Analyst pay increase: 95k base yr1

Hearing a lot of rumors that for incoming Analysts (class of 19) that base has been increased to 95k. Can others confirm this? What does this mean for current analysts, and how will it impact A2 and A3 base?

Would seem like A2 would jump from 90 -> 105 and A3 from 95 -> 112.5-115

Update (from comments): Can 100% confirm EVR, Qatalyst, Rothschild, and PWP.

Mod Note (Andy): see below in the comments for the most recent updates (Jan 2019)

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Why don't you provide your source? $200k consisting of what? Sign on bonus? RSUs that vest over many years? Or $200k simply the base straight out of undergrad (in which case I'd be very skeptical about).

Also keep in mind year-end bonus is much smaller for these types of jobs.

 

No. Insane is picking a job based on ~$10-15k/yr difference in post-tax dollars, instead of picking a job based on what you're interested in, good at, and what you think you want to do long term. Most people getting paid $200k at FAANGs/etc out of undergrad are software engineers, that's a completely different job and career track than finance. Vast majority of the people that go into one route, would not have the academic background, personality, or interest to go into the other. Wall Street is not losing significant talent to tech out of undergrad (i.e., not talking about exiting into corp dev) just because they don't bump salaries $10k.

 

Cost of living in SF/Bay area is vastly different compared to NYC. Articles streamlined over the past few months stated that 130k salary in SF is close to poverty lines.

Also, getting those jobs straight out of undergrad is tough too. It is not easy.

No pain no game.
 

are you dumb? you realise the people doing software engineering at bigtechcos are completely different to people gunning for banking right?

Was obsessed with finance, now do product in tech
 

Cousin is a product manager with his own team at a FAANG, with a top 10 MBA and engineering school for undergad and makes $250k cash (approximately) and $300-350k with stock in their early 30s so no, unless you are a rare talent you will not make that much in cash out of school. If you include RSUs then maybe 200k over multiple years

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Most top middle market firms are raising salary across the board for Analysts, Associates and VPs, but they state that "total comp will remain the same." So, it's really more of a switch to more salary than bonus - I'll take the certainty.

Salaries will be constant within levels (i.e. base will not change with seniority but only with promotion to next level), and performance will be differentiated in total comp from bonuses alone. From what I've seen, new bases are as follows: - Analyst: $95k - Associate: $175k - VP: $200k - D / MD: less relevant given bonus is multiples of base

 

The likes of Piper/Jefferies/Baird/Blair are in process of changing or currently contemplating similar structures to the above

 

Not at my bank / other close competitors. Essentially, there is no differentiation between A0-A3 anymore - bases are constant within each level.

 

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