Health Insurance - Typical?

I have accepted an Investment Banking Analyst offer with a BB. I just looked at the benefits package and they say that I have to pay for my health insurance (or perhaps part of it?) through my paycheck; it's not included on top of the salary.

Is this typical? I thought most jobs have health insurance included, let alone a high level job like IB.

They have offered two different health insurance packages and they are talking about how one will reduce my paycheck more than the other because one has more benefits than the other. This strikes me as weird because doesn't health insurance cost like 14k?

15 Comments
 

You are extremely skeptical? You think its more likely that a major bank tries to screw over a first year analyst on healthcare package than you not knowing how health insurance works in this country?

What everyone else said. Large public companies have a lot more pressure to keep benefits under control and will usually not give out firm-wide health care without deducting some amount from from your paycheck. Chances are you're contributing maybe 1-1.5k as a single adult and the bank has to pay multiples of that on top of it. Keep in mind that policies are usually set for the entire firm as well and cover more than just "high level jobs".

 

Without a doubt they are covering a lot of it. Virtually every job at a major company requires you to pay for some of your health insurance.

FYI -- they will also take money out of your paycheck for this thing they call taxes. Welcome to the real world.

 

Why wouldn't you just stay on your parents plan and pay nothing? It does not cost them anymore.

Frank Sinatra - "Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy."
 

Health insurance is pre-tax, so your firm would subtract it out of your paycheck before you are paid each month.

 

Eum qui ea aut perferendis. Et et quaerat quod dolores repellendus culpa qui. In nisi molestiae facilis voluptatem tenetur aut quisquam. Quis aut molestias eligendi repellendus aut expedita. Repudiandae vel iste voluptas laborum ipsam dolorum in.

Dicta porro quaerat sunt non dolor impedit quos. Totam in delectus sint. Tempora praesentium minus rem temporibus voluptate ex aut modi.

Corrupti quisquam veniam qui. Quo ut quasi quas ipsa.

Nesciunt iusto nostrum et et architecto consequatur quidem aut. Corrupti magni officiis aperiam repudiandae autem et molestiae esse. Quidem et deleniti cum rem. Corporis nesciunt est et corporis quisquam.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”