Investment banking is a top 3 job out of undergrad in terms of pay

We are paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to execute on large M&A transactions

Sure we give up so much and work like 90 hours, but how is IB not a top 3 job from a pure pay perspective? 21yr olds be making more than IG models

I agree there's a lot better jobs in terms of WLB (FANG, tech, SaaS, GOOGL, AMZN), but from a pure pay perspective, I find that IB makes so much more than all other counterparts 

Change my mind

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Eh living in the heart of NYC doesn't make the money go that far. But I do think it's worth it though in other markets like Texas or Charlotte or Florida or wherever else I'm missing.

 

But no posts on this site talks about the lavaish life of bankers

i can buy whatever I want whenever I want

im rich. No 1 else can say that. Not marketing, not history, etc 

Bankers need to be appreciated more 

wvery 2nd thread on this site is some whiny 19 yr old getting chucked from his MD

Just  appreciate the cash for 1 second plz 

this is ameica

godapeed 

 
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