Two Sigma quant salary and jobs
A research-and-engineering firm with no trader title, posting a single $300,000 figure for campus researchers.
Quant roles at Two Sigma
Two Sigma is a systematic investment manager in New York that runs on two tracks: quantitative research and software engineering. It has no quantitative trader role at any level. Its campus listings state one number rather than a range, and a single Quantitative Researcher listing covers bachelor’s through doctorate.
Two Sigma’s own Open Roles list showed 66 positions on Nov 11, 2026, 24 of the recorded quant and engineering listings in New York and one campus engineering listing in Houston.
Two Sigma quant salary
Base: “The base pay for this role will be $300,000” on Quantitative Researcher – Full-Time Campus Hire and AI Research Scientist – Campus Full-Time, and $225,000 on Software Engineering Full-Time Campus Hire (NYC) and Data Scientist – Campus Full-Time, read from Two Sigma’s careers site on Nov 11, 2026. Summer 2027 interns are posted at $5,800 a week for Quantitative Researcher and $4,325 a week for Software Engineering. Experienced Quantitative Researcher and Software Engineer listings post $165,000–$325,000. The Houston campus engineering listing carries no figure.
Two Sigma pay by track
| Track | Role title | New-grad base | Summer 2027 internship | Experienced base | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quant researcher | Quantitative Researcher | $300k | $5,800 a week | $165k–$325k | Yes |
| Quant developer | Software Engineer | $225k | $4,325 a week | $165k–$325k | Yes |
Posted base pay, except figures marked “package”, which are the firm’s estimated annual compensation package. Bonuses, sign-on payments and housing are extra to base pay.
What Two Sigma employees report
Self-reported total compensation from Levels.fyi. These are not posted figures and play no part in the ranking. They cover every office and all years of experience, and the site does not show how many reports are behind each one.
| Title on Levels.fyi | Total compensation |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | L1 $253K · L2 $315K · L3 $341K · L4 $447K · L5 $578K · L6 $750K |
Only figures the site labels a median or breaks out by level are shown. Source: Levels.fyi, read November 11, 2026.
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