From what I understand about the hedge fund market (a friend of mine is the CTO of a hedge fund who worked his way up as a programmer), especially for NYC, is to expect a low salary, and make it up with the end of year bonus.
No idea how much things have changed since he told me this (a couple years ago), but that's what I got.
No idea how much things have changed since he told me this (a couple years ago), but that's what I got.