Clear Street
New York, NY · founded 2018
Clear Street is a fintech modernizing prime brokerage, clearing and custody on a cloud-native platform it has built from scratch since 2018. It hires heavily from Wall Street and Silicon Valley and runs a fast, results-driven, meritocratic culture. Expect most people in its 45th-floor office at 4 World Trade Center four days a week, though it does post some fully remote engineering roles. Benefits are the finance-standard package: company equity, 401(k) match, gender-neutral parental leave, and full medical, dental and vision.
see the full file on Clear Streetdocumented benefits (15)
| How leave is framed | equal_all_parents |
|---|---|
| Countries with offices | United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden, Singapore |
| Retirement match | offered |
| Dental | yes |
| Vision | yes |
| Days in office | 4 |
| Office policy | In office 4 days per week for most roles; some engineering roles posted as fully remote |
| Fully remote roles | yes |
| Offices | New York, San Diego, Stamford, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Chicago |
| Food | stipend |
| Median filed wage | $225,000 |
| Last round | $19,435,000 |
| Last round closed | 2025-12-08 |
| Total raised | $511,145,000 |
| Going public | filed to go public, then withdrew |
what Clear Street pays
Median of 3 certified wages filed with the US Department of Labor: $225,000.
Half of Clear Street's certified filings fall between $195,000 and $260,000.
| role | median | filings | range |
|---|---|---|---|
| staff software engineer | $260,000 | 2 filings | $225,000 to $260,000 |
Source: US Department of Labor, FY2025 Q4. Read 2026-07-29.
notable perks
- Headquarters on the 45th floor of 4 World Trade Center (150 Greenwich St) in the Financial District
- In-office lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, and 'amazing views' of downtown Manhattan
the legal floor where they are
Set by law, not by Clear Street. It applies to every employer in NY.
| IVF cycles the state covers | New York requires three IVF cycles, from large groups only. Insurance Law §§ 3221(k)(6)(C) and 4303(s)(3) require large group policies to cover 'three cycles of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) used to treat infertility and prescription drugs that are prescribed for the IVF treatment'. Large group means more than 100 employees, and the law applies to policies issued or renewed on or after 1 January 2020. Age restrictions are not permitted, and an insurer may not discriminate on age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or gender identity. Small group and individual plans must cover basic infertility treatment such as intrauterine insemination but are NOT required to cover IVF. THE LIMIT THAT DECIDES WHETHER THIS REACHES YOU: the Department of Financial Services states that 'the IVF law does not apply to self-funded ERISA plans', nor to Medicaid managed care, the Essential Plan or Medicare. KFF's 2025 employer survey puts 67% of covered workers in a self-funded plan and 80% at firms of 200 or more, so at most large New York employers this law does not apply and the fertility benefit on the page is the company's own choice. (New York Insurance Law §§ 3221(k)(6)(C) and 4303(s)(3), effective 1 January 2020.) |
|---|---|
| Adoption leave the law gives | 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period on the placement of a child for adoption or foster care, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. There is no federal paid adoption leave. (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(B) and 2612(c); eligibility at 29 U.S.C. 2611(2) and (4). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code.) |
| Pay when you are ill | No federal law requires any paid sick leave. The FLSA does not require payment for time not worked, and the FMLA gives 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period for a serious health condition, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. Any paid sick time comes from a state or city law, or from the employer's own choice. (Fair Labor Standards Act, per the Department of Labor's statement on payment for time not worked; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(D) and 2612(c). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code on govinfo.gov.) |
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