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congrats man
holy shit i always though research didn 't pay as well
Equivalent second year IBD would be $80K base + 75-80K bonus. So this is still slightly less, but the gap only really opens up at the senior level.
Wow this is great. Two questions:
-What was your first year base salary? -What sector are you in? Hot sector?
For context I am starting ER as an Assc fultime this summer.
I moved over from IB, so I didn't do a first year associate. I did 1.5 years BB banking then moved.
Decently hot sector, and I work for an II ranked analyst.
Semi-related question: I heard CS research didn't even get bonuses last year. Is there any truth to this?
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