0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Other Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Defer offer to 2022? 1 5y
+4 GS exploding offer standard timeline? 4 5y
+15 Audit Supervisor to Restructuring Associate - Worth the lower title change? 1 5y
+16 UBS Future Outlook 7 5y
+26 Canadian SA 2020 Return Offer Rates 8 5y
+24 Superday for Canadian BB in Energy 7 5y
+36 Exit to LMM PE - Pros & Cons? 16 5y
+7 How are FT offers extended? 3 5y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - NA Data 5y
+4 Pymetrics 3 5y
+9 GS 2020 Classics Return Offer Rates 2 5y
+14 Guggenheim full time offer rate 2020 13 5y
+125 HL Recent Layoff 37 5y
+51 Quitting due to health reasons 24 5y
+17 IB vs. Work / Life Balance - Need to Decide 5 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Off Cycle Internship in Europe coming from US target? 2 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 Error on Resume 0 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 5y
+7 Do SAs get to interact with SAs in other groups? 1 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 5y
+6 Tips on getting to IB internships out of a non target with weak alumni 4 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+19 GS IBD vs. Insight Venture Partners FT 10 5y
+21 Notre Dame Recruiting 16 3y
+20 What do I do if don’t secure an IB internship for my junior year summer? 11 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Shea & co - Interview - Software Data 5y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+35 Q&A: International Student Full-Time IB Recruiting - Class of 2020 8 5y
+3 What's it like being an Associate and above in Financial Sponsors? 1 5y
+26 Why is literally everyone trying to get into M&A? 6 5y
+13 should I point out small error on offer letter? 7 5y
+16 How does this work? 6 5y
+12 Restructuring and Turnaround Exit Ops 6 5y
+35 ECM/DCM at Goldman vs M&A at Barclays 11 5y
+6 Transferring Cities Internally (Abroad) 1 5y
+18 Opportunity to move from NY to Europe in Structuring/Origination 1 5y
+6 How is distressed m&a perceived? 3 5y
+87 IBD SA 2021 Background Check Question Urgent 29 4y
0 SunTrust Banks Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Natixis - Review - Oil & Gas Data 5y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+25 Am I Crazy....? 10 5y
+42 Handler claps back regarding return offers 17 5y
+12 How does additional debt impact Ev/equity value 3 5y
0 SunTrust Banks Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 5y
0 KippsDeSanto - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+9 Scotia pays above-market salary? 10 5y
+15 Slow Days - Learning New Skills? 0 5y
+34 Drinking during the Internship 24 1y
+10 Background check for IBD SA 1 5y
+25 Results Day Nightmare 9 5y
0 DBO Partners - Interview - NA Data 5y
+18 EMEA TMT M&A league tables 12 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+11 Downgrade Firms to Move to NY? 12 5y
+34 Why tf getting into IB so hard 17 5y
+31 Morgan Stanley Menlo Park FT 2021 89 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 5y
+4 HF exit to IB 4 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+14 JPM Hirevue - Inside the Industry Program 8 5y
0 TD Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+16 Second-Year Analyst Complacency 5 5y
+16 Former Employer in Jail – How to Explain During Background Check? 3 4y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Restructuring Data 5y
+43 I am in deep shit 24 5y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 5y
+11 zoom backgrounds 2 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+30 DC Advisory - thoughts? 12 5y
+23 BofA vs Citi (Future Outlook) 10 5y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+16 Employee Referral on Online Application 6 5y
+50 Ye 32 3y
+27 Accelerating FT recruiting through HR? 11 5y
0 Itaú BBA - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+9 Return to Office 9 5y
0 Evercore - Review - Generalist Data 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 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

July 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

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 (23) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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