Therefore, the gold coin you purchase from a dealer may actually cost the dealer $40-$45 over the spot price. As strange as it may seem, for a purchase of ten gold coins with a dollar value of $14,500, a gold dealer may profit only $100-$150, or right around 1%. Trader average salary is $117,521, median salary is $108,555 with a salary range from $39,208 to $270,000. Trader salaries are collected from government agencies and companies. Each salary is associated with a real job position. Trader salary statistics is not exclusive and is for reference only. The average income for day traders using their own money from home is almost certainly negative, and probably wouldn't be enough to support yourself. Consider that an annual income of $30,000 would require a person to have an account worth $100,000, and earn a 30% return after taxes, which is extremely unlikely.