Quantitative giant Jane Street paid out $9.38 billion in compensation last year, averaging $2.68 million per person.

According to a Bloomberg report on May 2nd, quantitative trading and liquidity provider Jane Street paid out $9.38 billion in compensation last year, more than double the amount in 2024. On an average basis, this equates to $2.68 million per employee, nearly seven times that of its competitor Goldman Sachs. The company recorded approximately $39.6 billion in trading revenue last year, surpassing major Wall Street banks and market makers. Sources familiar with the matter indicated that Jane Street's membership equity has surged nearly 2000% since 2016, reaching $45 billion. This funding provides the company with a stable foundation, allowing it to capitalize on market volatility and invest heavily in startups at early stages. This also helped Jane Street reap significant rewards from its bet on AI startup Anthropic PBC—Anthropic has received a new funding offer to raise funds at a valuation of approximately $800 billion or higher. Jane Street can also access further available funds through loans and bonds issued in the public bond market in recent years. Representatives for Jane Street declined to comment. The company benefits in part from not having to comply with the same rules that many large bank trading departments must follow. Jane Street also has some of its funds available for equity investments in companies like Anthropic. It is also in funding talks with cloud computing startup Fluidstack Ltd. and recently invested an additional $1 billion in AI cloud service provider CoreWeave Inc. Despite controversies in recent years, Jane Street continues to break its own revenue records and lead the industry. Jane Street's trading revenue in 2025 will surpass that of Ken Griffin's Citadel Securities—which set its own company record last year with $12.2 billion in trading revenue.