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 5y
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
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+1 No pay raise at WF? 4 5y
+15 BB paying more than EB? 12 5y
+4 DB TO RAISE ANALYST STARTING SALARY BUT NOT ASSOCIATE 7 5y
+6 UBS TO RAISE SALARY ANALYST & ASSOCIATE 4 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 5y
+4 M&A Structuring Group 5 5y
+72 Are EBs going to raise base??? 84 5y
+16 Credit Suisse NY - Recent thoughts 14 3y
0 Precedent deals - how old is too old? 2 5y
+3 BofA Palo Alto - tech M&A insight 5 5y
+3 Breaking down wfh 1 5y
0 Mediobanca - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+6 RX IB - Top EB in Non-NY major city vs. 2nd Tier Boutique in NYC 15 5y
+5 Raymond James SA 2022 104 4y
+28 HC Banks 40 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 Ideas for a Sector Rotation Algorithm 1 5y
0 North Point Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Interesting Niche Coverage Groups & Industries? 4 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+16 GS FT 2022 207 3y
+9 Modelling Question about Timing 1 5y
+5 Boutique Banks in NY 5 5y
+3 Idk what this means 6 5y
+3 WSO 2021 Comp? 1 5y
+25 [Lateral Opening] Healthcare Investment Banking 5 5y
+20 Sleep ● Career ● Health ● Friends ● Family - Pick 2 31 5y
0 Torreya Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+31 Wells Fargo Corporate Banking 50 3y
0 Torreya Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+5 Using dinner allowance to buy lunch for tomorrow? 5 5y
+74 Credit Suisse demise - least attractive bank 54 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Deleted 1 5y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+10 Y'all think we'll be back to WFH this October/November with the Delta variant? 6 5y
+21 Most Respectful Way to Ask the Analysts in My Group Where They’re Exiting? 15 5y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+1 Centerview 3 5y
+41 Thoughts on Global Platinum Securities? 43 5mo
0 PNC Financial Services - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+4 Opinions on Greentech SF following incredibly negative Glassdoor review 4 5y
0 Leaving IB for Enterprise Sales 3 5y
0 JPM LevFin 1 5y
+11 Best EBs for potential switch to Government 5 5y
0 BERENBERG CAPITAL MARKETS - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 BERENBERG CAPITAL MARKETS - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Credit Suisse Middle East Has Toxic Office Culture, Staff Say 1 5y
+16 DB Pay Increase 12 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+61 Will I have time to go to church on Sundays as a first year IB analyst? 41 5y
+3 What ever happened to the big swinging dick traders? 1 5y
+4 Name-dropping in interview with boutique 7 5y
0 The Great M&A Run 1 5y
0 London WFH: When will your bank require to come back into the office? 1 5y
0 UBS TMT 3 5y
0 Test 1 5y
+7 Private funds group from M&A 7 4y
0 Capstone Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Capstone Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 Will laterals lose their jobs when M&A slows in 2022-23? 3 5y
+4 DB Pay Raise 10 5y
+14 JP Morgan - "Junior Bankers need to work 12 hr days 6 days a week" 13 5y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+1 Do Individual Grades Matter? 4 5y
+19 DCM Origination Strategy for Investment Bank 6 5y
+7 what are banks going to do when the first years yeet out post bonus??? 8 5y
0 CB SA to IB FT? 1 5y
+17 Other Income included in EBITDA? 5 5y
+38 (Free) Model Repository 13 5y
+5 Does M&A actually generate alpha for a company? 7 5y
0 Evercore - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Risk Analytics vs Internal Audit 1 5y
+10 Are there any FREE certificates I can earn on Linkedin to help my chances at getting a job in Investment Banks or Hedge Funds? 4 5y
+16 London - Best Banks for Consumer & Retail and Media 5 5y
+3 Qatalyst FT Timeline? 1 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y

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 03 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
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