{"id":2382,"date":"2026-03-26T09:28:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:28:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:28:48","slug":"wall-street-bonuses-hit-an-all-time-record-in-2025-but-the-outlook-for-2026-is-already-darkening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=2382","title":{"rendered":"Wall Street bonuses hit an all-time record in 2025 \u2014 but the outlook for 2026 is already darkening"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wall Street had a banner year in 2025 \u2014 and the paychecks show it.<\/p>\n

The securities industry bonus pool reached a record\u00a0$49.2 billion\u00a0in 2025, up 9% from the prior year, while the average bonus climbed 6% to\u00a0$246,900, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said Thursday.\u00a0Profits powered the payout: Wall Street earned a record\u00a0$65.1 billion\u00a0in pre-tax profits in 2025, up more than 30% from $49.9 billion the year before.<\/p>\n

\u201cWall Street saw strong performance for much of last year, despite all of the ongoing domestic and international upheavals,\u201d DiNapoli said. \u201cWhen Wall Street does well, it\u2019s good for our state and city budgets. However, we are seeing slower job growth, and geopolitical conflicts\u00a0pose extraordinary risks for the short- and long-term outlook.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Strong trading activity, underwriting, and asset-management fees drove the gains.\u00a0There is, however, a significant asterisk: when adjusted for inflation, the bonus pool peaked before the Great Recession, in\u00a02006, at $53.7 billion\u00a0in today\u2019s dollars, meaning the nominal record remains just that \u2014 nominal.<\/p>\n

Wall Street\u2019s footprint in New York remains enormous. The industry accounted for\u00a020.2% of all economic activity\u00a0in the city in 2024 and\u00a019.4% of state tax collections\u00a0in the last fiscal year. DiNapoli estimates the 2025 bonuses will generate\u00a0$199 million more\u00a0in state income tax revenue and\u00a0$91 million more\u00a0for the city compared to last year \u2014 a critical cushion as federal funding grows uncertain.<\/p>\n

The average securities industry salary in New York City rose 7.3% to\u00a0$505,677\u00a0in 2024, including bonuses \u2014 the second-highest on record and\u00a0nearly five times\u00a0the average salary in the rest of the city\u2019s private sector. Bonuses alone made up roughly\u00a042% of all industry wages.<\/p>\n

Not everything is pointing up. Industry headcount\u00a0fell to\u00a0198,200\u00a0in 2025 from a\u00a030-year high of 201,500\u00a0in 2024, though the comptroller\u2019s office expects annual data revisions to show modest growth. New York City\u2019s share of national securities jobs has meanwhile slipped to\u00a017.9%, down from roughly a third of the national total in 1990, as rivals like Dallas and Miami have aggressively built out their financial sectors.<\/p>\n

The worry now is whether 2026 can come close to matching it. New York\u2019s budget plans may already be too rosy: the governor\u2019s proposed budget assumed finance-sector bonuses would rise\u00a025.9%\u00a0in the current fiscal year, while the city projected a\u00a015.1% jump\u00a0in securities bonuses. Based on DiNapoli\u2019s estimate, both targets look out of reach.<\/p>\n

President Trump\u2019s escalating tariff agenda has rattled equity markets in early 2026, and Wall Street\u2019s hiring momentum has stalled. With\u00a0one in 13 New York City jobs\u00a0tied directly or indirectly to the securities industry, the stakes for getting the next chapter right extend far beyond the trading floor.<\/p>\n

The opinions expressed in Fortune.com commentary pieces are solely the views of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and beliefs of Fortune.<\/p>\n

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