My company is looking to adjust TC formula in a weird way

My company is looking to adjust everyone's total comp by doing the following:

Decrease your bonus by X amount and increase your base by that same amount. 

  • Pre-Adjustment
  • Base: $125K
  • Bonus: $40K
  • TC: $165K
  • Post-Adjustment
  • Base: $155K
  • Bonus: $10K
  • TC: $165K


Thoughts on this? My issue with this is that our TC will remain the same without any bump and there's less incentive to outperform if your bonus will be a very small portion of your compensation (~10% of your base).

In addition, other firms have been increasing base salaries for their FO employees so the gap between our comp and the street will continue to widen as time passes.

Should I look elsewhere? The company indicated that they are also looking to do a market rate adjustment but who knows how long that's going to take?

5 Comments
 

Voluptatibus quia eius hic sed nulla voluptates maxime ipsa. Dolor neque ipsa ab accusamus illo. Est voluptas ipsum sit et explicabo et ea. Sed quaerat reiciendis sit.

Vel distinctio et aspernatur sit est quasi perspiciatis. Neque quia dolores assumenda dolorem cumque facere.

Nesciunt ut officia necessitatibus quam. Hic officiis eum omnis eos et tenetur.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Guggenheim Partners No 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (81) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”