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Financial Quantitative Analysts — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$81,100
United States, 2025
Employment
132,130
United States, 2025
Typical education
Master's Degree
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Develop quantitative techniques to inform securities investing, equities investing, pricing, or valuation of financial instruments. Develop mathematical or statistical models for risk management, asset optimization, pricing, or relative value analysis.
- O*NET code
- 13-2099.01
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Apply mathematical or statistical techniques to address practical issues in finance, such as derivative valuation, securities trading, risk management, or financial market regulation.
- Research or develop analytical tools to address issues such as portfolio construction or optimization, performance measurement, attribution, profit and loss measurement, or pricing models.
- Interpret results of financial analysis procedures.
- Develop core analytical capabilities or model libraries, using advanced statistical, quantitative, or econometric techniques.
- Define or recommend model specifications or data collection methods.
- Produce written summary reports of financial research results.
- Maintain or modify all financial analytic models in use.
- Provide application or analytical support to researchers or traders on issues such as valuations or data.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$48,460
25th percentile
$61,290
75th percentile
$110,410
90th percentile
$151,490
Most important skills
- Mathematics4.4
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Complex Problem Solving3.9
- Speaking3.8
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8
- Active Learning3.8
- Active Listening3.8
- Writing3.5
- Systems Analysis3.3
- Systems Evaluation3.3
- Persuasion3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 18 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
18
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 4.4 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.1 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.8 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Speaking | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Writing | 3.5 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.3 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.3 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Financial Quantitative AnalystsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Park, MD | $132,620 | 720 | 2025 |
| DC | $125,110 | 2,460 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $120,580 | 5,820 | 2025 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $111,530 | 40 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | $110,740 | 1,040 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $109,580 | 11,950 | 2025 |
| ME | $109,060 | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | $109,060 | — | 2025 |
| York, PA | $108,160 | 110 | 2025 |
| NY | $107,490 | 9,750 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | $104,440 | 170 | 2025 |
| MD | $101,400 | 3,790 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $100,950 | 960 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | $100,380 | 100 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $100,150 | — | 2025 |
| MA | $99,970 | — | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $99,760 | 390 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | $99,570 | 210 | 2025 |
| Crestview, FL | $99,520 | 220 | 2025 |
| NJ | $98,630 | 5,510 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.