Can investment banks lowball analyst's salary?

Hi,

I recently applied to one of non-BB investment banks (think of RBC, Macquarie, Nomura) for an analyst program for lateraling. 

When I applied, I mistakenly put a low number in "minimum salary expectation" category. ( I thought this was really the minimum salary I was going to take)

However, I just realized that there is a possibility that the employer might lowball my salary. 

So here is my question: Do you think it is possible that the employer will lowball my salary compared to other analysts? Given that there is standard salary among IB analysts, would it be possible for my employer to offer much lower salary for me in specific for initially providing a low minimum salary? (For example 85k for other analysts vs 70k for me)

I would greatly appreciate your inputs and insights...

7 Comments
 

At the junior level you should be getting the same base salary as your peers at your bank - ex: A1 making $85k base. The differentiating factor will be your bonus. Don't think you need to worry about putting your salary expectations, it's just a formality.

 

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