Job outlook for proprietary traders in the United States

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

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

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

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

• There are over 19,943 proprietary traders currently employed in the United States.

• There are 541 active proprietary trader job openings in the US.

• The average proprietary trader salary is $100,019.

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

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