Peak6 Investments Salaries

21 total salary submissions
Avg. Hours Worked (84%)

The average hours worked chart shows the distribution of average hours worked per week generated based on the Compensation data at this company.

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50.8
  • 10-20 Hrs
  • 20-30 Hrs
  • 30-40 Hrs
  • 40-50 Hrs
  • 50-60 Hrs
  • 60-70 Hrs
  • 70-80 Hrs
  • 80-90 Hrs
  • Over 90 Hrs
Relative Compensation (92%)

The Relative Compensation is a score from 1 star (very bad) to 5 stars (excellent) generated based on the Company Reviews of current and former employees at this company based on relative pay.

The number you see in the middle of the donut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.3
  • 1 Star
  • 2 Stars
  • 3 Stars
  • 4 Stars
  • 5 Stars

Average Peak6 Investments Salary

3.6
Total Median Pay
$99,500
Median Base Pay
$72,000
Median Bonus Pay
$27,500

How much does Peak6 Investments pay?

Base range:
$60,000 - $115,000

For this salary and bonus range, Low is the 10th Percentile and High is the 90th Percentile. These ranges are from employer specific salaries submitted by WSO members.

Bonus range:
$5,000 - $50,000

Peak6 Investments pays an average salary of $72,000 per year. This base compensation is the equivalent of $36 per hour assuming a 40 hour work week (2,000 hours per year). The actual average hours worked per week at Peak6 Investments based on our data is actually 51 hours, which would bring down the true effective hourly rate to $29 on average. If you include the average bonus of $27,500, then the total average pay at Peak6 Investments would be $99,500 per year or $41 per hour at the 51 hour work week.

There's a wide range between what the company pays the top 20 percent and the bottom 20 percent of earners. This is largely dependent on seniority and location. Peak6 Investments pays the highest-paid employees over $115,000 a year, while the lowest-paid employees are paid less than $65,000. Peak6 Investments employees in different groups or divisions tend to have different salaries as well.For example, employees in the Trading sector earn an average yearly salary of $82,500.While employees in the Prop Trading sector earn an average yearly salary of $75,000.

Peak6 Investments Salaries

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Highest Paying Jobs at Peak6 Investments

Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Year 2013
Job Title
Group/Division Investment Research
Location Chicago
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year 2019
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Chicago
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year 2015
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Trading
Location Chicago
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
3rd+ Year Analyst
Year 2015
Job Title 3rd+ Year Analyst
Group/Division Quantitative Research
Location Chicago
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Junior Trader
Year 2016
Job Title Junior Trader
Group/Division Derivatives
Location Chicago
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Prop Trading
Location Chicago
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Trading
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Engineer
Year 2021
Job Title Engineer
Group/Division Prop Trading
Location Chicago
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Developer
Year 2020
Job Title Developer
Group/Division Sales and Trading
Location Chicago
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Prop Trading
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus

Average Pay by City for Peak6 Investments

Below we use 21 salary submissions to order the is the total average compensation by city for Peak6 Investments. Cost of living across the world varies a lot, so this data gives you a sense if there are significant adjustments for higher cost of living. Looking at the WSO data, the city with the highest average salary is Chicago, where employees earn an average salary of $72,500.

Salaries by Location at Peak6 Investments

Rank
City
Total pay Range
Range of $/hr
Chicago
Rank 1
City Chicago
Total pay Range $60,000 - $115,000
Range of $/hr $30/hr - $58/hr

Peak6 Investments Salaries by Department

Salaries at Peak6 Investments depend on the group, division, department or function. Employees who work in the Trading group tend to get paid the most at at Peak6 Investments, earning an average yearly salary of $82,500. Employees in the Prop Trading receive relatively high salaries as well, where wages average $75,000 per year. A division that does not pay as well at Peak6 Investments includes the Prop Trading group, with employees earning $75,000 on average.

Rank
Department
Average Pay
Average Hourly Pay
Trading
Rank 1
Department Trading
Average Pay $82,500
Average Hourly Pay $41/hr
Prop Trading
Rank 2
Department Prop Trading
Average Pay $75,000
Average Hourly Pay $38/hr

Recently Added Peak6 Investments Salaries

Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Trader
Year 2022
Job Title Trader
Group/Division N/A
Location Chicago
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Trading
Location Chicago
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Prop Trading
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Trading
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Engineer
Year 2021
Job Title Engineer
Group/Division Prop Trading
Location Chicago
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus