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Compensation On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is far below average and 10 is far in excess of industry average, my total compensation is:

RANK FIRM SCORE 1 Moelis & Company 8.667 2 Evercore Partners 8.435
3 Houlihan Lokey 8.389 4 William Blair & Company 8.268 5 Goldman Sachs 7.640 6 Merrill Lynch 7.440 7 Cowen and Company LLC 7.250
8 Credit Suisse's Investment Banking Business 6.696 9 Jefferies & Company 6.739 10 UBS Investment Bank 6.708
11 J.P. Morgan Investment Bank 6.691
12 M&T Bank 6.593 13 Lehman Brothers 6.400 14 Wells Fargo 6.378
15 RBC Capital Markets 6.167 16 BMO Capital Markets 6.125 11 Union Bank of California 6.044
18 Robert W. Baird & Co. (Baird) 6.000 19 Citi Institutional Clients Group 5.581
20 TD Securities 5.450

Hours On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 means not at all satisfied and 10 means very satisfied, please rank your satisfaction with the number of hours you spend in the office.

RANK FIRM SCORE 1 Wells Fargo 8.010
2 TD Securities 7.917
3 Houlihan Lokey 7.824
4 M&T Bank 7.688 11 Union Bank of California 7.565 6 RSM EquiCo Capital Markets 7.550
7 BB&T Corporation 7.297
8 Cowen and Company, LLC 7.156
9 SunTrust Banks, Inc. 7.117
10 RBC Capital Markets 7.080 11 Lehman Brothers 6.984
12 UBS Investment Bank 6.950 13 Goldman Sachs 6.904
14 Merrill Lynch 6.846 15 Jefferies & Company 6.800
16 Credit Suisse's Investment Banking Business 6.300
17 Moelis & Company 6.636 18 J.P. Morgan Investment Bank 6.603
19 Robert W. Baird & Co. (Baird) 6.423
4 William Blair & Company 6.381

Offices On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is uncomfortable and 10 is ultra-luxurious, in terms of space, comfort, and decor, the offices I work in are:

RANK FIRM SCORE 1 William Blair & Company 8.619
2 Houlihan Lokey 8.444 3 UBS Investment Bank 7.565
4 (tie) Evercore Parnters 7.500
4 (tie) Moelis & Company 7.500 6 Lehman Brothers 7.413 11 Union Bank of California 7.364 8 TD Securities 7.208
9 RSM EquiCo Capital Markets 7.025
10 Credit Suisse's Investment Banking Business 6.971 11 Merrill Lynch 6.885
12 Duff & Phelps Corportion 6.882
13 Cowen & Company, LLC 6.781 14 Wells Fargo 6.775 15 RBC Capital Markets 6.739 16 J.P. Morgan Investment Bank 6.655 17 BMO Capital Markets 6.647 18 BB&T Corporation 6.474 19 Robert W. Baird & Co. (Baird) 6.269 20 Jefferies & Company 6.250

Selectivity On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is very easy and 10 is nearly impossible, how easy is it to get hired at your firm?

RANK FIRM SCORE 1 Evercore Parnters 8.696
2 Moelis & Company 8.571
3 Houlihan Lokey 8.556 4 UBS Investment Bank 8.500 5 Goldman Sachs 8.294 6 William Blair & Company 8.227 7 Lehman Brothers 8.191
8 J.P. Morgan Investment Bank 8.153
9 RBC Capital Markets 7.962 10 Robert W. Baird & Co. (Baird) 7.840
11 Credit Suisse's Investment Banking Business 7.735 12 Merrill Lynch 7.720
13 Citi Institutional Clients Group 7.711
14 Cowen & Company LLC 7.452
15 Jefferies & Company 7.391 16 M&T Bank 7.000
17 Duff & Phelps Corporation 6.969
18 BMO Capital Markets 6.875
19 TD Securities 6.792
20 Wells Fargo 6.789

Training On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is non-existent and 10 is superior, the training at my firm (both formal and informal) is:

RANK FIRM SCORE 1 UBS Investment Bank 9.150 2 J.P. Morgan Investment Bank 9.138
3 BB&T Corporation 9.079 4 Goldman Sachs 9.020
11 Union Bank of California 8.818 6 Credit Suisse's Investment Banking Business 8.781 7(tie) Houlihan Lokey 8.706
7(tie) Moelis & Company 8.706 9 Lehman Brothers 8.694 10 Cowen and Company LLC 8.276
11 Wells Fargo 8.155 12 Merrill Lynch 8.154
13 Jefferies & Company 7.833 14 Citi Institutional Clients Group 7.744
15 Robert W. Baird & Co. (Baird) 7.640
16 William Blair & Company 7.600
17 SunTrust Banks, Inc. 7.379
18 BMO Capital Markets 6.667 19 TD Securities 6.542
20 Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. 6.300

Overall Satisfaction On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not at all satisfied and 10 is very satisfied, my overall satisfaction with the firm is:

RANK FIRM SCORE 1 Moelis & Company 9.450 2 Houlihan Lokey 9.333
3 UBS Investment Bank 9.261
4 Goldman Sachs 9.058
5 Lehman Brothers 8.968 6 Evercore Partners 8.917
7 Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. 8.900
8 J.P. Morgan Investment Bank 8.862 9 William Blair & Company 8.762
10 Merrill Lynch 8.539
11 Credit Suisse's Investment Banking Business 8.529
12 Jefferies & Company 8.458 13 BB&T Corporation 8.421
14 Wells Fargo 8.356 15 RBC Capital Markets 8.346 11 Union Bank of California 8.286
17 Robert W. Baird & Co. (Baird) 8.269 18 Cowen & Company, LLC 8.161 19 TD Securities 7.792
20 M&T Bank 7.515

 

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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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