I got a few offers and already signed. I obviously didn’t take into account pay very heavily, but since the bases are similar, I’m curious what total comp ACTUALLY looks like.
The bulge offers i got were $110k base while my EB was $120k.
If top bulge and top EB, what would total comp look like for both?
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Stub bonuses are pretty mediocre for year 0s at BBs due to name discount (GS/JPM/MS). BofA pays dogshit because BofA. Not sure if Citi is still on their hourly pay-scale but if they are you'd actually get paid decently for overtime hours.
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BB pays like absolute horseshit. Way below par for any MM bank, let alone an EB. The only reason you choose a BB is to 1) impress the hot girl at ur school who doesn’t know better and 2) if u maybe want a bigger brand name outside of finance. But if ur priorities are compensation and finance related exits, EB blows a BB out of the fucking water.
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