Moelis Bonus Thread 2023
Comp day today for assoc+, heard it was actually pretty good - would love to see some more data points
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I work at Moelis but will keep this high level for anonymity. Most coworkers I’ve spoken to fell in line with the following (mine was in line with one of these as well):
Stub: $75k
ASO1: $185k bonus, $360k total comp
ASO2: $260k bonus, $460k total comp
Bands are really tight and the firm doesn’t convey rankings. Why anyone would work at a BB is beyond me.
Really hard to estimate but would guess an average of 70 a week, with random weeks going well above when deals are crazy. The reputation with hours is really overblown / based on experiences from a long time ago.
No real trade off - Moelis just has a culture of compensating their employees above market every year. If you’ve followed financial news / earnings over the years you’ll have heard Ken specifically talk about that the firm makes sure it’s people are paid. That plus being the rare pure play IB with no other divisions, ops or general back office to support lends itself to high comp.