Financial Engineer
Designs and prices structured financial products.
Compensation by seniority
Simulated
Median
$155k
Mean
$162k
10th–90th pct
$118k–$214k
Observations
415
Confidence: 33% · based on 415 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026
Historical trend & projection
Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.
Simulated
Common skills
Derivatives Pricing
Core
Financial Modeling
Core
Education requirements
Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.
Bachelor's Degree
65% require · 22% prefer
Master's Degree
9% require · 30% prefer
No College
Explore education impact for related majors →16% require · 9% prefer
Common next roles
Common previous roles
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)8,802
Posting growth-1.3%
Median days to fill74 days
SimulatedEmployed (US, simulated)58,806
Projected growth3.9%/yr
SimulatedRole characteristics
Remote-friendliness45%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness
Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.
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