Will BB’s raise to $110k??

Would just like to add a quick counterperspective here as a first year in coverage at JPM NYC. Your comment about increasing class size definitely has merit as there has been a strong move to hire laterals across industry groups, but I don't think that's necessarily unique to JPM but rather reflects an overall trend to try and increase analyst class sizes in an effort to reduce burnout and increase retention. That being said, JPM's head of banking outright said that the way to combat burnout is by hiring more people to distribute work more reasonably - something I think a lot of people here could agree is a good first step towards having a more reasonable work-life; I think a lot of people, myself included, would happily take a reduced bonus as a result of a better work life balance. So far it may be too early to tell for sure, but it seems like overall people are happier and have regained some semblance of normalcy and better WLB which is great to see (but could be entirely group dependent as some are definitely still sweaty af).

In regards to the intern's question above: as a first year analyst, I can say that although I have been staffed as a "junior analyst" on some projects and work under a more experienced second year, this has largely been done as an effort to help first-years ramp up, as we're largely a liability at this stage in our analyst careers. However, every second year analyst within my group is independently staffed as their own analyst on their projects. The only discrepancy here comes if you possibly include analysts within other functions of the bank (DCM, CFA, M&A, etc.), but from my understanding analysts within most any larger bank that is non-boutique sized will have the same experience between different coverage and product groups. Of course, this is just my perspective as a newly minted analyst so take my word w/ a grain of salt, but I personally don't feel as though my experience in terms of deal exposure has suffered in comparison to those of my first year peers at GS / MS (roommates, friends, etc.). 

Sure, there may be a slight "preftige discount" when it comes between GS / MS and JPM due to size, but at the end of the day I would say that going so far as to attack someone comparing JPM with the two is ridiculously elitist and contributes to why people have such a bad perception of finance or the type of people that work in the industry--
 

Whatever you decide or if there's anything you should take away from this, just be proud of your accomplishments and recognize that for every one elitist individual who tries to knock you down, there are thousands upon thousands of others who dream of being in your shoes being at a "top tier" investment bank