Fortune 500 Corporate Finance Exit Opporunity Pay

What would be the pay an analyst can expect to receive after completing a 2 year stint at a top BB (GS, MS, JPM) and moving into a corporate finance role in a Fortune 500 Company? Would any analysts who have made this switch like to comment? I know that the pay would probably be much lower than in banking and would also fluctuate depending on geographical location, but approximates would be just fine. Thanks!

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depends on what type of role and at what level..

for example, moving into a corporate development / internal m&a role at an associate level in a fairly large, rapidly growing and/or acquisitive company, i would say $80K-$100K plus a bonus around $5-$10K, and some equity and a lot of great benefits/perks.

In comparison, as an associate working at a decent pe shop ~$150K-$250 base plus 80%-100% bonus.

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