+316 leaving IB, next steps... 62 6y
+315 PJT Addresses BoFA Aso Death 49 2y
+315 How did your first ever bonus feel like? 86 11mo
+315 Disappointed and heartbroken 75 8y
+315 Regional Boutiques Investment Bank List by City 545 1y
+314 How is this job legal? 75 2y
+314 Why would anyone willingly choose to live in NYC / SF / CHI? 149 2y
+314 2019 Goldman Sachs IBD Summer Analyst 953 7y
+313 Is the gap between IB pay and "ordinary" corporate jobs getting too narrow to justify the hours? 111 4mo
+313 Evercore Layoffs 129 4y
+313 Why do investment bankers get paid so much when their work is so easy? 94 4y
+313 Do BB bankers really make that much money when you adjust for the cost of living? 78 6y
+312 How prestigious is a job where… 91 1y
+311 30 Weeks Later (Re-imagined) 19 6y
+310 Everything I Wish I knew About Sophomore IB Recruiting (Q&A) 67 3mo
+310 My Recruiting Story: The importance of reading emotions and the appearance of intelligence 76 5y
+310 Lifestyle post promotion to VP? 86 4y
+310 Who else is shorting Morgan Stanley? 50 5y
+310 Young People of WSO: What is with this fascination towards IB? 196 3y
+309 GS Layoffs - The Chopping Block 178 2y
+309 Why has the quality of IB analysts declined? 73 3y
+309 The Truth About PWP 133 8mo
+309 A girl on tumblr wrote a guide on targetting different types of bankers for money.... 132 4mo
+309 What Distinction is Better - CFA®, MBA, or CAIA? 263 6y
+308 Anyone else dreading returning to the office? 53 4y
+308 I acceped two offers (GS vs Centerview), which now to take? 80 5y
+307 Signing bonus taxed at 46%?? 83 4y
+307 Graduating senior with no job offers 264 9y
+306 Quit IB after a month 103 2y
+306 Do you guys actually enjoy your jobs? 90 6y
+305 Finance Bros- the most fragile house pets on Earth 51 11mo
+305 What are the key lessons from GS / MS layoffs? 72 3y
+305 What Made You Ding a Summer Intern? 71 6y
+304 Vandy MSF 27 2mo
+304 Q&A: Disadvantaged Background to A2A Promote at Elite Boutique 79 6y
+304 Advice for New Analysts Seeking PE Exits 67 10y
+303 UBS Review of Groups in the US 81 8mo
+303 Best Undergrad IB/PE Club Placement 160 10mo
+303 I broke down crying tonight 68 3y
+303 Do you all Buy Lunch Everyday???? 112 4y
+303 People who didn't make it into IB: What are you doing now? 48 4y
+303 Breaking into Private Equity from Banking 142 4y
+301 PE is the new IB - IB is the new Big4 155 4y
+301 Credit Suisse Giving 20k Bonuses? 94 5y
+301 If I ever get fired in banking its because... 42 6y
+300 Restructuring is Paradise 30 7mo
+300 Why the focus on exit opps? 156 8y
+299 UBS IB Cancels round of layoffs because too many people are quitting 53 3mo
+299 What Actually Happens in a Sell-Side M&A? 9 1y
+299 Are all consultants insufferable? 77 1y
+299 thank you monke’s 63 5y
+299 Received my PWP rejection email! 77 4y
+299 Canadian 2021 Investment Banking Summer Analyst Thread 1,469 4y
+299 A Warning on Tobin & Co. 133 4y
+299 BAML SA 2020 Thread 694 4y
+299 Theoretical: What would be your dream career choice assuming it paid the same as IB? 112 7y
+298 How many offers did you get? 233 4y
+297 Snapchat: a fortune foretold and a future untold 277 9y
+296 Don't Stress About Prestige - It Couldn't Matter Less 58 4y
+295 You Think I Give a Damn About an EB? 22 4y
+295 What's happening during live deals? 15 4y
+295 UPDATED: Benchmarking IB Analyst Salary (August 2021) 314 3y
+294 RX is Getting More Popular: What’s the Appeal? 54 1y
+294 Never mind the hours, how do people stand the type of work in banking? 53 3y
+294 Is anyone else struggling to comprehend the fucked up state IB has brought you to? 81 4y
+294 My hippie mom doesn't want me to go into IB 99 9y
+294 Why My Greatest Achievement As A Goldman Sachs VP Was Quitting 60 6y
+293 UBS Mass Layoffs of ~20% of Bank to Hit targets 62 5mo
+293 MD told me to only screen Northeast men? 84 11mo
+293 Asking to be passed around office 46 1y
+293 Baird Analysts Unionizing? 60 2y
+293 Del 219 1y
+293 COVID outbreak at MS 154 4y
+292 SA at UBS vs Magicians Assistant 20 5mo
+292 after 2-2-2…. what then? 58 2y
+292 Garbage Work From IB Analysts 78 3y
+292 How much money do you make? 270 3y
+292 What the F are we all doing? 148 5y
+292 If I don’t like IB... 76 4y
+291 To all CS interns 75 3y
+291 Dating a girl in banking 96 3y
+291 Annual Review was bad how do I bounce back? 42 4y
+290 ASU becoming semi-target?? 69 2y
+290 Analyst Class: 10 Years Out 89 5y
+289 Centerview Partners to face trial over junior banker’s long hours 85 5mo
+289 Please tell me it gets better 66 1y
+288 William Blair Bonuses 2023? 140 2y
+288 Life at Non-Target is Paradise 22 3y
+287 r/WSB is taking advantage of dumb kids 84 5y
+287 Less Ivy League grads heading to Wall Street... 208 6y
+286 UBS Built One of Wall Street’s Largest Tech Banking Teams. Deal Flow Has Yet to Catch Up. 105 1mo
+286 My story - the fire within us all 36 2y
+286 Megalist - changes to NYC 2020 SA 148 4y
+286 The most OVERRATED school for IB 131 2y
+286 2017 Summer Analyst IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Pages 738 5y
+285 Happiness in IB 49 1y
+285 Paying it forward - thanks everyone 15 4y
+285 EXCEL cheats megathread 99 2y
+285 Official BB Ranking 2020 141 3y
+284 The U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund is Paradise 17 4mo

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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