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Philadelphia-area trading firm with a large developer org. No equity - base + modest bonus. Engineer pay runs well below HFT peers; New York roles post higher.
Ranges aggregated from publicly-available sources. Treat the median (p50) as roughly representative; quartile bands reflect negotiation range. Have specific data points or corrections? Send them in.
Susquehanna (SIG) is a privately held trading and technology firm headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, outside Philadelphia, with offices including New York, Dublin and Sydney. There is no equity: comp is base plus a discretionary bonus. Public data puts SIG developer pay far below Citadel, HRT, Jane Street or Jump - the levels.fyi median is about $187K across 184 reports, and bonus is a small share below senior. Most US data comes from the Bala Cynwyd office; New York postings carry pay ranges and run higher ($125-225K base for under 5 years, $250-300K for a 10-year senior C++ role). These bands cover software developers only - SIG's quant and trader tracks are paid on a different scale and are not shown.
Level names follow levels.fyi's SIG ladder (Associate / Software Engineer / Senior / Technical Lead); SIG's own postings use 'Software Developer' with 'Mid' and 'Senior' qualifiers. US figures are mostly Bala Cynwyd (Philadelphia area); New York roles post higher.
| Component | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base salary | $120K | $135K | $150K | $170K |
| Equity (annualized) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bonus / sign-on amortized | $8K | $14K | $22K | $35K |
| Total comp | $130K | $150K | $175K | $205K |
Levels.fyi averages $148K ($134K base + $14K bonus). H-1B filings for 'Software Developer' cluster near $77K, but SIG files ranges and the lower end is usually the legal minimum, so treat filings as a floor. Well below HFT-peer new-grad pay.
| Component | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base salary | $145K | $165K | $185K | $205K |
| Equity (annualized) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bonus / sign-on amortized | $15K | $22K | $35K | $50K |
| Total comp | $160K | $185K | $215K | $250K |
Best-covered level. Levels.fyi averages $187K ($165K base + $22K bonus). A New York market data posting for under 5 years lists $125-225K base; New York offers sit at the top of this band.
| Component | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base salary | $175K | $195K | $215K | $240K |
| Equity (annualized) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bonus / sign-on amortized | $25K | $42K | $60K | $85K |
| Total comp | $205K | $235K | $270K | $320K |
Levels.fyi averages $237K ($195K base + $42K bonus). Bonus becomes a meaningful share of pay at this level but stays far smaller than at Citadel, HRT or Jump.
| Component | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base salary | $195K | $215K | $240K | $275K |
| Equity (annualized) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bonus / sign-on amortized | $45K | $75K | $100K | $130K |
| Total comp | $245K | $290K | $340K | $400K |
Levels.fyi averages $290K ($214K base + $76K bonus); the highest reported SIG engineer package is $400K. Senior New York trading-infrastructure postings list $250-300K base, above this band. Sparse public data - directional.
Cross-referenced against public reporting, state pay-transparency postings, and triangulated where source ranges disagreed. Last refresh: October 2026.
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