Curious what places like Citadel are paying for someone like me these days. 3 YOE at FB, 11 overall, TC: ~$500k
Honestly the jump is more drastic the younger you are. At your level you probably get the same total comp except it's all cash. Also pretty hard to get HFT/HF in CA. Maybe +100K TC.
I've seen Citadel offers between 400k and 2m
For what level and experience?
What about 2sigma, how much would they pay?
Top HFs will give you whatever you ask for (if they like you) but they're also quick to fire. So someone making $1M and performing like a junior will get fired pretty soon. On the flip side, if they like you, they will go out of their way to keep you. Each senior hire is viewed as an "experiment". Sort of like "This guy/girl is good. Let's bring him in and see what he/she can do" rather than "We need someone to solve problem X".
I agree with @asdf you won’t get enough time to prove yourself.
+1, /sub