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Key Takeaways Wall Street firm Susquehanna International Group (SIG) is offering 2027 summer interns $8,600 a week, or $34,400 a month, to work as quantitative traders and quantitative researchers.
SIG provides free housing, two complimentary meals a day and access to social events like poker tournaments.
Scoring one of these Wall Street internships is difficult; the roles are intensely competitive.
While some entry-level workers struggle to find work amid a tough job market, certain fields are incentivizing young talent to apply with sky-high salaries.
Wall Street trading firm Susquehanna International Group (SIG) is offering 2027 summer interns $8,600 a week, or $34,400 a month, to work as quantitative traders and quantitative researchers in its New York and Philadelphia offices, per a recent Fortune report. The internship pays $86,000 in total across a 10-week summer program.
Job listings show that SIG is looking for PhD candidates graduating by summer 2026 or postdocs specializing in quantitative fields like mathematics, physics, computer science or economics. Undergraduate interns can still take home up to $7,600 a week, depending on the role.
Wall Street is known for its long hours and intensity. SIG takes some of the pressure off of interns by providing free housing, two complimentary meals a day and access to social events like poker tournaments.
It’s difficult to land a Wall Street internship
SIG pays interns far more than other firms pay the typical U.S. worker. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median U.S. worker earned about $1,235 per week during the first quarter of this year. They would have to clock in for about two months to earn what PhD SIG interns take home in one week.
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