+19 Baird Tampa 18 3y
+4 Baird Offices 4 3y
+17 Second week on the job but feeling burned out. Is this normal? 10 5y
+21 Jefferies TMT Off-Cycle Internship London Interview 7 5y
+1 Introduction 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Operations Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Which IB coverage group covers Cargill/ADM? 2 5y
0 Just Reality 2 5y
+8 Corp Dev @ Tesla or SpaceX? 9 4y
0 Best Investment Banks for Each Industry/Product 3 5y
0 GS SF TMT - SD 3 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+10 BofA Sponsors SF vs Tech M&A Palo Alto 9 4y
+29 Possible to have social life in IB? Feeling down 34 5y
+12 MM SA to BB/EB FT 1 5y
+3 UBS Outlook 2 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+15 How to stop being a little bitch? 11 5y
0 Jefferies - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+42 The future of BofA 20 4y
+114 PWP culture, pay and exits 35 3y
0 National Bank Financial Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Oaklins - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 Return offer rate for JPM SA 1 5y
+8 Bank of america M&A 14 4y
+209 What are the dumbest/ least value add edits you’ve received on a deliverable? 69 4y
+7 GS Pay Adjustment in August 5 5y
0 LatAm Group Exits? 1 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 IB Laterals After MM Consulting? 1 5y
+3 Middle Office - Transaction Management (Credit) Analyst - NYC - JP Morgan 1 5y
+1 Why did C&R / HC used to get lumped into 1 group at a lot of banks? 4 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+8 DCF Help 3 3y
+8 Jefferies LevFin 2021? 9 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+24 Do Public IB firms SUCK? 17 4y
0 Where's the WSO Networking Guide on here? 1 4y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 PJT Park Hill 8 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+29 [In IB] Corporate Banking - 25% - 75% Bonuses? Base Increased from $75K to $90-100K? 12 5y
+4 Stephens Debt Capital Markets 7 5y
0 First few weeks on the desk 4 5y
+1 Interview question - correct answer? 1 5y
+371 Vent Some Wisdom to Incoming Analysts/Interns 45 2y
0 Top Firms Pay Top Dollar 2 5y
+3 Delta one trading desks 1 5y
0 Moelis Raising Salaries? 4 5y
0 US IB SA positions as a Canadian 1 5y
+13 Yay 2 4y
+25 brown gibbons lang real review? 23 3y
+3 Lateral signing or relo bonuses? 12 5y
0 1st year Analyst Looking for NYC Roommate 3 5y
0 Ladenburg Thalmann - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+9 Talking about Summer Project on Resume 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs Liability Management Group 2 5y
+3 Are GS LA SDs out yet? 1 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Public Finance Data 5y
0 Do you learn anything in your internship? 2 5y
+8 Goldman no work laptops? Wtf 15 5y
+12 Why would a person go from a BB to a MM when going A2A? 23 5y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Past Experience Increase or Decrease Technical Difficulty (SA interviews) 1 5y
0 MTS Health Partners - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
+6 Comps Analysis w/o Database 3 5y
+7 Hot lateral market 14 4y
+3 MM IB vs EB Equity Research 1 5y
+3 Investment Management Partners (HH) 1 5y
+26 How to get out of ECM 15 5y
+4 Barrenjoey 9 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+64 Love the WSO Night Mode! 13 5y
+74 Q&A: EMEA Senior Investment Banker 45 4y
0 IB Discrimination Against Black Trans People 9 5y
+3 Excel VBA help needed 2 5y
+43 EB (CVP, EVR, PWP, MOCO, LAZ, PJT) exits? 30 4y
0 Associate Lateraling Mid-Year: What Happens with Bonus? 3 5y
+31 Ripped in IB? 51 5y
0 MUFG - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 MUFG - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 COVID-19 Office Return Pushed Back 4 5y
+3 TTS Valuation Exam For FT Training 1 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Raine Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 What does a REIB do? 3 5y
0 P&M Corporate Finance - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Do associates still get shared offices? 4 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 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

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (24) $180
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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