Best job boards for quant and trading jobs (November 2026)
As of November 10, 2026, 4 sites are good choices for this search: eFinancialCareers, Indeed, JobsWithPay and LinkedIn Jobs. They differ most in where their jobs come from and in how they show pay: some show only the pay that the employer posts, and some show their own estimates. On JobsWithPay, 30% of 752 open quant and trading jobs show the posted pay, with a median posted base range of $150K to $218K a year.
The sites side by side
| Site | Where the jobs come from | How pay shows | Price for job seekers | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eFinancialCareers | Employers and recruiters pay to advertise. | Job cards show a pay range or the employer's text, for example "Competitive". | Not stated. | Finance, and tech in financial services |
| Indeed | Employer posts and indexed jobs from other sites. | Shows pay when the employer gives it. If it cannot read the pay, Indeed may show an estimated range. Indeed says that 91% of new jobs posted directly on Indeed in the US include salary details. | Free for job seekers. | All jobs |
| JobsWithPay (our site) | Company job boards only (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday and company careers sites). No staffing agencies and no copies. | Shows the pay that the company posts, and never an estimate. 30% of 752 open quant and trading jobs show pay. | Free. You do not need an account to search or apply. | Tech jobs |
| LinkedIn Jobs | Employers post jobs. An employer can post one job free or pay to promote a job. | Shows pay when the employer gives it. In the US, LinkedIn also shows pay that it finds in the job text. | Free. Premium Career costs US$39.99 a month. | All jobs |
Which site for which search
| If you want | Use |
|---|---|
| Finance and tech jobs at financial firms | eFinancialCareers |
| Quant jobs from the firms' own job boards, with posted pay | JobsWithPay |
| The most jobs of all types | LinkedIn, Indeed |
Each site, briefly
eFinancialCareers
A job site for finance jobs and tech jobs at financial firms. 70,464 jobs in financial services and technology (home page).
Indeed
A large general job site with jobs that employers post on Indeed and jobs that Indeed lists from other sites ("indexed jobs"). 685M job seeker profiles; 3.5M+ employers (Indeed's About page).
JobsWithPay (our site)
A free job site for tech jobs that reads each job directly from the job board of the company that hires and checks it again every day. 752 open quant and trading jobs from 189 companies on November 10, 2026.
LinkedIn Jobs
The job search part of LinkedIn, a large professional network, where employers post jobs and members apply. 1 billion members in more than 200 countries and territories (LinkedIn's About page).
See also: how JobsWithPay compares with LinkedIn on the same searches, and all our lists of job sites.
How we checked
On November 10, 2026, we read the pages of each site: its home, pricing, about, help and FAQ pages. Each fact on this page comes from these pages, or, where a site blocked automated reading, from the site’s own text in search results or from its parent company. The sources list says which. “Not stated” means that we did not find the fact on the site’s pages.
The sites are in A to Z order. We did not get money from any site on this list. We make JobsWithPay; its numbers come from our database and change every hour.
Questions
Do quant firms post salaries?
In US states with pay laws, many do. On JobsWithPay, 30% of 752 open quant and trading jobs show a posted range. The median posted base range is $150K to $218K a year, with no bonus.
Which firms hire quants?
Trading firms and hedge funds hire quant researchers, quant developers and traders. Today, JobsWithPay has open quant jobs at firms such as Millennium, IMC, DRW, Optiver, Jump Trading and Hudson River Trading, and it checks their job boards every day.
Sources
- eFinancialCareers: eFinancialCareers home page
- eFinancialCareers: eFinancialCareers technology jobs
- Indeed: can you post a job without salary
- Indeed: About Indeed
- LinkedIn Jobs: post a job free or promote it (help pages blocked automated reading; text from search results)
- LinkedIn Jobs: pay found in the job description (US) (text from search results)
- LinkedIn Jobs: LinkedIn Premium Career pricing
- LinkedIn Jobs: About LinkedIn
- JobsWithPay: live data, November 10, 2026