"Investment Banking Bonuses" Rule of thumb, analyst 1YR 70-150 Analyst 3 yr 120-350 Associate 150-350k 3 yr associate 250-500K VP 350-1.5MM ish MD partner, 500K to 20MM+/-
I found the somewhere, What do y'all think about this?
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That is probably all in comp. And The lower end is far more reasonable for all those positions.
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70000 analyst all in comp? No way
Sure, maybe not 70,000 (only at low tier shop) but 85-90 at some tier 3 city 100% reasonable.
Can confirm post MBA associates range 200k-400k all in first year out. Most around the 250-300k range.
Who the hell is paying 400
CVP/PJT
And Qatalyst
Do 1YR analysts get anything other than base?
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These ranges are so wide they're basically useless.
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