[kelleyk]

I spent about a year working at a non-quant hedge fund out of NYC, and I saw people in similar-sounding situations making $100-125k base, plus another 20-50% in year-end comp ("bonuses"). Recruitment bonuses (or "relocation incentives," what have you) vary widely, too, but seemed to be usually in the lowish-five-figures range.

Of course, I don't know anything about your particular situation; maybe the firm you're talking to has specific interest in you that will take them higher!

Also, like some others have mentioned, your year-end compensation ("bonus") is a big chunk of your take-home---but hard to anticipate ahead of time. Even within a team there can be huge variance (depending on your individual awesome) so the "mean" or whatever figure they're willing to give you doesn't really help.