I am considering a career switch to finance as a data scientist, so what are the top paying cities or companies for this role right now?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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I am considering a career switch to finance as a data scientist, so what are the top paying cities or companies for this role right now?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 highest paying cities data scientist finance quantitative researcher salary New York San Francisco Chicago compensationGoogle ↗
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2026 highest paying hedge funds prop trading firms quantitative researcher data scientist compensation Jane Street Citadel Hudson River Trading Two SigmaGoogle ↗
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2026 finance data scientist salary cities compensation survey quant finance jobsGoogle ↗
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Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2026 highest paying cities data scientist finance quantitative researcher salary New York San Francisco Chicago compensation Google ↗
2026 highest paying hedge funds prop trading firms quantitative researcher data scientist compensation Jane Street Citadel Hudson River Trading Two Sigma Google ↗
2026 finance data scientist salary cities compensation survey quant finance jobs Google ↗
- Quant Compensation Benchmark Q3 2026: Pay by Role and City · know-quant.com
- Quant Researcher Salary 2026: Base and Bonus · tradermath.org
- Quant Firms · know-quant.com
- Quant researcher salaries revealed: pay at Citadel, Two Sigma and more · efinancialcareers.com
- Data Scientist Salary 2026: $150k to $620k · know-quant.com
- Data Scientist salary in Finance Technology Startups 2026 · wellfound.com
- Data Scientist Compensation: Salary Ranges by State and Level for Your 2026 Offer · careercenter.cra.org
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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2026 highest paying cities data scientist finance quantitative researcher salary New York San Francisco Chicago compensation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2026 highest paying hedge funds prop trading firms quantitative researcher data scientist compensation Jane Street Citadel Hudson River Trading Two Sigma OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2026 finance data scientist salary cities compensation survey quant finance jobs OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 |