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Hedge Fund Analyst Salary
by City (2026)

Conduct investment research and analysis to support hedge fund trading strategies. National median: $165K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$165K

Top 10% earn

$380K

Entry level

$115K

Salary growth

+3.5%/yr

Hedge Fund Analyst salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
San Francisco, CA	$173K	$248K	$360K	224	9.3%
San Jose, CA	$167K	$239K	$348K	210	9.3%
Jersey City, NJ	$163K	$234K	$341K	162	10.75%
New York City, NY	$162K	$233K	$339K	187	6.85%
Cambridge, MA	$161K	$232K	$337K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$161K	$232K	$337K	185	11%
Oakland, CA	$159K	$228K	$331K	185	9.3%
Washington, DC	$159K	$228K	$331K	152	8.5%
Bellevue, WA	$156K	$224K	$326K	175	None ✓
Newark, NJ	$155K	$223K	$324K	155	10.75%
Irvine, CA	$155K	$222K	$323K	172	9.3%
Boston, MA	$152K	$218K	$317K	162	5%
Yonkers, NY	$151K	$216K	$315K	165	6.85%
Bethesda, MD	$151K	$216K	$315K	165	5.75%
Los Angeles, CA	$150K	$215K	$312K	163	9.3%
Arlington, VA	$150K	$215K	$312K	148	5.75%
Kirkland, WA	$149K	$214K	$312K	162	None ✓
Seattle, WA	$147K	$211K	$307K	150	None ✓
Stamford, CT	$147K	$211K	$307K	158	6.99%
Hilo, HI	$146K	$209K	$304K	155	11%
San Diego, CA	$144K	$206K	$300K	148	9.3%
Santa Ana, CA	$143K	$205K	$299K	150	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$142K	$204K	$296K	148	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$142K	$204K	$296K	148	5.75%
Long Beach, CA	$140K	$201K	$293K	155	9.3%
Alexandria, VA	$140K	$201K	$293K	145	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$140K	$201K	$293K	145	10.75%
Chicago, IL	$138K	$198K	$288K	107	4.95%
Paterson, NJ	$138K	$198K	$288K	140	10.75%
Chula Vista, CA	$137K	$196K	$285K	138	9.3%
Edison, NJ	$137K	$196K	$285K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$137K	$196K	$285K	138	None ✓
Sacramento, CA	$136K	$195K	$283K	128	9.3%
Miami, FL	$136K	$195K	$283K	123	None ✓
Scottsdale, AZ	$132K	$190K	$276K	118	2.5%
Denver, CO	$132K	$190K	$276K	118	4.55%
Worcester, MA	$132K	$190K	$276K	120	5%
Philadelphia, PA	$132K	$190K	$276K	110	3.07%
Portland, OR	$132K	$190K	$276K	130	9.9%
Baltimore, MD	$132K	$190K	$276K	115	5.75%
Hartford, CT	$132K	$190K	$276K	118	6.99%
Honolulu, HI	$132K	$190K	$276K	192	11%
Dallas, TX	$131K	$188K	$274K	96	None ✓
Plano, TX	$129K	$185K	$269K	105	None ✓
Atlanta, GA	$129K	$185K	$269K	99	5.75%
Minneapolis, MN	$129K	$185K	$269K	106	6.8%
New Haven, CT	$128K	$184K	$268K	122	6.99%
Nashua, NH	$127K	$183K	$266K	120	None ✓
Austin, TX	$127K	$182K	$264K	110	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$127K	$182K	$264K	118	None ✓
Tacoma, WA	$127K	$182K	$264K	128	None ✓
Charlotte, NC	$127K	$182K	$264K	100	4.75%
Anchorage, AK	$127K	$182K	$264K	128	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$126K	$181K	$264K	118	None ✓
Riverside, CA	$126K	$181K	$264K	118	9.3%
Naperville, IL	$126K	$181K	$264K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$126K	$181K	$264K	118	None ✓
Lowell, MA	$126K	$181K	$264K	118	5%
Gresham, OR	$126K	$181K	$264K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$126K	$181K	$264K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$126K	$181K	$264K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$126K	$181K	$264K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$126K	$181K	$264K	118	5.99%
Hialeah, FL	$125K	$179K	$260K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$125K	$179K	$260K	115	None ✓
Lakewood, CO	$125K	$179K	$260K	115	4.55%
Ann Arbor, MI	$125K	$179K	$260K	115	4.25%
Frederick, MD	$125K	$179K	$260K	115	5.75%
Portland, ME	$125K	$179K	$260K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$125K	$179K	$260K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$125K	$179K	$260K	115	5.99%
Irving, TX	$124K	$178K	$259K	97	None ✓
McKinney, TX	$124K	$178K	$259K	108	None ✓
Aurora, CO	$124K	$178K	$259K	112	4.55%
St. Paul, MN	$124K	$178K	$259K	104	6.8%
Salt Lake City, UT	$124K	$178K	$259K	105	4.85%
Pembroke Pines, FL	$123K	$177K	$257K	112	None ✓
Fort Collins, CO	$123K	$177K	$257K	112	4.55%
Cary, NC	$123K	$177K	$257K	112	4.75%
