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nevertheless that still sounds pretty high, considering the cost of living in Toronto is much lower than say New York.

That 75-90 is the base salary and the 10-15 is the sign on bonus...correct? What can you expect as a year end bonus for a CD BB?

 
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MS, ML, CS, UBS, Citi all pay 80+ CDN base in toronto as far as I know. I think BofA. HSBC and others pay closer to the CDN firms like RBC, CIBC, TD, etc(60-65 base). GS and Lazard are shell offices with only 2-3 analysts. Lehman is supposed to be setting up an office but no real presence yet. Not sure about DB's presence but I don't think its substantial. Not sure about pay at JPM toronto but they have decent presence.

bonuses are similarly converted, so all in this past year (best year in a long time, obviously) was in the 140-180 range for first years, plus signing bonus. They don't hire many people though - each office might have an incoming analyst class of 3-7 people, so they pay high to attract the top candidates from Ivey, queen's, mcgill, etc.

 

Hey is it hard to get a job at a BB in Toronto if you went to college in the US?

$80k+ CAD...that's still more than $60k USD considering the fact that the USD is much weaker and it's about 1.1 CAD to 1 USD now.

by the way, $95k CAD is equal to $84k USD.

"We are lawyers! We sue people! Occasionally, we get aggressive and garnish wages, but WE DO NOT ABDUCT!" -Boston Legal-
 

After crunching the numbers, I made the following conclusion:

F*ck New York/Chicago, I'm going to Toronto. I can always go to New York as an associate.

"We are lawyers! We sue people! Occasionally, we get aggressive and garnish wages, but WE DO NOT ABDUCT!" -Boston Legal-
 

You should come to London...we make more over here.

If you go to Toronto...you'd have to live in Toronto! Not the most exciting city for a young person with money to spend.

 
holymonkeyAfter crunching the numbers, I made the following conclusion:

F*ck New York/Chicago, I'm going to Toronto. I can always go to New York as an associate.

Did you check the income tax rate?

 
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holymonkeyAfter crunching the numbers, I made the following conclusion:

F*ck New York/Chicago, I'm going to Toronto. I can always go to New York as an associate.

Did you check the income tax rate?

Are you aware this thread is 2 years old?

 
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holymonkeyAfter crunching the numbers, I made the following conclusion:

F*ck New York/Chicago, I'm going to Toronto. I can always go to New York as an associate.

Did you check the income tax rate?

No seriously, you should probably make sure you check the income tax rate before paying your 2007 taxes. ...that must be what Tim Geithner was waiting on

 

holymonkey:

yes, it is hard to land a BB spot in Toronto. The total number of analyst spots available per year at all the non-canadian banks would add up to less than 1 incoming class at the NY office of a BB.

 

I highly doubt u'll get a huge ye bonus if you're working in operations. But I've heard that ops entry-level analysts in NYC get similar starting salaries to those in IBD (ie. 55k + 10k).

 

I hear bonuses are taxed at 40%, meaning you only get 60%

So that means if you are in operations, and you get 10% bonus ( approx. $5000) you will end up pocketing $3000 per year. That is quite paltry a figure for a bonus compared to what other divisions make.

 

Why would it be worth it to work 80-100 hours a week to get 60+10, when I know plenty of guys getting offers at midlevel tech firms for various engineering jobs, as well as MIS and DBAs, all getting around 55+5 and working only 35-40 hrs a week... it just doesnt make any sense!

 

Yeah we're talking about base pay here. Also there isn't as much long term earning potential in tech without advanced degrees. They will plateau way before bankers do.

 
fp175Yeah we're talking about base pay here. Also there isn't as much long term earning potential in tech without advanced degrees. They will plateau way before bankers do.

true, we engineers plateau so fast, after just 2 years of climbing the corporate ladder i am making 65k but no signing bonus nor fat bonus; one reason why i am doing my mba :)

 

As noted- 60 base, 10 relocation is "street".

Hearsay is Citi and Goldman were offering 65 base and 15 sign-on.

Few friends from school (non-target) received offers in ops, with 55 base 10 relocation. No mention of eligibility to participate in y/e bonus.

 

As noted- 60 base, 10 relocation is "street".

Hearsay is Citi and Goldman were offering 65 base and 15 sign-on.

Few friends from school (non-target) received offers in ops, with 55 base 10 relocation. No mention of eligibility to participate in y/e bonus.

 
TakingacrackPretty sure GS was 60/10. I do now know if they pay different analysts differently.

I can confirm that. I know multiple individuals from my school who were offered 60/10 from GS.

 
HokieAnalystw/ bonus, total comp should be over 100K in the first year...not bad for someone just coming out of college! (That is, if you haven't started the next billion dollar YouTube)

In this morning's WSJ first year analysts out of undergrad this year will make 130-150

 

No shit it's hard, but is the fact that I went to college in the US going to hurt me if I apply to BBs in Toronto?

"We are lawyers! We sue people! Occasionally, we get aggressive and garnish wages, but WE DO NOT ABDUCT!" -Boston Legal-
 

James,

Did your "college mate" spend the summer with Lehman? Is it in NY?

