The average salary for a Trader, Fixed Income is $87,568. Visit PayScale to research trader, fixed income salaries by city, experience, skill, employer and more. 38 Index Options Trader jobs available on Indeed.com. Apply to Quantitative Analyst, Analyst, Head of Sanctions (2133) and more! As of Mar 6, 2020, the average annual pay for an Options Trader in the United States is $160,904 a year. While ZipRecruiter is seeing annual salaries as high as $372,500 and as low as $20,500, the majority of Options Trader salaries currently range between $50,000 (25th percentile) to $278,500 (75th percentile) across the United States.