High Yield and Leveraged Loan Research vs Equity Research

I have received two separate offers, one in high yield and leveraged loan research at a $1.5tn AuM asset manager and a second in equity research at a $150mn hedge fund. What would you recommend choosing? Is there a discount in pay between high yield/leveraged loan research vs equity research?

Which to choose?

High YIeld/Leveraged Loan Research $1.5tn AM
77% (10 votes)
Equity Research $150mn Hedge Fund
23% (3 votes)
Total votes: 13
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