Did Wells Fargo increase Corporate Banking Associate base salaries to match IB (as they did for analysts)? I.e. 175k base for 1st-year associates.
Last data point on WSO was 125k base + 40% bonus, could anyone confirm if there have been changes since that data point was posted 1 year ago.
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They raised analyst salary to 100, 105, 110
Associate salary stayed the same at 125, 135, and 145
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