I have yet to see a bonus thread for Commercial / Corporate Banking so I figured I'd start one, and I'll start.
Base: $140k
Bonus: $40k
Position: VP1
YOE: 7
Bank: BB, Regional, MM - Regional
Group: Commercial / Corporate - Commercial
Location: NY, Chicago, etc. - Midwest (not Chicago)
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Non-BB balance sheet euro bank. Corporate banking
Analyst 2
Comp: 105k
Bonus: 30k
Industry coverage? Was this in line with expectations?
My numbers are almost identical to yours as an Analyst 2 at a Japanese balance sheet bank in NYC.
What do your hours look like?
Sad how VP1 at BB is only $40k more
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Top BB / AN2 / Tier 1 city
base - 82.5k / Bonus: 5-10k
Jpm mmbsi?
yep
Would you mind sharing what the starting comp looks like for an entry level credit analyst in mid market commercial (5-20M loan sizes) at a big 5 bank in a major city? (Other than JPM MMBSI)
BB JPM / C / BAML
$110k base, $40k bonus last year
1st year analyst
what level? thank you
That was last year when I was a first year analyst (edited above)
What do your hours typically look like?
Corporate Banking AN1 (CIB)
WF
Base: $100k
Bonus range: 10-15k
What do your hours typically look like?
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