+92 Don't do an analyst stint if you want to stay in banking... 46 3y
+3 NY - PJT M&A vs Lazard HC vs WB - An1 pay range 2 3y
+3 Evercore MP vs Evercore NYC 1 3y
+25 Training The Street Turbo Macros 62 3y
+4 NYC Pay Transparency Law 2 3y
+12 IBs That Focus on Acquisition Financing / Equity Placement 1 3y
+11 CFA financed by firm 3 3y
+4 Dartmouth People 7 3y
+39 Banks with worst culture in Houston? 47 3y
+5 NYC Pay Transparency Law 2 3y
+13 M. Klein & Co merger with CSFB 5 3y
+6 GS IBD London Off-Cycle 9 3y
+3 PWP mathematics test 2 3y
+15 IB Diversity Program for Freshmen 1 3y
+70 Juniors Paying for their own Deal Toys/Tombstones 37 3y
+97 NYC is Paradise 12 3y
+393 How do you signal women that you work in Investment Banking without telling them? 61 3y
+100 Do some people never break into IB? Any stories? 49 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey HL Interview Superday M&A Graduate Program London 2 3y
+13 ECM) MD dumping work on me Friday nights 3 3y
+86 CFA® - worth it for bankers? 63 3y
+12 IB AM 2 3y
+2 Escape Lease / Banking 9 3y
+3 Updates to Summer 2022 Intern Salary? 8 3y
+8 Monomoy Capital Partners? 11 3y
+19 CFI vs Financial Edge - Modelling courses 2 3y
+20 How much should I be saving as 1Y Analyst in NYC? 25 3y
+3 JPMorgan Chase associate program hirevue interview 1 3y
+6 Breaking into JPM Private Bank Analyst Role 8 3y
+66 CS to spin off IB into "CS First Boston" and cut 5% of staff globally 45 3y
+17 Updated thoughts on Macquarie? 24 3y
+4 EB - 1h Modelling Test 2 3y
+5 What does CSFB mean for CS EMEA? 4 3y
0 DB NYC IB SA 2023 Second Wave 1 3y
0 How does Credit Suisse First Boston effect the Financial Sponsors Group? 2 3y
+6 European MBA vs American MBA 2 3y
+13 A2A versus Buyside 5 3y
+2 Thoughts on Credit Suisse news? 1 3y
+8 Uni Student need advice Big4/IB. 9 3y
+20 Who is the oldest Intern/Analyst you know ? 34 3y
+1 CS First Boston 1 3y
+22 Monkeys who got laid off. How did you do afterwards? 5 3y
+3 GLC Advisors NY 4 3y
+15 O&G PE Recruiting Advice 0 3y
+6 Impending Recession…Good time to go abroad? 5 3y
+3 Private placements exit opps? 2 3y
+3 Harris Williams Open House 1 3y
+15 Computer Science is the Present 3 3y
+3 FDD Salaries 1 3y
+24 Cowen in 2022 + beyond? 28 3y
+37 Best of the Worst PCA Secondary Advisory 3 3y
+14 Optimal Time to Move Back to Hometown 6 3y
+19 Info on Performance Trust? 3 3y
+5 Evercore NYC ECM - Energy Transition 6 3y
+13 Rank these (London) 26 3y
+6 Leveraged Finance Credit 4 3y
+18 Layoffs at EVR 14 3y
+6 Media & Comm Future?? 1 3y
+48 Duke worth it over UNC-Chapel Hill for IB? 17 3y
+6 HSBC Graduate Program Interview 1 3y
+6 Truist NYC rep 13 3y
+3 Is HSBC Sophomore Program Diversity? 1 3y
+4 Financial Modeling Coach / Tutor 2 3y
+2 Credit Suisse - Sophomore 2022 21 3y
+13 Cain Brothers Outlook? 3 3y
+6 CS Energy Transition 1 3y
+10 MM PE vs Mercer vs A&M Sophomore summer internship 2 3y
+15 DB LevFin / Coverage Layoffs? (10.19.2022) 3 3y
0 Deutsche Bank cuts investment banking jobs as M&A deals dry up 3 3y
+10 Lateral Advice: NYC Analyst from MM to BB P&U/Energy 5 3y
+6 GS Mobility Across Classics Offices/Groups 1 3y
+6 Best Undergrad Recruiting Events 2 3y
+28 Financial Modeling & Valuation 2-Day Bootcamp OPEN NOW - Only 15 Seats 4 4y
+10 Deutsche Bank or Jefferies? 12 4y
+163 Cannot do another year in IB....my life has already completely faded away and I am in a quite dark place. 57 4y
+4 Some quick-prep solutions for market views before an interview? 1 4y
+10 DCF - Discounting Negative Free Cash Flows? 5 4y
+114 What is the future of investment banking? 48 4y
0 What’s up with all these MS bankers going to Moelis? 1 4y
0 Scotiabank vs. SMBC 2 4y
+3 UBS Investment Banking Virtual Interview Feedback 7 4y
+63 Truist's Reputation 37 4y
+3 Banking Treks: What'd you learn? 1 4y
+13 Wells Fargo FT 2023 62 4y
0 JP Morgan FT Analyst London 2023 4 4y
+17 Amazon Senior Financial Analyst or Middle Market IB associate? 10 4y
+11 How to quit my IB job? 14 4y
+3 Bank Assessments 1 4y
+3 Scotiabank SA 2023 8 4y
+7 Anyone apply to Shea & Company? 21 4y
+9 Case study help: exit ROI, IRR, and return analysis 1 4y
+6 RBC Women's Advisory Program 7 4y
+62 What’s with this guy? 15 4y
+11 LMM Banks Known for FIG? 22 4y
+17 Is Jefferies a bulge bracket given their recent fee share rankings? 21 4y
+29 Prostitution & IBanking 20 4y
+10 Chicago vs San Fransisco 6 4y
+9 Switching from Buy-Side FI Research to RX Advisory 1 4y
+3 Bank Street? 1 4y
+12 Meanwhile at CS 21 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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