No More GS Discount - 2021 Bonuses

With the GS salary bump announced recently, was pretty nervous it would come out of our bonuses. However, this year, the bonuses were MONSTROUS for GS Classics. 

First year analyst bonuses topped at $115k, with mid / up rounding into $95k, bottom getting $75k. Second year analysts topped out at $145k in my team, with mid being $125k. With these numbers, and second year analysts now getting $125k base, seems like a top second year analyst could rack in $270k pre tax - wow. 

Anyone else here in GS classics who can provide insight into their team? Sick year for industry comp as a whole. 

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This is crazy, any thoughts on whether this is to be a trend going forward?

 

Would 1x for a second year analyst be considered bottom bucket at GS then? Does anyone know how the different industry groups compared or were they all pretty similar? 

 

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