How much do traders earn?

• Optiver averages $101,072 a year (range: $92K - $170K)

• Gelber Group averages $52,244 a year (range: $46K - $102K)

• Citadel averages $160,920 a year (range: $85K - $203K)

• Citi averages $154,306 a year (range: $84K - $269K)

• PEAK6 averages $81,865 a year (range: $75K - $117K)

• Goldman Sachs averages $105,414 a year (range: $66K - $348K)

• DRW averages $113,928 a year (range: $86K - $164K)

Highest paying cities for traders:

• Sunnyvale, CA averages $99,376 a year ($47.78 an hour)

• Santa Rosa, CA averages $96,116 a year (46.21 an hour)

• Williston, ND averages $94,565 a year ($45.46 an hour)

• Manhattan, NY averages $94,315 a year ($45.34 an hour)

• Cambridge, MA averages $93,150 a year ($44.78 an hour)

• Arlington, VA averages $92,625 a year ($44.53 an hour)

• Dickinson, ND averages $92,058 a year ($44.26 an hour)

• Ketchikan, AK averages $91,714 a year ($44.09 an hour)

• Vacaville, CA averages $91,359 a year ($43.92 an hour)

• New York City, NY averages $90,637 a year ($43.58 an hour)