Houston, TX	$122K	$175K	$254K	91	None ✓
Eugene, OR	$122K	$175K	$255K	110	9.9%
Round Rock, TX	$121K	$174K	$252K	108	None ✓
Gilbert, AZ	$121K	$174K	$252K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$121K	$174K	$252K	108	2.5%
Thornton, CO	$121K	$174K	$252K	108	4.55%
Boise, ID	$121K	$174K	$252K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$121K	$174K	$252K	108	6.6%
Tampa, FL	$121K	$173K	$252K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$121K	$173K	$252K	100	2.5%
Chandler, AZ	$121K	$173K	$252K	105	2.5%
Raleigh, NC	$121K	$173K	$252K	102	4.75%
Durham, NC	$121K	$173K	$252K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$121K	$173K	$252K	102	None ✓
Stockton, CA	$119K	$171K	$249K	105	9.3%
Springfield, MA	$119K	$171K	$249K	105	5%
Salem, OR	$119K	$171K	$249K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$119K	$171K	$249K	105	None ✓
Meridian, ID	$119K	$171K	$249K	105	5.8%
Carrollton, TX	$118K	$169K	$246K	102	None ✓
Missoula, MT	$118K	$169K	$246K	102	6.75%
Fort Worth, TX	$117K	$168K	$245K	93	None ✓
Orlando, FL	$117K	$168K	$245K	100	None ✓
Richmond, VA	$117K	$168K	$245K	98	5.75%
Provo, UT	$117K	$168K	$245K	100	4.85%
Denton, TX	$117K	$167K	$244K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$117K	$167K	$244K	100	9.3%
Cape Coral, FL	$117K	$167K	$244K	100	None ✓
Peoria, AZ	$117K	$167K	$244K	100	2.5%
Rochester, MN	$117K	$167K	$244K	100	6.8%
West Jordan, UT	$117K	$167K	$244K	100	4.85%
Overland Park, KS	$117K	$167K	$244K	100	5.7%
Dover, DE	$117K	$167K	$244K	100	6.6%
Albany, NY	$116K	$166K	$241K	98	6.85%
Port St. Lucie, FL	$116K	$166K	$241K	98	None ✓
Chesapeake, VA	$116K	$166K	$241K	98	5.75%
North Las Vegas, NV	$116K	$166K	$241K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$116K	$166K	$241K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$116K	$166K	$241K	98	4.85%
Nampa, ID	$116K	$166K	$241K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$116K	$166K	$241K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$116K	$166K	$241K	98	7.15%
Arlington, TX	$115K	$165K	$240K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$115K	$165K	$240K	91	None ✓
St. Petersburg, FL	$115K	$165K	$240K	105	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$115K	$165K	$240K	98	2.5%
Columbus, OH	$115K	$165K	$240K	90	3.99%
Cincinnati, OH	$115K	$165K	$240K	88	3.99%
Pittsburgh, PA	$115K	$165K	$240K	90	3.07%
Las Vegas, NV	$115K	$165K	$240K	102	None ✓
Reno, NV	$115K	$165K	$240K	108	None ✓
Des Moines, IA	$115K	$165K	$240K	88	4.82%
Bakersfield, CA	$114K	$164K	$238K	95	9.3%
Aurora, IL	$114K	$164K	$238K	95	4.95%
Glendale, AZ	$114K	$164K	$238K	95	2.5%
Norfolk, VA	$114K	$164K	$238K	95	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$114K	$164K	$238K	95	5.75%
Allentown, PA	$114K	$164K	$238K	95	3.07%
North Charleston, SC	$114K	$164K	$238K	95	6.5%
Midland, TX	$113K	$162K	$235K	92	None ✓
Jacksonville, FL	$113K	$162K	$235K	93	None ✓
Athens, GA	$113K	$162K	$235K	92	5.75%
Virginia Beach, VA	$113K	$162K	$235K	98	5.75%
Kansas City, MO	$113K	$162K	$235K	90	5.3%
St. Louis, MO	$113K	$162K	$235K	86	5.3%
Madison, WI	$113K	$162K	$235K	102	5.3%
Duluth, MN	$113K	$162K	$235K	92	6.8%
Charleston, SC	$113K	$162K	$235K	105	6.5%
Greenville, SC	$113K	$162K	$235K	92	6.5%
Omaha, NE	$113K	$162K	$235K	88	5.84%
Cheyenne, WY	$113K	$162K	$235K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$112K	$160K	$233K	90	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$112K	$160K	$233K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$112K	$160K	$233K	90	4.95%
Sterling Heights, MI	$112K	$160K	$233K	90	4.25%
Kenosha, WI	$112K	$160K	$233K	90	5.3%
Fargo, ND	$112K	$160K	$233K	90	2.5%
Pasadena, TX	$111K	$159K	$231K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$111K	$159K	$231K	88	None ✓
Syracuse, NY	$111K	$159K	$231K	88	6.85%
Gainesville, FL	$111K	$159K	$231K	88	None ✓
Greensboro, NC	$111K	$159K	$231K	88	4.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$111K	$159K	$231K	88	None ✓
Green Bay, WI	$111K	$159K	$231K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$111K	$159K	$231K	88	5%
