+57 NYC 1st year IB analysts about to start, where are you living and how expensive is your lease? 27 1y
0 First Citizens/SVB/CIT LevFin 1 1y
+9 BofA Office Mobility Help!! 3 1y
0 top 7 non ivies for nyc ib and consulting 3 1y
+14 USC vs Lehigh for NYC 6 1y
+9 Rerecruiting for FT After a Summer in Corporate & Investment Banking 1 1y
+13 Ruined my first semester of college — how fucked am I? 8 1y
+31 PWP Moving to Greenwich? 17 1y
+9 Path to IB post grad? 1 1y
+34 BofA NY office perks 19 1y
+16 Alantra - IB Team in NYC 7 1y
+6 Industrials vs power and utilities 3 1y
+7 Harris Williams Group Ratings 2 1y
0 Wells Fargo perks/ benefits 2 1y
+7 BNP Project Finance???? 10 1y
0 Future Career for Risk Analyst 1 1y
0 Citi Boston Software Interview 1 1y
0 Socgen vs Oppenheimer 2 1y
0 When to reach out for group placement? 3 1y
+8 Thoughts on AustralianSuper and NYC Expansion? 3 1y
+1 Villanova or Wake Forest for NYC Investment Banking (high finance in general) 4 1y
+9 IB Associate Recruitment from GSB 2 1y
+7 Harvard/Stanford/Yale MPP to investment banking? 6 1y
+50 Building your own luck as a non-target to get into banking in NYC 2 1y
+6 Mizuho vs. Greenhill M&A vs. Greenhill RX 4 1y
+14 Were we wrong about LAZ's fall from grace? 12 1y
+15 Do you really get to experience NYC as a IB Analyst? 14 1y
+21 I truly just want a return offer and have my boss comment "pls fix" 6 1y
+9 Deutsche Bank NYC Office Perks 5 1y
+3 SA 26 offers affected by trump? 1 1y
+12 Incredibly Nervous for Upcoming IB Internship 4 1y
+6 SA26 Results - Non-Trad Background 1 1y
+38 GS NY Natural Resources 26 1y
+7 Most Surprising Networking Experiences 2 1y
+47 Wells Fargo Generalist vs Greenhill IB SA NYC 19 1y
+28 Dartmouth Student w/ Nepo MBB Internship for SA 2027 - Advice? 18 1y
+7 Kaksjsndjssjsjdn 13 1y
+4 KBW SA 2026 MegaThread 13 1y
+12 Aeris Partners 5 1y
+28 Thoughts on HSBC? 65 1y
0 Too late to find a freshman summer internship? 1 1y
0 Coffee Chat Questions post tariff 1 1y
+7 Raymond james Tampa/st Petes 1 1y
+8 SA 26: citi vs GSAM PC vs low tier rx 5 1y
+10 U.S. Master’s for EU citizen with 3 years IB/VC/PE expr 3 1y
+29 Greenhill Perks? 6 1y
+21 Wells vs. RBC 16 1y
+4 GHL Return Offer Rate 3 1y
+5 GS Financing vs low BB? 3 1y
+8 What is the ultimate “desired role?” and is IB the ultimate job? 2 1y
0 Harris Williams Perks 1 1y
0 MM Firms 2 1y
+12 UBS Return Offer Rate 7 1y
+6 Summer 2026 - IB in Charlotte or Risk Mgmt in NY 5 1y
+204 Associate to VP promotes: what game in life are you playing? 83 1y
+1 RBC London 3 1y
+12 Part-Time Master’s w/ 85% Scholarship As Intl IB AN – Worth It? (JHU/Columbia/Cambridge/Brown/GTown) 9 1y
+3 Deutsche Bank Incoming IB Capital Markets - ECM, DCM, or LDCM? 1 1y
+11 West Coast Banking from East Coast Target? 4 1y
0 Db tech 1 1y
+3 GS Dallas vs Citi NY SA (Exits/comp) 4 1y
+3 Would doing a 4+1 Program (eg, stern, uchi) get consideration for associate 5 1y
+383 Offering Prayers!! 68 1y
+24 Best Banks for LATAM M&A NYC 27 1y
+9 Advice on NYU Stern MS in Accounting or UW foster 2 1y
+3 KeyBanc SA 26 9 1y
+6 Looking for a mentor to break into NYC IB 1 1y
0 JPMorgan Intern to Full Time Background Check 1 1y
+4 RBC NY SA 2026 SPD 7 1y
+44 BofA ny generalist vs. Jefferies sf TMT 15 1y
+29 SMBC Investment Banking 30 1y
0 Summer Internship Taxes 1 1y
+8 Canaccord Genuity Superday 12 1y
+16 Investment banking cc->t25 or go to CAL POLY SLO 7 1y
+34 Idk how to feel about leaving IB 4 1y
+22 UMich Ross UG as an international student 21 1y
+1 Source to find an apartment for a SA in London? 2 1y
+10 How Important Is It To Be In NYC? 8 1y
+3 How easy is it to transfer offices? 1 1y
+8 Macquarie SA 2026 9 1y
0 Incoming college freshman— where to go? 2 1y
+140 Citi / BofA / UBS / LAZ ? 40 1y
0 SF IB to NYC? 1 1y
0 Madison Square Garden Benefits for JPM Employees? 3 1y
+9 Investment banking cc->t25 or go to CAL POLY SLO 1 1y
0 Salaries at Barclays 1 1y
+3 What NYC Processes are still in the running? 1 1y
0 Does company sponsor your VISA for New York Training? 3 1y
+12 Leeds vs IU Kelley IB Recruiting 1 1y
+12 Lateral from MM to BB and from analyst directly to asso - how to perform 1 1y
+18 UNC vs Texas A & M Business Honors and general college decision guidance 3 1y
+34 Struck Out—Next Moves 27 1y
0 Am I cooked? 4 1y
0 WB Tech 1 1y
+7 KeyBanc/KBCM SA2026 10 1y
+32 No promotion bc of bad deal flow 18 1y
+6 Soph Summer Ideas 3 1y
+4 Energy Coverage - Toronto / NY 2 1y
+20 Boston College (Carroll) vs. Indiana (Kelley) vs. Emory Undergrad: Which is better for a future in IB? 5 1y
+22 Lehigh, GWU, Bentley University, or Fordham 7 1y

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

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  • 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

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  • 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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