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0 AMP - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
0 Evercore - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - NA Data 6y
0 New Constructs - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 New Constructs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 ER besides NY? 10 6y
0 Prospects - Economics major with a 3.7 8 6y
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0 Senior Equity Research Associate 3 6y
0 Help with Fidelity and BNP offer 4 6y
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0 What should I expect for 1st year buy-side comp? 6 6y
0 2008 ER Total Comp 4 6y
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+22 ER salaries outside of ny boston london etc 13 6y
0 FBR Equity Research 1 6y
0 Who's starting an FT ER associate job this summer? Come join in! 6 6y
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+20 Kennedy Capital Management 5 6y
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+19 FINALLY !! "Whitney Falters in Trying to Repeat Success of Citigroup Call" 11 6y
0 SA Actuary wanting to move to London/NY in ER 0 6y
0 Eaton Vance ER vs. FI 3 6y
+12 How was your bonus? - 2nd year pre-MBA associate 17 6y
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0 MS NYC Equities Research Super Day 2 6y
0 How common are group lift-outs in ER, where team goes to new bank? 0 6y
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0 Is my all in comp low? 14 6y
0 ER internship 2 6y
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+12 Soros Says the U.S. is Already in a Recession - Defining Balance Sheet Recessions 0 6y
+14 Private Equity / Equity Research Bonus pay? 6 6y
+8 ER Outside of NY? 6 6y
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0 GS ER Super Day 1 6y
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+25 ER Bonuses: 2012 30 6y
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0 MS at Baruch 20 6y
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0 Future in Equity Research? 15 6y
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+36 ER Bonuses: 2013 28 6y
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0 Better college to end up in ER? 3 6y
+37 Macquarie Group - NYC Equity Research 30 6y
+35 CPA to ER? 17 6y
0 Worth it or Not? 10 6y
+13 Financial Analysts, Meet Skynet 4 6y
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+9 BAML Junior Equity Research Analyst Superday Advice? 1 6y
0 O&G ER in NYC 1 6y
0 Equity Research Spring Internships? 1 6y
0 Programs Like Fidelity 2 6y
+17 Fidelity Equity Research Superday 21 6y
0 Switching to NYC ER 3 6y
+1 ER Associate Hours 1 6y
+13 ER Interview - Help a brah out, brahs. 2 6y
0 When do ER interviews start? 8 6y
+33 Equity Research Bonuses - 2014 68 6y
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+24 How to follow up after equity research interview 12 6y
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+32 Equity Research Exit Opps in LA 13 6y
0 ER internship Help 4 6y
0 MLP Classes NYC 1 6y
+13 How to get my foot in the door 7 6y
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0 Breaking in to ER, US grad studying in European masters. London or NY? 0 6y
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July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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