HW analyst bonus
Heard HW analyst bonuses come out this week. Does anyone have any numbers to post for Analyst 1 and 2?
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Heard they were down big time vs last year
Last year was around $100k so does that mean like $50k?
~40% or so down is what i heard
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Anyone with actual numbers
Lack of numbers here or in the bonus thread is very strange if the numbers are actually out for all HW analysts.
Looks like someone just said $60k in the bonus thread
Heard mid bucket was like 79k for second years
That’s terrible. You’re telling me at harris williams middle AN2s got 80 this year after middle AN1s got 105 last year? So they actually made less money this year fuck
Yeah it’s pretty trash
It's so funny watching people complain that comp is down. What do you think happens when deal activity and fees are way down?
M&A is down huge this year, how is this a shock?
It’s one thing for analyst 2s this year to make less than analyst 2s last year. It makes sense for bonuses to go down when business is down.
It’s way worse when analyst 2s this year make less than what they themselves made last year as analyst 1s. That means after a whole extra year of work and deals and experience you’re now worth less than you were the year before lmao.
Act tough all you want but anybody here that’s still part human or at least part monkey would accept that shit hurts man
If mid-bucket for 2nd years was 79k and 1st 60 that is hella good considering the 40-50k bonuses BBs were paying
HW first years complaining about 60k bonuses gonna be shocked when they see some BBs pay 30k mid bucket this year. Some weren't that far off even last year.
An1 last year - mid bucket
Base: 105/110
Bonus: 105
Total comp: ~210k
An2 this year - mid bucket
Base: 115
Bonus: 80
Total comp: 195k
Pissed, but it is what it is. Considering the work it took just to get mid-bucket, feel horrible for those that made top bucket.
Pick yourself up and realize you still made $200k as a 24yr old and have a great job. Many would love to be in your shoes. There will be big years again. Or, if the WLB isn’t worth the money, switch to corp. dev or something else but realize you simply can’t make $200k 2 years out of school without either grinding in banking or coding. You can’t have your cake and eat it too…
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