Sell- Side Vs. Buy- Side Repo Compensation

I’m curious to know how Funding/ Repo Traders differ in compensation on the Buy-Side Vs. the Sell-Side. My understanding based on previous posts is that in the outright space(Fixed income), Buy-Side seats are highly coveted as compensation is greater. However, in the repo market this does not appear to hold true (?). While I do acknowledge at some shops, repo is strictly an execution trading role, I am curious about the compensation for repo traders that actually take prop risk and generate alpha (My shop currently participates in this). Additionally I am curious, does being at an FICC vs. a Bi- lateral shop affect compensation. And lastly, what does compensation look like from a base & bonus perspective 1,5, and 10 years into the business.

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