Do you think this salary is in the ballpark for an analyst at GS?

My friend who interned at GS this summer has accepted the GS offer for FT analyst position.

He will be getting $70K for Base, $60 K for Bonus and $20 K for signing bonus.

In this environment is good sign that bonuses are coming back after an absence from last year.

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Is it usual for banks to tell you your bonus when you sign an offer letter ? My offer letter (BB) says a bonus is discretionary and is not guaranteed and doesn't give a figure.

 

if it's GS IBD... i'm pretty sure GS gives a 10k signing bonus (although this might be different for summer analysts receiving return offers). bonus amount is also not guaranteed in the offer letter.

 

My BB offer was 70k + 10 signing, haven't heard anyone else mention 20 signing. Have never heard of and wouldn't believe that end of the year bonus is mentioned up front.

 

your year-end bonus is discretionary. they won't tell you how much except for when you are getting and etc.

your friend's full of shit.

 

Your friend is retarded. Goldman's sign-on is 10K as of last week when they gave out offers for FICC.

Goldman pays street for bonus for 1st years. As a result, once street decides what their bonus is, Goldman will decide what their bonus is. Though Goldman usually pushes the envelope with senior staff, with junior people the bonus scale is pretty rigid among BB's unfortunately...

 

I can confirm GS/BoA/UBS/Citi also 70k + 10.

I'm assuming all BB's are the same.

Thus... this thread is fail.

PS: Except my BB, my VP told me today I'm getting at least 3 million year end bonus. I said no I will reneg and he caved and said 5 million.

 

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