Modeled career paths · Quantitative finance

Where does a Senior Quantitative Analyst go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Quantitative Analyst for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path

Quantitative Researcher+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

64% of modeled moves out of Senior Quantitative Analyst go here

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Head of Quantitative Research+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

21% of modeled moves out of Senior Quantitative Analyst go here

leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior Trader+20% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Trader. 5% joint modeled share

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Director of Quantitative Strategies+144% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Quantitative Researcher. 16% joint modeled share

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Career pivot

Senior Analyst, Hedge Fund+2% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of Senior Quantitative Analyst go here

pivot60% of modeled exits move upward from there

Trader-6% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of Senior Quantitative Analyst go here

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

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