+7 Corp Dev Offer? 9 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+134 How is Vacation viewed at your bank 81 5y
0 Boutique salary raises? 1 5y
+10 Stifel Base Comp Raise 15 4y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Deleted deleted 3 5y
0 Wells Fargo Junior Leaders Conference 1 5y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+11 Size Premium 7 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 5y
+12 Can investment banks lowball analyst's salary? 7 5y
+10 How does PIPE validate valuation in De-SPAC? 4 5y
+16 Work/Life balance in IB 21 2y
+7 Piper Sandler materials? 2 3y
+6 Fast technical interview good or bad? 7 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 DC Advisory - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 DC Advisory - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+11 Acquisition Question 3 5y
+5 Regional boutiques and Industry-specific boutiques 15 5y
+3 Stifel SA 2022 8 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 salary increase > PB? 5 4y
0 when your investment banking MD replies 'thanks' instead of 'thx' 1 5y
+25 Feeling confused about this "using an exploding offer for leverage" thing. Is this a myth or do people do it? 18 4y
0 H-1B/STEM OPT Lateral or Internal Transfer 2 5y
+9 Prep method for Series 79 7 5y
+1 SIE Free/Cheap Study Guide 2 5y
+3 Investment banking 2 5y
0 Delete 1 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Natural Resources Data 5y
0 How did the pandemic impact the investment banking industry (outside of work life)? 1 5y
0 LionTree Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+6 Follow up again? 4 5y
+1 More Credit Suisse Senior Bankers Depart in Wake of Archegos Loss 2 5y
+18 Going into IB "for the money" 9 5y
0 Société Générale - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
+38 H1 M&A League Tables 28 5y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
+27 How to minimise tax as a first year IBD analyst? (UK) 24 5y
0 TD Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Company cellphones normal? 8 5y
0 Investec UK 3 5y
+23 The Infamous 400 Questions Guide 30 3y
0 Raymond James London 1 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+25 Return to Office - 5 Days in Person vs. Hybrid Model 23 5y
0 Marlin and Associates - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Healthcare Data 5y
+9 Do MDs in London make the same comp as New York? 11 5y
+21 How much to spend on a mattress as a first year? 40 5y
0 MUFG - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 5y
+8 Summer Analyst - Live deals?How busy have you all been? 35 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Need a Partner for a Corporate Banking Mock Interview ($$) 1 5y
0 Duff & Phelps Opinion 1 5y
+6 How does regional coverage work? 3 5y
+12 Turkey Big 4 Valuation to Investment Banking in Canada 1 5y
+18 What are my chances at securing an IB summer analyst position at BBs based on my stats and extracurriculars from my non-target? 8 5y
+19 Investment Bankers Exit Opportunities For Better Hours 7 5y
+26 *URGENT* Relocating to London in a post-COVID, post-Brexit world 13 5y
0 Bonuses Summer 2021 1 5y
+9 Enjoyment as a Junior Banker 1 5y
+2 How to prep for the lateral move? 3 3y
+13 Investment Banking VP vs Private Equity VP 14 3y
+181 If you could get your DREAM DREAM job out of undergrad, wib? 143 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Leerink Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+2 What motivates you to do IB? 14 5y
0 Marlin and Associates - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+92 Poll: Are you quitting after bonus? 122 3y
+11 How are BB IB on holidays! 12 5y
+3 FT Offer before End of Summer? 7 5y
+1 Enterprise Value Question 3 5y
+6 Is a 1.5 hour long interview normal? 3 5y
0 Bank of Montreal - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+4 Dubai - Base & Bonus 8 2y
+32 SF Bankers / Tech / PE - Which bars do you hang out at? 28 5y
0 Interview Question 1 5y
+6 Bank of America Hirevue deadline passed 5 5y
+8 Exits after Restructuring 4 5y
0 William Blair - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+7 Are any bankers working today? (July 5th) 7 5y
0 delete 1 5y
0 Roommate NYC: Sublet 3 5y
+5 Has any incoming A1 received confirmation of salary bump? 29 5y
0 Rothschild - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+23 How not to take things personally. 6 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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