If all BBs increase salary except GS, would you stay?

Given all the talk about salary increases, would you stay at GS / start at GS if they keep base salary the same? Assuming that these other firms keep bonus % of base salary the same, would the GS name justify the larger discount?

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SnappleApple

All this garbage about who pays more and less is so dumb. Most banks pay street - it is called competition.

The difference is there are some outlier banks that pay significantly more.

Makes a pretty sizable difference at the associate level. Associate 1 bonuses last year ranged from $75k to $185k or so across BB/MM/EBs. Those gaps grow yearly. Agreed it’s less important at the analyst level compared  to exits.

 

SnappleApple

All this garbage about who pays more and less is so dumb. Most banks pay street - it is called competition.

The difference is there are some outlier banks that pay significantly more.

Makes a pretty sizable difference at the associate level. Associate 1 bonuses last year ranged from $75k to $185k or so across BB/MM/EBs. Those gaps grow yearly. Agreed it's less important at the analyst level compared  to exits.

Yes, but Goldman will pay in line with its peer group. They don't put the boutiques that pay outsized $ in their peer group but they are for sure in line w/ JPM / citi / baml / etc. etc.

 

When you're young like an Analyst, even an Associate to a slightly lesser degree, take the job with the best long term prospects. The incremental 10/20/30k (esp post taxes) will one day be a rounding error in your net worth - if you even save it vs just buying more dumb shit. I'm not saying GS provides those - merely saying if one firm/group is materially better than another that pays higher, take the better one seat at the "discount". It will be worth more in the end anyway. 

 

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