Job outlook for equity traders in the United States

Equity trader job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected equity trader job growth rate is 10% from 2018-2028.

• About 47,700 new jobs for equity traders are projected over the next decade.

• Equity trader salaries have increased -4% for equity traders in the last 5 years.

• There are over 21,572 equity traders currently employed in the United States.

• There are 17,507 active equity trader job openings in the US.

• The average equity trader salary is $101,759.

Compare the number of equity trader jobs and the average equity trader salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of equity trader job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where equity traders earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.