capital pay?
The median pay is $175K, with a typical range of $160K–$200K, based on 19 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Tower Research Capital?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Software Engineer, Trading Systems (C++), at $120K–$285K base.

Which team pays the most at Tower Research Capital?
The quantitative research & trading team, at a $168K 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 Tower Research Capital 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 22, 2026.

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