Ranks

Who pays a software engineer the most in Chicago?

Ranked by Typical SWE in Chicago.

Citadel and Jump against Tempus. The floor vs the lab.

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#CompanyTypicalBaseCity
01Jump TradingQuant / HFT$460k$215kChicago, IL
02CitadelQuant / multi-strat$425k$200kChicago, IL
03DRWQuant / trading$340k$185kChicago, IL
04OptiverQuant / market making$310k$175kChicago, IL
05IMCQuant / market making$300k$175kChicago, IL
06Akuna CapitalQuant / options$280k$170kChicago, IL
07TempusBiotech / data$230k$155kChicago, IL

Public composites and work-email ticks. Not a bought ranking. Method.