Great Falls, MT	$111K	$159K	$231K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$111K	$159K	$231K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$111K	$159K	$231K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$111K	$159K	$231K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$111K	$159K	$231K	88	None ✓
Colorado Springs, CO	$110K	$158K	$230K	102	4.55%
Detroit, MI	$110K	$158K	$230K	82	4.25%
Indianapolis, IN	$110K	$158K	$230K	88	3.23%
Milwaukee, WI	$110K	$158K	$230K	90	5.3%
San Antonio, TX	$109K	$157K	$228K	87	None ✓
Fresno, CA	$109K	$157K	$228K	102	9.3%
Buffalo, NY	$109K	$157K	$228K	88	6.85%
Rochester, NY	$109K	$157K	$228K	90	6.85%
Louisville, KY	$109K	$157K	$228K	85	5%
Huntsville, AL	$109K	$157K	$228K	88	5%
Beaumont, TX	$109K	$156K	$227K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$109K	$156K	$227K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$109K	$156K	$227K	85	None ✓
Winston-Salem, NC	$109K	$156K	$227K	85	4.75%
Warren, MI	$109K	$156K	$227K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$109K	$156K	$227K	85	4.25%
Independence, MO	$109K	$156K	$227K	85	5.3%
Lafayette, LA	$109K	$156K	$227K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$109K	$156K	$227K	85	4.82%
Kansas City, KS	$109K	$156K	$227K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$109K	$156K	$227K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$109K	$156K	$227K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$109K	$156K	$227K	85	4.9%
Amarillo, TX	$107K	$154K	$224K	82	None ✓
Waco, TX	$107K	$154K	$224K	82	None ✓
Pueblo, CO	$107K	$154K	$224K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$107K	$154K	$224K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$107K	$154K	$224K	82	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$107K	$154K	$224K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$107K	$154K	$224K	82	None ✓
South Bend, IN	$107K	$154K	$224K	82	3.23%
Mobile, AL	$107K	$154K	$224K	82	5%
Broken Arrow, OK	$107K	$154K	$224K	82	4.75%
Davenport, IA	$107K	$154K	$224K	82	4.82%
Killeen, TX	$106K	$152K	$222K	80	None ✓
Rockford, IL	$106K	$152K	$222K	80	4.95%
Macon, GA	$106K	$152K	$222K	80	5.75%
Cleveland, OH	$106K	$152K	$221K	82	3.99%
Akron, OH	$106K	$152K	$222K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$106K	$152K	$222K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$106K	$152K	$222K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$106K	$152K	$222K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$106K	$152K	$222K	80	3.23%
Bowling Green, KY	$106K	$152K	$222K	80	5%
Birmingham, AL	$106K	$152K	$221K	82	5%
Montgomery, AL	$106K	$152K	$222K	80	5%
Norman, OK	$106K	$152K	$222K	80	4.75%
New Orleans, LA	$106K	$152K	$221K	92	6%
Las Cruces, NM	$106K	$152K	$222K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$106K	$152K	$222K	80	5%
Abilene, TX	$105K	$151K	$220K	78	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$105K	$151K	$220K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$105K	$151K	$220K	78	3.23%
Shreveport, LA	$105K	$151K	$220K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$105K	$151K	$220K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$105K	$151K	$220K	78	6.5%
Brownsville, TX	$104K	$149K	$216K	75	None ✓
Spokane, WA	$104K	$149K	$216K	95	None ✓
Memphis, TN	$104K	$149K	$216K	82	None ✓
Grand Rapids, MI	$104K	$149K	$216K	90	4.25%
Columbia, SC	$104K	$149K	$216K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$104K	$149K	$216K	82	4.75%
Baton Rouge, LA	$104K	$149K	$216K	88	6%
Fort Smith, AR	$104K	$149K	$216K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$104K	$149K	$216K	75	6.5%
Corpus Christi, TX	$101K	$145K	$211K	84	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$101K	$145K	$211K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$101K	$145K	$211K	92	5.75%
Knoxville, TN	$101K	$145K	$211K	85	None ✓
Tulsa, OK	$101K	$145K	$211K	80	4.75%
Albuquerque, NM	$101K	$145K	$211K	88	5.9%
Wichita, KS	$99K	$142K	$206K	82	5.7%
El Paso, TX	$98K	$140K	$204K	82	None ✓
Little Rock, AR	$98K	$140K	$204K	82	4.9%
Lubbock, TX	$94K	$135K	$197K	78	None ✓
Laredo, TX	$90K	$129K	$187K	76	None ✓

