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$110,000 !!

Damn, I wish it rises to $130,000 next year, imagine pulling in $200K your first year out of College !

 
GameTheoryThis business makes you somewhat bitter. I see analyst numbers and should be thanking my lucky stars. Then I get staffed on deals with a worthless 1Y associate and all I can think about is how he's making twice as much as me and I do 10x the work.

Yeah I know how you feel. But the way I think about it is that he needs to pay off his loans. Unless he was rich beforehand, but I don't like to think about that.

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Other cities are usually lower since the COL is a lot less. Just from rent, plan on saving $1000-$1500 per month. That's $12-18k per year, post-tax, translating into $16-24k pre-tax. That's just savings related to rent. Overall, if you already own a car (and can resist buying a new one), you can save some serious money that can ultimately result in a bonus that is only slightly lower than BB when adjusted for COL.

 

How long can banks keep this up? What if the market stays flat (or sours) in '08 and '09? Will the bonuses remain the same or even decrease?

 
altestHow long can banks keep this up? What if the market stays flat (or sours) in '08 and '09? Will the bonuses remain the same or even decrease?

Just to give you an idea, one of my associates indicated that he never even hit 6 figures when he was an analyst which was 01-03. That should give you an idea of what happens if the markets tank

 
WizardofOzPE market should signal bonuses for next few years, imo.

Agreed. I think if the Alternative Investments firms of the world continue to succeed and pay top dollar for top talent, so shall banks to keep pace. I already feel like there is more talent at the analyst level compared to the associate level (no offense to you associates, just my personal experience) due to associates not having any prior analyst experience because all the top talent leaves for buyside...

 

I am sorry, but why would a bank need to pay top dollar when most PE shops and hedge funds would not be offering this pay unless they already spent two years in IBD? In my opinion this would only indicate high bonuses for associates and third year analysts.

 

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