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I’ve heard they will just rescind your offer on the spot if you try to haggle so I never attempted to. I showed intentional, visible displeasure when my FT offer salary was stated on Zoom to see if they would adjust. It went something like “Wow, are you not excited?” “Oh no I appreciate the offer.” “Okay great, with some people we’re never sure. Anyways, you have 3 days to decide. [or else we’ll give it to the next guy]”

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As others have stated, for standard IB roles (I.e. reputable firms) the comp is standard and there is no negotiating. There isn’t any incentive for a firm to pay one analyst more (just think about the total mess it would cause if other coworkers found out), the differentiation comes in the bonus. So if you are good, you’ll get paid well, but before you even start you basically have no leverage. 

For non IB roles (buyside really) there can be negotiation as different firms will have pretty different pay packages. Some will negotiate and try to be the highest bidder, others won’t. But at that point it’s usually shopping competing offers. 

 

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