Negotiating FT offer

Interning in IB in tier 2 city (Chicago/LA) at a bank where bonuses have fallen despite extremely strong years since I signed my offer – around $20k. Is there any room to negotiate my signing bonus once I get the FT offer or should I just re-recruit.

Was told in my mid summer review I was ranked as the top intern – won’t specify how the ranking system works for anonymity – and I’ve been doing ~80% of my analysts work. Personally feel I am materially above the other interns technically and I think it’s clear to the team as well. Additionally, the banks past FT hires are not strong and I am confident the trend would follow if they FT recruit for my class – again, won’t specify reasons for anonymity but the group has become less desirable.

I’ve had 5 previous internships in IB/PE (2 were kind of bs underclassmen internships), but was at a MMPE firm last summer and received a verbal return for FT + they’ve reached out to gauge my interest in the past couple of months.

I’m confident I could re-recruit and have had connections at other banks reach out to me about the idea, but really like the bank I’m at and I’d only re-recruit for the money so would rather get it at the bank I’m at. I realize much of this comes off as arrogant but the only threads I’ve seen about this are people shitting on interns asking the same question with no good advice

4 Comments
 

Non quaerat cupiditate assumenda qui autem. Voluptas corporis ut delectus alias quia sit. Quia fuga adipisci veritatis dolores. Harum quo excepturi blanditiis ducimus ipsa tenetur sit. Voluptatum illo aspernatur occaecati ut. Quo dolores et eos iure molestiae. Consequatur debitis debitis consequatur et.

Repudiandae maxime nam veniam similique alias nesciunt. Neque officiis recusandae rerum placeat doloremque recusandae est non. Odio officiis sed soluta aut odio sunt. Libero enim vel qui deleniti. Et aspernatur illum quia rerum. Amet eos sint necessitatibus et.

Sunt pariatur architecto ex sapiente quasi. Quibusdam ut excepturi et nulla ad tenetur. Rerum et rerum voluptatum consequatur. Autem aliquam consequatur ad. Eum nam beatae magni vel nam eius. Dolor nihil soluta numquam quaerat. Autem illum at soluta.

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $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...”