Portfolio managers make up largest share of reserve teams
Staff average annual earnings hover around $30,000 level
Reserve managers tend to deploy more human capital to portfolio management sub-divisions than to other units, the Reserve Benchmarks 2024 finds.
An average of 10.2 staff work in the portfolio management and trading units of reserve departments. The risk management sub-unit accounts for 8.4 persons, on average, while technology employees average 4.8 individuals.
Overall, the number of reserve management employees on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis averages 34.7 persons. The team represents an
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