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Virtu Financial Salary

Virtu Financial Salary

Virtu Financial pays a median of $188K ($165K–$189K) across 15 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $165K–$189K salary range

Median: $188K  ·  Based on 15 public Virtu Financial job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 2026


This Virtu Financial 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

Virtu Financial · pay benchmark · updated June 19, 2026
$188K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$165K–$189K
Typical range
$300K view JD
Highest base · Machine Learning Engineer
15
Open roles
~3 yrs
Typical exp.
+1
15 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 20% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
research
$190K · $300K top (5)
technology
$181K · $300K top (6)
Pay by location
New York $181K (10)Austin $188K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Java $188KPython $188K

Highest-paying open roles at Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial salary by department

  • research: $190K median · $300K top base — Machine Learning Researcher (view JD) (5 roles)
  • technology: $181K median · $300K top base — Machine Learning Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)

Virtu Financial salary by location

  • New York: $181K median · $300K top base — Machine Learning Engineer (view JD) (10 roles)
  • Austin: $188K median · $225K top base — Systems Engineer (view JD) (3 roles)

What Virtu Financial looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (11) · Java (5) · PyTorch (2) · SQL (2) · Data Pipelines (1) · Experiment Tracking (1) · TypeScript (1) · JavaScript (1) · React (1) · Angular (1).

About Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial is Public stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2008 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Virtu Financial

Roles typically ask for around 3 years of experience (up to 7+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 7 that do, Bachelor'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; 20% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Virtu Financial hiring activity

Virtu Financial has 15 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 15 public job postings with disclosed pay. 1 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (15 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Virtu Financial pay?
The median pay is $188K, with a typical range of $165K–$189K, based on 15 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Virtu Financial?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Machine Learning Engineer, at $200K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at Virtu Financial?
The research team, at a $190K 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 15 public Virtu Financial 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 19, 2026.

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