+59 William Blair Pay Bump 40 5y
+59 Delete 25 3y
+59 Credit Suisse, Barclays, and Jefferies Healthcare 44 4y
+59 2021 Big 6 Canadian bonus thread 47 4y
+59 WATCH OUT FOR PRESSURE SALES TACTICS (like OFFICEHOURS) 12 4y
+59 Top Tech Banks/TMT Divisions? 35 3y
+59 Most Memed IB Rankings (July, 2022) 27 4y
+59 Did anyone consider the Big 4 route over banking? 53 1y
+59 Oil & Gas / Midstream Primer, Resources 12 3y
+59 Anyone else think pay in London is horrible now 45 3y
+59 The ol' EB vs BB debate 30 3y
+59 Not doing okay 22 3y
+59 Northwestern Mutual summer analyst 2024 thread 30 3y
+59 Thanks to you all 9 3y
+59 CS Interns - Resist the temptation to email a banker/staff to ask about your internship 12 3y
+59 Banking Hours 2023 33 3y
+59 Disappointed in SA offer… 32 3y
+59 Exit as VP 56 3y
+59 Is Tidal the new Qatalyst? 27 3y
+59 Hell on Earth - EB 3 3y
+59 Rise of Capital One? 43 1y
+59 H1B process for internationals 26 2y
+59 Can people with ADHD break into IB 17 2y
+59 How can I become a great analyst? 8 2y
+59 BIG FOUR ARE PARADISE 14 2y
+59 To what extent do IB analysts "think" 14 2y
+59 Honest Thoughts on Nomura IBD in 2024.... 15 1y
+59 Best Credit Cards for 2025 Incoming Analyst Class 18 1y
+59 “AI Native IB” Firm OffDeal…Real? 11 1y
+59 Time to call it? Quarter life crisis. 31 1y
+59 BofA SA IBD 2026 Megathread 333 1y
+59 Am I crazy for my undergrad choice? 47 1y
+59 Finance or Medicine? 28 1y
+59 Rank DB vs UBS vs Jeff 20 1y
+59 Best prep material for lateralling 30 1y
+59 2026 FT Recruiting Timelines? 25 10mo
+59 Does big law pay higher than IB at the partner level? 42 1y
+59 How many superdays until I get an offer? 24 8mo
+59 Western Investment Club is Paradise 6 8mo
+59 i WaNt To dO DiStResSeD and rEsTrUcTuRinG 11 7mo
+59 DA Davidson IB 19 1mo
+59 Miss IB a lot. 23 6mo
+59 AI + IB = FUCKED 28 4mo
+59 JPM Lev Fin 2026 Lateral Process 7 3mo
+58 Accounting vs Finance 68 9y
+58 San Fran Tech Banking - Goldman versus Credit Suisse 74 6y
+58 University of Dreams, is it a scam? 85 4y
+58 Top Restructuring Groups 80 9y
+58 Boston Investment Banks 80 6y
+58 Why LIFO higher cash flow? 37 17y
+58 Product Group vs Industry Group 73 5y
+58 Associate or Analyst after MBA without workex? 103 4y
+58 Finance's luster fading? 56 15y
+58 More Hated: BP or Goldman 30 16y
+58 If you are meeting a MD what questions would you ask 69 6y
+58 Someone Finally Jailed for Mortgage Mess 40 15y
+58 Top Healthcare Banking Groups 121 6y
+58 Bonus Bananas Feb 24, 2012 31 14y
+58 Switching from engineering to finance early on? 57 9y
+58 Aleynikov Arrested AGAIN; Fuld Remains At Large 46 13y
+58 Stock-based compensation and free cash flow 22 9y
+58 University of Alabama or UNC Chapel Hill (graduate late) to land BB IB Job 36 6y
+58 Time to get a job! - Daily Coldcall Log (and 7 month update from bad depression) 50 6y
+58 Critique your boss with extreme care! 17 8y
+58 Who has been in the decision room before? 46 4y
+58 What to do about a low SAT score? 57 9y
+58 Investment Banking in Houston? 57 6y
+58 Chances of MBA summer internship for IB with 640 GMAT 26 6y
+58 Walk Me Through the Sell-Side M&A Process (Interview Question) 4 1y
+58 EquitySim Recruiting 32 8y
+58 Money vs. Experience 26 8y
+58 Will FT Job Offer be Rescinded for Academic Dishonesty (Cheating: F in Class that I have to Retake)? 20 6y
+58 Lazard v. Morgan Stanley Post-MBA 11 6y
+58 Why go from Elite Boutique to Bulge Bracket? 25 5y
+58 An Ode To Lloyd 12 6y
+58 TRICKY Enterprise Value Technical Question 27 5y
+58 Cold Linkedin message 20 8y
+58 Farewell Gift for Senior Bankers 20 8y
+58 Q&A: Community College -> Non-Target -> MM IB SA in SF/NYC 17 7y
+58 RBC vs Deustche, UBS 20 4y
+58 Leave Top Surgical Residency Program for Finance 24 7y
+58 Seeking advice on Corporate Banking modeling 21 6y
+58 Free WSO Shirt for 1 Minute of Time. Leave Review for the WSO Podcast... Pretty please? 11 3y
+58 How do I break in? What are the realities? Low GPA, Non-Target. 35 6y
+58 Evercore 2020 SA Thread 101 6y
+58 Business Pet Peeves 27 4y
+58 Credit Suisse —> Mega Fund | Ask Anything 46 4y
+58 How should I prepare to be a good intern? 15 6y
+58 Q&A: VP at Morgan Stanley to Leading Corp M&A Department 9 6y
+58 GPA Inflation - Does it ALWAYS Make Sense??? 41 6y
+58 High School Classes Most Relevant to IB 41 6y
+58 EB VP Comp vs PE VP Comp 28 5y
+58 IB Analyst Outsourcing... 13 5y
+58 Investment Banks in the Southeast 15 5y
+58 Goldman Top Dog? 18 6y
+58 How do you push back against associates? 31 5y
+58 Is Sales Underrated? 23 4y
+58 What stereotypes and traits have you noticed of Indians in IB in US? 36 5y
+58 Broke into IB out of undergrad: non-target, no IB internships 34 1y
+58 LevFin League Tables 42 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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