I am not a fan of these surveys. Primarily because compensation differs vastly from major markets to secondary markets. Cost of living in NY / SF / LA is so much more than say, Dallas. People mention that they are underpaid when comparing to this survey. I guarantee people on WSO will think the complete opposite when reading this survey, and those people are in NY / SF / LA / etc.

 
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Do you guys read this as base salary + bonus so like office for acquisitions associate - $101.6K + $27.5 = $129.1 total comp (median)?

I do, mainly because it it titled "compensation" not "salary"

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Praesto:

I honestly didn't know real estate had such low base+ bonus. Outside of the exec positions, the median looks sub 150..

That's because taking a salary and punching the clock isn't the point of the business or these positions. Ideally, you're trying to make connections and get deal execution experience for 5-10 years and so you can go out on your own. This isn't banking - you don't try to make $125k for a few, then $200 for a few, then $300 for a few, etc. You make $125k for a bit longer then you focus on equity and fees, which should pay out in the millions.

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