Standard and Poors Salaries

80 total salary submissions
Avg. Hours Worked (70%)

The average hours worked chart shows the distribution of average hours worked per week generated based on the Compensation data at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the adjusted average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each workload given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more data points, the confidence of a "true measure" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

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  • 80-90 Hrs
  • Over 90 Hrs
Relative Compensation (84%)

The Relative Compensation is a score from 1 star (very bad) to 5 stars (excellent) generated based on the Company Reviews of current and former employees at this company based on relative pay.

The number you see in the middle of the donut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

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  • 1 Star
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  • 4 Stars
  • 5 Stars

Average Standard and Poors Salary

3.5
Total Median Pay
$90,900
Median Base Pay
$78,000
Median Bonus Pay
$12,900

How much does Standard and Poors pay?

Base range:
$50,000 - $125,000

For this salary and bonus range, Low is the 10th Percentile and High is the 90th Percentile. These ranges are from employer specific salaries submitted by WSO members.

Bonus range:
$1,500 - $25,000

Standard and Poors pays an average salary of $78,000 per year. This base compensation is the equivalent of $39 per hour assuming a 40 hour work week (2,000 hours per year). The actual average hours worked per week at Standard and Poors based on our data is actually 46 hours, which would bring down the true effective hourly rate to $35 on average. If you include the average bonus of $12,900, then the total average pay at Standard and Poors would be $90,900 per year or $41 per hour at the 46 hour work week.

There's a wide range between what the company pays the top 20 percent and the bottom 20 percent of earners. This is largely dependent on seniority and location. Standard and Poors pays the highest-paid employees over $135,000 a year, while the lowest-paid employees are paid less than $67,100. Standard and Poors employees in different groups or divisions tend to have different salaries as well.For example, employees in the Generalist sector earn an average yearly salary of $148,000.While employees in the Research sector earn an average yearly salary of $62,500.

Standard and Poors Salaries

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Highest Paying Jobs at Standard and Poors

Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Director
Year 2013
Job Title Director
Group/Division Debt Capital Markets
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Associate
Year 2022
Job Title 2nd Year Associate
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year 2010
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Ratings
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Associate
Year 2017
Job Title 2nd Year Associate
Group/Division Credit
Location Chicago
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Associate Director
Year 2018
Job Title Associate Director
Group/Division Credit Risk
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year 2015
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Debt Capital Markets
Location Dallas
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
3rd+ Year Associate
Year 2011
Job Title 3rd+ Year Associate
Group/Division Credit
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year 2015
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Financial Services
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Investment Analyst
Year 2019
Job Title Investment Analyst
Group/Division Credit Risk
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Associate
Year 2018
Job Title 2nd Year Associate
Group/Division Research
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus

Average Pay by City for Standard and Poors

Below we use 80 salary submissions to order the is the total average compensation by city for Standard and Poors. Cost of living across the world varies a lot, so this data gives you a sense if there are significant adjustments for higher cost of living. Looking at the WSO data, the city with the highest average salary is New York, where employees earn an average salary of $112,000.

Salaries by Location at Standard and Poors

Rank
City
Total pay Range
Range of $/hr
New York
Rank 1
City New York
Total pay Range $71,000 - $135,000
Range of $/hr $36/hr - $68/hr

Standard and Poors Salaries by Department

Salaries at Standard and Poors depend on the group, division, department or function. Employees who work in the Generalist group tend to get paid the most at at Standard and Poors, earning an average yearly salary of $148,000. Employees in the Debt Capital Markets receive relatively high salaries as well, where wages average $132,500 per year. A division that does not pay as well at Standard and Poors includes the Research group, with employees earning $62,500 on average.

Rank
Department
Average Pay
Average Hourly Pay
Generalist
Rank 1
Department Generalist
Average Pay $148,000
Average Hourly Pay $74/hr
Debt Capital Markets
Rank 2
Department Debt Capital Markets
Average Pay $132,500
Average Hourly Pay $66/hr
Credit
Rank 3
Department Credit
Average Pay $130,000
Average Hourly Pay $65/hr
Credit Risk
Rank 4
Department Credit Risk
Average Pay $85,500
Average Hourly Pay $43/hr
Na
Rank 5
Department Na
Average Pay $83,000
Average Hourly Pay $42/hr
Research
Rank 6
Department Research
Average Pay $62,500
Average Hourly Pay $31/hr

Recently Added Standard and Poors Salaries

Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Other
Year 2022
Job Title Other
Group/Division Oil & Gas
Location Houston
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Research Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title Research Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2023
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Raleigh
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
N/A
Year 2022
Job Title N/A
Group/Division Corporate Finance
Location Denver
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year 2019
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Credit Risk
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
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