Wall Street’s securities industry bonus pool reached a record $49.2 billion in 2025, up 9% from the previous year, while the average bonus rose 6% to $246,900, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said Thursday. The increases reflect a rise of more than 30% in Wall Street’s profits, which totaled $65.1 billion in 2025.
“Wall Street saw strong performance for much of last year, despite all of the ongoing domestic and international upheavals,” said DiNapoli. “When Wall Street does well, it’s good for our state and city budgets, which are reliant on the industry’s significant tax contributions. However, we are seeing slower job growth, and geopolitical conflicts have global repercussions that pose extraordinary risks for the short- and long-term outlook on the financial sector and for broader economic markets.”
In 2025, strong trading activity, underwriting and management fee revenue drove profits and bonuses higher. When adjusted for inflation, though, the bonus pool peaked in 2006 at $53.7 billion.
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