+80 Has Powell tanked us? 37 3y
+80 MS Comp Day 81 3y
+80 Buy-Side vs. Sell-Side M&A 29 3y
+80 EB’s are a fucking SWEATSHOP 62 4y
+80 What are you spending your bonus $$ on??? 72 3y
+80 Relationship sustainability 23 1y
+80 BB CEO Rankings 25 4y
+80 Tricks to work less in IB 30 4y
+80 The Lost But Not Forgotten Bathroom Break 6 5y
+80 Worst week in banking 94 5y
+80 Montblanc / Hublot for Intern 33 6y
+80 "Industry" on HBO: Thoughts? 42 3y
+80 Social Impact of an Investment Banker? 26 4y
+80 do you refer everyone who asks you to? 24 3y
+80 Toughest Groups Historically 41 4y
+80 Which offer to choose for fulltime: Ardea Partners, BDA Partners, DBO Partners, FT Partners, or JPM Corporate Banking??? URGENT 58 4y
+80 Q&A: JUCO to IB 13 6y
+80 Credit Fund/Direct Lending Salaries 2019 68 4y
+80 Time to rank the bulge brackets 2019 47 6y
+80 Evercore SA 2020 Interviews 185 4y
+80 What's Your Dream Job/Title/Position or One of them 42 5y
+80 Investment Banking MBA Associate Starting Salary - 2019 27 6y
+80 Investment Banking Post-MBA pay 53 4y
+80 Why don't banks just hire more people? 31 4y
+80 Uber IPO and the Morgan Stanley Banker / Driver 25 7y
+80 Is Summer Analyst Recruiting Out of Control? 47 7y
+80 EBs have more interesting work than BBs? 15 8y
+80 Associate at a small bank, didn't get offer at BB internship, what do I do now? 22 8y
+80 Q&A: Non-Target Engineer to BB IBD 23 8y
+80 Deciding between GS, MS, and JPM 49 8y
+80 2018 IB Summer Analyst Recruiting Timeline - Hong Kong/Singapore 200 6y
+80 Resources for finding an internship? 125 6y
+80 Does it matter what B-school I attend for investment banking? 30 9y
+80 Attention to Detail! 39 8y
+80 Really unsatisfied with SA group placement and looking for advice? 53 6y
+80 50% Lower Compensation-- Would You Still Work in IB? 44 10y
+80 What Is The Next Bulge Bracket Bank or Will There Ever Be Another Bulge Bracket Bank? 20 8y
+80 Rothschild Reputation 116 6y
+80 Why is everyone obsessed with NYC? 72 6y
+80 Can sleeping with a client get an intern fired? I may have made a mistake. 36 4y
+80 Networking Topics? What do you talk about? 49 7y
+80 Investment Banking Hours Really on the Decline? 41 12y
+80 How do people in IBD manage their stress? and a life balance? 77 13y
+80 I-banking for a beginner 122 13y
+80 Getting a technical wrong = auto ding? 91 4y
+80 This 15-Yr Old Is Cooler Than You'll Ever Be 89 10y
+80 International Students breaking into banking - ask and I'll try to help 42 15y
+80 Can't Decide Between Accounting and Finance Major...Help! 94 15y
+80 Stifel Nicolaus Weisel 131 8y
+80 Elite Boutiques - Any general consensus? 85 9y
+80 Lying About SAT Scores for Job Application 70 3y
+80 Minorities on wall street? 115 9y
+79 UBS Offer Day 27 12h
+79 London IB BB is a challenge 41 3d
+79 [2026] RX Tier List / Rankings 49 1mo
+79 Is every IB using Claude now? 41 5mo
+79 How Has Your Team Actually Been Using AI (ChatGPT/Copilot?) in IB? What’s Been Game-Changing? 42 3w
+79 Gordon Dyal Advisory Group Sole Advisor on $12B Novartis-Avidity Deal… Who the hell are these guys?? 28 8mo
+79 Is Being A Varsity Athlete Worth It? 31 1y
+79 Highest comp An1 89 1y
+79 Leerink Partners Culture? 42 1w
+79 Specialized lender in Asset backed lending a way into a mega fund? 26 2y
+79 Corporate banking on the rise? 42 1y
+79 WSO Academy: Waitlist Open 26 7mo
+79 Hate Investment Banking and Want to Quit 52 3y
+79 Analyst Class 10 Years Out? (Calling all WSO vets) 32 3y
+79 EBs ranked on Exits? 61 1y
+79 EBs are crazy 36 4y
+79 Banking as an Outdoorsman? 43 4y
+79 Why are people who post to the salary database too goddamn stupid to do it properly? 12 4y
+79 I’m a VP in EB Restructuring. Looking for an associate. 62 3y
+79 What are these CVP perks? 61 4y
+79 Is IB not the desired path anymore or are there so many open spots because of dealflow? 72 5y
+79 IB in Texas (evercore, gs...) 45 5y
+79 POC joining a Frat 65 5y
+79 Dinged for "low energy levels" 44 5y
+79 Full Time Analyst Thread 43 6y
+79 Accept mid-tier BB Offer or continue recruiting? 44 4y
+79 2020 Analyst Bonuses 80 4y
+79 GS SA 2021 Accelerated 282 4y
+79 IB vs S&T personality? 36 3y
+79 No Closed Deals for 1st Year Analyst Class 53 6y
+79 Moelis and CS Top in Los Angeles? 52 6y
+79 BofA UPDATE SA 2020 100 6y
+79 How to not get stuck at VP 8 4y
+79 Why Bank Rankings are Asinine 26 4y
+79 DELETE 30 3y
+79 Q&A - 2nd year tech coverage analyst at BB in SF 43 6y
+79 Why Banking Over Private Equity/Hedge Fund? 12 7y
+79 RBC NYC M&A vs. Moelis SF Generalist 32 4y
+79 Burnt out/regressing 2nd year banking analyst - Can I regain People's trust? 33 9y
+79 Incoming Investment bankers, what did you do sophomore summer? 40 8y
+79 Houston energy banking GS vs CS vs Barclays vs Citi - GS for PE exits? 44 6y
+79 A Day in the Life at JPM & Goldman Sachs - How I learned to love/hate Business Insider Articles 20 9y
+79 Law vs. Investment Banking? 82 2y
+79 Cold Feet 34 11y
+79 $2,300 for rent for analyst? 113 6y
+79 "We don't like to hire English Analysts" 50 6y
+79 When Does Life Get Better? 50 13y
+79 Pretty sure I'm getting fired from SA tomorrow 102 4y

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 (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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