Also, I thought Deutsche's pay scheme was such that employees are paid overtime. Or atleast that was the word around June, before summers began. Any truth to that?

 

I heard the same from someone in OPS in Deutsche, so first year base +OT comes out to be like $100G's + any bonuses + relocation $10G's

 

I am surprised that the relocation package is separate. I was told the signing bonus is in lieu of the relocation costs involved.

 

He is indeed getting 60+10+10. However, he will be relocating to HK. Hence the additional 10k I guess.

fp175: How much are you getting for your sign-on and relocation bonus respectively?

Cheers.

 

BMO Nesbitt Burns is paying the 60K-10k like CIBC.

Scotia Capital is paying 65K-5K like RBC.

National Bank Financial is slightly higher at 65K-10K

TD Securities is lower at 55K and 3-5K sign on.

Genuity Capital Markets is a starting salary of 75-80K

All figures quoted in CDN$ and all for 1st year analyst in IBD in Toronto and that about rounds up all I know from my fellow McGill undergrad class.

Oh and UBS is paying 60K-15K USD to a returning summer analyst in NYC.

 

seriously - you will pay about 15% more in taxes. If you dont' believe me - look it up on bloomberg - they have income tax levels for different countries. So 15% of your paycheck is a lot!

 
thatguy123but cost of living is at least 15% cheaper in TO vs. NYC

Not to mention the cleanliness and safety of Toronto which is 100 times better than NYC

 
ZiggyMonNot to mention the cleanliness and safety of Toronto which is 100 times better than NYC

NYC is actually the safest large city in America... if you're scared of NYC, that's just pitiful. It is 100% safe unless you're one of those people afraid to walk down the street.

As for cleanliness, whoop-de-freakin-do! If you want to be a mover and a shaker in the industry, you want to be in the Big Apple. Everywhere else is pretty worthless in comparison, at least everywhere else in North America. (San Francisco or Chicago are okay but only for short stretches.)

 

in nyc you are getting hosed, not only are products more expensive, but you have more taxes to go along with it. It would be interesting to see the dollar/hr pay for most investment banks. you might be getting 70-80k, but if youre working 90 hr weeks...:(

 

In NYC, you are getting taxed a total 5-10% less than in Ontario. But obviously NYC is more than 5-10% more expensive to live in than in TO and your salary is 20-30% higher if you're earning US$ but at the end of the day...hours...expenses...I don't think you're that much better off in NYC for sure.

Except for the intangibles such as NYC experience and prestige.

 

Toronto is definitely like a lot cheaper than NYC...the only thing that's more expensive is...cars and possibly gasoline. But who needs gasoline if one doesn't have a car, and who needs a car when one works 100hours per week?

"We are lawyers! We sue people! Occasionally, we get aggressive and garnish wages, but WE DO NOT ABDUCT!" -Boston Legal-
 
holymonkeyToronto is definitely like a lot cheaper than NYC...the only thing that's more expensive is...cars and possibly gasoline. But who needs gasoline if one doesn't have a car, and who needs a car when one works 100hours per week?

Toronto is around 15-25% lower in terms of cost of living when compared to New York which makes the global pay scheme that BB banks have so attractive when working on Bay street rather than Wall street.

 

"Street" is 60 base + 10 relocation.

Don't know what the averages are for first year analysts for year-end bonus.

Thoughts about y/e? ... for first years.

 

Let's take a look at how much you take home after bonuses....$85k in New York?....maybe if you're lucky.

"We are lawyers! We sue people! Occasionally, we get aggressive and garnish wages, but WE DO NOT ABDUCT!" -Boston Legal-
 
naielbasically everyone gets 60 + 10k signing, but if you factor in that first year bonuses are rummored at 100-110k (for top tier) this year, you will be the richest 21 year old you know.

100k bonus?!?!? Whattt I thought the first tier gets up to 100% of your base salary, so like 70k. I did not know you can make 180k all in for first year

 

Don't blame me if the numbers aren't correct, but this is what I've heard from my fellow peers working at BB's:

1st year 10K sign on + 60K base + 50-80K bonus 2nd year 70K base + 70-100k bonus 3rd year 80K base + 90-120k bonus

 
snoopyjDon't blame me if the numbers aren't correct, but this is what I've heard from my fellow peers working at BB's:

1st year 10K sign on + 60K base + 50-80K bonus 2nd year 70K base + 70-100k bonus 3rd year 80K base + 90-120k bonus

That was mostly right - while there's not much variability between firms at the analyst level, these ranges reflect how it came out for the lower half of the Street. Upper half was around +10 on the bonus.

 

Someone said richest 21 yr old? How do you get such a job at 21, you must've started college young and got your MBA by 21.

 
dsinSomeone said richest 21 yr old? How do you get such a job at 21, you must've started college young and got your MBA by 21.

these salaries are for 1st year analysts are out of Bachelors so most of these ballers are 21 or 22.

for kids out of MBA schools, they are called associates and their salary + bonus is a LOT LOT higher(try 95 K salary+ 150K in bonuses)

 

any of those dick wads saying people will pull in 200k first year are out of their mind.

First year is the hardest anyway, I don't get my bonus until august!

 

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