HF Industry Typical Salary Progression

Hello,

I apologize if this has been asked before, but I don't know that much about finance so I wanted to get some perspective from people in industry. I recently got a summer intern offer from a top HF (one of Millennium, bridgewater, citadel) which I signed. However, I'm not sure about long term where I want to be, and if in the future I should still try and prep for recruiting in other industries. To that end, I'm curious what pay is like in HF right out of college, up to about 35, assuming you are moving up on the standard track of people at these firms (not exceptional, but not falling behind your peerset).

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If you’re not exceptional the standard track is getting fired 

Comp depends on strategy. Citadel L/S? Bridgewater macro? Differences imply different intial comp. There’s too much variance to give a meaningful progression path anyway 

 

There’s no way you got an offer at one of those and don’t know shit, stop the cap

 
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lol these firms dgaf about dei

either OP is a troll and just wants to know how much grads make there or 

he might acc be super smart and just applied to say a QR role without knowing too much about the industry/finance and got the internship

 

I’m discussing final details of offer at a Big 4 MM

I have 2YoE in the buyside, if they offer me 120£ base salary, what is a normal first year bonus guarantee?

Is asking for 100% too much?

 

Thanks for the data point

To give more context, I’ve spent 2 years at a large US LO, not a pod.

 

Not OP but mind sharing what your HF comp progress looked like? Or can help me out with a specific Q?

I have 2 + 1 background, and then spent 2 YOE at first HF (slow catalyst driven firm). Looking at 2nd HF to slightly change strategy (a lil faster paced on the trading side). What should I be expecting comp wise to be competitive in NYC? At this point my HF peers' pays are so wide on the high/low end based on performance, that its hard to know what laterals should be expecting

 

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