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I guess its really bank dependent but some of the comp numbers I see here are so comically low I think the people who write them do so to just circle jerk over IB, i've seen people repeatedly say 100k all in at VP level at a BB and 200k all in as a Director

I am at a balance sheet bank and A1s get: 10k sign on, 100k base, and 40% bonus so all in comp would be around 150k for an A1, I do not have any first hand figures for Associates yet so I'll leave them out. VP's earn around 500k all in.

Directors at my bank make 250k Base and more than that in bonus so all in will be around 750k - 1m, I don't know what MD numbers are like. 

Like I said you'll probably get some incorrect numbers but the range I gave you above is 100% what it is at least at my bank but I don't see how a balance sheet bank would pay more than Barclays, Citi or JPM hence why I believe those other commenters are making them up

 

Thank you for honest and transparent numbers, def hard to find on WSO and anywhere else in general. I have heard that like JPM and Citi have same base as IB an1 base. Although I do agree I think Barclays is low… they pay 110 base for IB but I saw a job posting for analyst level with base salary of 85k def think they need to update like other banks.

 

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