Which major cities pay best

Ttitle explains.

Moscow NYC London Tokyo Chicago Dubai Houston

for all-in comp. How do these cities rank? just curious

5 Comments
 

I have a friend who works in dubai, from what I know he gets:

70K GBP tax free + bonus of 20-30K free car free housing while he's there free education for his kids (not that he has any) free healthcare

He basically nets 90K as discretionary income.

-------------------------------------------------------- "I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcom
 

No--HK is probably the most expensive. Of the ones you listed, Houston and Chicago have the best remuneration when compared with the cost-of-living.

On a side note, Dubai sucks. And he only doesn't pay tax because he's not a US citizen. An American living in Dubai still has to pay American taxes (as they do anywhere in the world that would have them pay less than they would if they were living in the US).

 
Best Response

Velit atque quaerat odit architecto consequatur incidunt quod. Voluptatibus atque adipisci quibusdam temporibus sit qui incidunt. Provident ad non temporibus fugit iste.

----------------------------------------------------------------- Hug It Out

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
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”