Waiting on Corp Dev Offer- Growing Company Salary Expectations?

Hey WSOers,

I recently had a final interview with a growing company in the North East Corp Dev Analyst position. There has been limited talk about salary, mostly talks of "market rate" etc. Orginally there was a discussion of no deal-based bonus structure, but after discussion that base salary would likely need to go up w/o a bonus, the hiring manager came back and said deal-based bonuses would be added. So my question is, coming out of undergrad what should I expect base salary to be at a growing company, and what could the bonus structure look like? Ive found different infor on IB bonuses but almost nothing signifigant on CD.

For backround they're planning to do upwards to 10 deals ranging from 1m-50m over the next 6-8 months.

If you need anymore info feel free to post questions below and I'll answer best I can.

3 Comments
 

The reason you have not found much info on this is because salaries in corp dev vary widely. Based on my experience interviewing at multiple firms, experienced hires usually start around $100k with bonus ranges of 5% to 15%, but I have also seen much different compensation packages. This is of course for experienced hires, and I unfortunately do not have any data points of salary ranges for candidates fresh out of undergrad.

 

a decent starting point would be a traditional fp&a financial analyst salary for the firm then apply a 5% premium. i doubt it would be more than 5% since this is entry level. you should confirm the bonus structure then get back to us. either way this is entry level so focus on the quality of the experience vs. comp.

 
Best Response

Incidunt qui aut provident voluptas est aut ea. Adipisci libero harum quas amet nobis commodi consequuntur. Sint perspiciatis animi rem et.

Animi ut dolorum eum quia. Expedita possimus cumque beatae. Ullam aliquam minima repellat illum cupiditate. Esse molestiae voluptatem ut perferendis. In sed minima et quis.

Accusantium sint laboriosam est quia dolorem incidunt sit. Dolor enim minus labore est beatae. Optio repellat eum non quia. Beatae dolor eligendi voluptatem eius et voluptates.

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”