2016 analyst bonus thread

Hey everyone. Bonuses should be coming our around now. What are the 1st 2nd 3rd year analyst bonuses looking like at your firms this year?

investment banking analyst bonus 2016

Let's take a look at some historical data from the JP Morgan Chase

  • Position: 1st Year Analyst
    • Base: 76.8k
    • Bonus: 39.3k
  • Position: 2nd year Analyst
    • Base: 82.1k
    • Bonus: 43.1k
  • Bank of America
    • Position: 1st Year Analyst
      • Base: 82.7k
      • Bonus: 50.0k
    • Position: 2nd year Analyst
      • Base: 81.8k
      • Bonus: 58.1k
  • Credit Suisse
    • Position: 1st Year Analyst
      • Base: 80.0k
      • Bonus: 36.3k
    • Position: 2nd year Analyst
      • Base: 84.2k
      • Bonus: 22.9k
  • Morgan Stanley
    • Position: 1st Year Analyst
      • Base: 77.7k
      • Bonus: 35.7k
    • Position: 2nd year Analyst
      • Base: 77.4k
      • Bonus: 50.4k
  • Citigroup
    • Position: 1st Year Analyst
      • Base: 82.2k
      • Bonus: na
    • Position: 2nd year Analyst
      • Base: 98.2k
      • Bonus: 55.7k

    Want more historical compensation figures? Get 8 years worth of data by accessing the compensation report. It also includes the most recent compensation figures!

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