2022 Analyst 1 Bonus Thread (Consolidated)

Figured we could make an aggregated list of bonuses across banks because they vary significantly across banks. Please comment your bank below, your base, your bonus, and bucket. I'll update as comments come in. ANALYST 1 ONLY

Bulge Bracket:

(110k base) GS: 50k-60k Mid bucket (110k) MS: 30-35k Bottom bucket / 40-45k Mid bucket (110k) JPM: 40-45k Mid bucket (110k) BAML: 40k Bottom bucket / 50k Mid bucket / 75k Top bucket (110k) CITI: 40-50k Bottom bucket / 60k Mid bucket / 80-90k Top Bucket (110k) BARC: ~35k Bottom bucket / ~45k Mid bucket / ~55k Top bucket (110k) CS: 50-60k Mid Bucket (100k) DB:  (110k) UBS: 

Out of the BBs, it seems like Citi/GS paid the most along with CS. MS, JPM, Barclays all paid bad this year.

Elite Boutique:

(130k) CVP:  (120k) EVR: (120k) PJT: (120k) LAZ: (Bonus is based on base of 100k because of recent base increase, making mid bucket all in comp ?) (110k) MOE:  (110k) PWP: 

Other:

(100k) RBC: Bottom bucket ~45k / Mid bucket ~55k / Top bucket ~65k (90k) Oppenheimer: 85k Bonus (unsure bucket)(100k) Truist Coverage: Bottom bucket 70k / Mid bucket 80k / Top bucket 90k (110k) Harris Williams: Mid bucket 105k (100k) Mizuho - $55K all first years

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To give some insight into MM M&A activity vs last year. 2021 was a record year by far for our bank. We are forecasting to come in at about the same as last year, with some groups like mine projecting to beat 2021 by ~50% (which helps when our tech group will be down substantially). 

You get absolutely worked in the mm though. The lifestyle really doesn't get much better until you're a director (my vp's still work like dogs), which brings about its own challenges of sourcing your own deals. I wouldn't say being a career banker in the MM is "better". You get paid more but you definitely work for it and you're dealing with shittier companies and less sophisticated clients fairly often. 

 

Okay, meanwhile MS M&A fees down +50% from a year ago and putting ~$500M away to prepare for defaults… not saying this completely justifies low bonuses but yeah it makes sense why they are so low

 

You’re telling me top bucket analysts worked hard as hell to get 5k more than a bottom bucket?

 

All I know is that base is 110k for An1 at citizens. Unsure about bonus

 

MS numbers don’t reflect the entire firm. Speaking on behalf of Tech Menlo and M&A:

A1:

Low: $53

Mid: $70

High: $90

A2:

Low: $65

Mid: $95

High: $110

They also have buckets between Low/Mid and Mid/High

Edit: Changed TMT to Tech Menlo for clarity 

 

One, I don’t work at MS, that was directly copied and pasted from a text my best friend sent me (who works at MS). Two, TMT is referring to Tech in Menlo. 
 

Sorry you got a bad bonus, that’s disheartening, but some people actually got paid out big time at MS this year. 
 

Ask your friends in M&A or the Menlo office, they’ll confirm. 

 

There's gonna be a real awkward convo the next day between the analyst that comped at 80k and the analyst that comped 15k lol. 

 

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