Realistic Compensation in IB

A lot of numbers and compensation ranges are thrown around for IB. As somebody contemplating entering IB I would love to hear what general compensation looks like and what the salary progression looks like across your career. Would you choose IB if you had to do it all over again? If not, what career would you choose?

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