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

BlockBeats News, May 2nd, according to Bloomberg, quantitative trading and liquidity provider Jane Street paid out $9.38 billion in compensation last year, more than doubling compared to 2024. Per capita, this amounts to an average of $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 said that Jane Street’s member equity has surged nearly 2,000% since 2016, reaching $45 billion. This capital provides the company with a stable foundation, enabling it to capitalize on market volatility and make large early-stage investments in startups. It also helped Jane Street make significant gains on its bet on AI startup Anthropic PBC — which has received a new funding offer valuing it at around $800 billion or more. Jane Street can also access additional funds through loans and bonds issued in recent years in the public bond market. A representative of Jane Street declined to comment.

The company benefits partly from not being subject to many of the same rules that large bank trading departments must follow. Jane Street can also allocate some funds to equity investments in companies like Anthropic. The firm is also in talks to finance cloud computing startup Fluidstack Ltd. and recently invested an additional $1 billion in AI cloud service provider CoreWeave Inc. Despite facing controversy in recent years, Jane Street continues to break its own revenue records and lead the industry. Jane Street’s trading revenue in 2025 surpassed that of Citadel Securities, owned by Ken Griffin — which set its own record last year with $12.2 billion in trading revenue.