VP in Commercial Banking or Analyst in IB

Which would you pick and would be better with a 5 years trajectory? Pay is the same between the two. The commercial banking role covers middle market clients. So around 200 - 500mil revenue. Analyst role is at a MM bank but very strong coverage team and top 5 on league table.

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I mean if u want to chill and make decent but not get rich money then go CB route. If u make VP in IB at the MM u will be making like 4x what u would make in CB

 

Would you mind sharing what the starting comp looks like for an entry level credit analyst in mid market commercial (5-20M loan sizes) at a big bank in a major city?

 

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