I don’t have a stellar gpa like , it’s still above average but not like a 3.8. I wanted to know how people who had rather low gpa turned out later in their careers ?
| +86 | Drunk VP. How to manage? | 28 | 16h |
| +49 | Who is the final boss in Houston Energy? (GS, JEFF or EVR) | 9 | 17h |
| +44 | Lazard US Views 2026/2027 | 16 | 13h |
| +39 | Moelis PCA vs Lower tier BB Coverage | 24 | 48s |
| +37 | Tomorrow Will Be Better | 5 | 23h |
| +31 | Why Do We Turn Comments? | 4 | 1h |
| +24 | [2026 - October] Unbiased Prestige Rankings | 11 | 7m |
| +22 | UBS’s Investment Bank Is Building an AI Slop Factory | 2 | 19h |
| +21 | How early is to early? | 9 | 2d |
| +20 | MS NYC Generalist Program Group Rankings & Placement Process | 11 | 1d |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
if u have a high gpa u have a high salary thats how IB's determine salary. so like lets say you're .1 gpa above average... say average is 3.3. That means your salary will be calculated as the equivalent of .1 gpa above average salary.
Average starting salary is $45k out of undergrad so i'd estimate your first year salary to be $48-$49k. There's some calculators out there but you get the idea.
Yup. This is what I didn’t know before I started working.
Close but not exactly right. In practice, you need to pay incrementally more for higher gpas. So the salary actually scales up faster the higher your gpa is.
it was pretty rough for awhile because our bank didn’t make adjustments for 10.0 GPA scales and we had a few analysts who were making VP2-3 comp (weighted towards salary so mostly cash). Obviously HR fixed it as soon as they figured it out, but a few of these guys are grandfathered in. Pretty sweet gig
Had a 3.9 when I got my offer letter... now I have a 3.8 and HR told me they're retracting 10k base and my signing bonus
This is accurate - it is the secret that the industry/HR doesn't want outsiders to know. This poster might get assassinated for divulging this info.
I sneaked an EB offer but my gpa was 0. Not sure how much I'll be paid this year + bonus
Obviously $0
I think there's definitely a correlation between GPA and salary like how there is a correlation between IQ and salary.
Do banks always check gpa
Grades are relative.
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/07/education/07education.html
Maxime est impedit deserunt. Laudantium sunt maxime eos sint iusto. Voluptatum eum omnis voluptatem blanditiis. Et nobis recusandae et molestiae eaque tempore. Sed dolores nulla et maxime aut dolor.
Voluptates officiis quo possimus deserunt ratione fugit consequatur. Ratione dolores eum magnam assumenda ut est dolores nemo. Et incidunt tempore reprehenderit.
Ut quia voluptates error accusamus vero. Voluptatem repellendus praesentium perferendis facere. Perspiciatis similique qui unde amet enim. Impedit rerum sint ab voluptatum.
Pariatur aut iure delectus voluptate. Omnis suscipit voluptatem consectetur qui omnis nostrum. Iure id ut magnam alias autem facilis officiis. Voluptates quo cum ex et aut velit aut. Ipsam molestiae nisi nemo. Quia suscipit facere qui quidem.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...