Bulge Analysts Bonuses - WTF Are They Already??

He heard a range of 70-95k there?

I thought Goldman didn't like to pay at the top of the street to analysts?

How does that compare to last year? It's still a ton of money even if its less greedy asholes!

Lots of numbers being tossed around - I've heard around $100 for top boutique in Chicago for a second year. Standard deviation is obviously much higher this year than last - but I would assume down 20% from what your firm payed last year.

As far as I know, I won't find out until Thursday/Friday... seems everyone else is the same as well.

So it's all just idle speculation at this point and no one really knows one way or the other. Until I see something in writing from a confirmed source I don't believe any of these numbers. :)

Got paid 90 k last year as a 1yr.

fellow second years are coming out at 75k-80k, confirmed. reviews are today for them.

sucks.

Second years coming out at 75-80k?? So first years should be coming out at 55-70K then?

Ouch, I think that's the ER bonus for 2nd years.

Numbers are flat from last year. Last year got 85K as first year, this year 85k as second. That's my 100% accurate data point.

No first year broke 60. 2nd years were at 70 - 80. I am a second yr and was paid 90 last year. As you can imagine im not happy.

But we get paid market. Or at least last year. I havent slowed down much at all year over year.

He was referring to the fact that for second years, they bonuses are flat compared to what they earned last year. Clearly, this also means first years bonuses are decreasing relative to last year.

confirmed right here - 85k top

that is for second years this year... at my bank

How bout some MM numbers?

I guess you guys will find out in a few hours...

Anyone hear anything today?

Updates anyone? I hear tomorrow...

Bump

Rumor that top bucket for 2nd year analysts at Citi is 80k.

85K for second year analyst is what I hear too from another bank. Not going to mention which one but I know which one.

http://dealbreaker.com/2008/06/bonus_watch_08_citi.php

Anyone confirm second year numbers?

Citi 65/53/35/25 leh 65/52/40 JPM 65/55/45

1st yrs, confirmed.

Agree.

What the hell happens when you fall between there? like i'm in between one of those ranges. How does that "bucket" work?

heard 30 was the low at JPM... 1st years that were let go upon integration of BSC got 25k

65k for top at lehman is spot on : )

anyone have any idea how classes are distributed, say among four/five buckets? i.e. what % fall top, bottom, middle

does anyone know when salary raises go through for 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd years?

my bonus "session", they told me this weekend they'd raise my salary.

for first years, was the salary bump 5 or 10k?

BB...58-72 1st year...

10k.

Where did second years come in?

What about raises? I was told no raise on base from second to third year - anyonme else get that?

Our raise was pretty good and more than I expected. Almost 20k in dollar terms. Guess that was to compensate for the drop in bonus (exactly 2/3 of 1st year base for 2nd tier out of 3 tiers - well ok there were actually 4 tiers but only 3 go paid, the fourth got fired just in time to not have to pay them...)

Can someone please put together a spreadsheet with what banks gave what this year? Last year there was a very comprehensive one going around but I have not got any this year. (Maybe lack of friends left.)

Wall Street Oasis - considering you guys are supposed to be a finance site for junior bankers and this is pretty much numero uno on the things we care about, don't you think publishing an accurate bonus roundup would be in order?

I'm just saying...