Sandbox effect

Continuing the trend of Wall Street salaries shrinking alongside the workforce of highly paid traders, analysts and others as automation takes hold, pay for employees working in the securities industry fell 5.6% in 2018,when the average salary dropped to $398,600, according to the New York State Comptroller's Office. That's down from $422,500 in 2017, which was the highest average pay for the industry since the financial crisis.

Be prepared.