Bonus Range for IB Analysts?

What percentage of his/her base salary is a top bucket analyst's performance bonus? And how large is the gap in performance bonuses between bottom bucket and top bucket analyst?

Hypothetical example:

Top Bucket: Base - 85k, Bonus - 64k (75% of base), Total - 149k Bottom Bucket: Base - 85k, Bonus - 43k (50% of base), Total - 128k

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