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Hedge Fund Analyst Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Hedge Fund Analyst is $165,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $115,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $240,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Hedge Fund Analysts nationally earn $380,000+.

Education and requirements

Bachelor's in Finance or Math; CFA; MBA from top school. This role is 25% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Hedge Fund Analyst compensation is growing at 3.5% annually, above the national average wage growth rate.

Hedge Fund Analyst salary FAQ

How much does a Hedge Fund Analyst make?

The median Hedge Fund Analyst salary in the US is $165,000 per year — about $79/hour. Most earn between $115,000 (25th percentile) and $240,000 (75th percentile).

What is the starting salary for a Hedge Fund Analyst?

Entry-level Hedge Fund Analyst positions typically start around $115,000 per year. Pay rises with experience, specialization, and location.

How much do the highest-paid Hedge Fund Analysts earn?

The top 10% of Hedge Fund Analysts earn $380,000 or more per year — usually senior, lead, or specialized professionals in high-cost or high-demand markets.

Which city pays Hedge Fund Analysts the most?

San Francisco has the highest median Hedge Fund Analyst salary at $248K among the cities we track. But high-cost metros like San Francisco and New York often have lower real purchasing power once cost of living and taxes are factored in.

Are Hedge Fund Analyst salaries going up?

Yes — Hedge Fund Analyst pay is growing about 3.5% year over year, near the US average wage-growth rate.

Hedge Fund Analyst Salaryby City (2026)