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Not great, but honestly an IB job is better than none and I'd assume this is low LMM and not true MM... that and location will put a very big dent in comp. $50k is obviously way under market but I think the $120k all in you put in another comment was pretty unrealistic given these factors. 

You may be eligible for overtime with this pay (check before you sign) and will get some bonus but expecting 100% is pretty silly. That is not stated as a percentage for most jobs and only seniors get paid on a percentage of deals. 

I would look around until the offer expires, but it's a tough market - would still take this over a random small corp job paying $80k because you can lateral up

 

Totally see where you are coming from. Although on another forum I saw that Keybanc analyst in Ohio start base around 105. over double my offer. I get that they are different firms, and different circumstances, but truly would be happy with 75 base and 35% bonus. 

 

105 is above some NYC BB base pay - I get you that it's a tough data point though 

Keep recruiting, try to extend the offer as long as possible so you can leverage it in interviews, although about 2 months too early for most banks' FT process.

If you're okay with losing the offer, can tell them you were hoping for around 70 (75 is too far away imo, 50% increase is not happening) and ask if there's any room on the base. But if you struggled to land an SA job I wouldn't try and negotiate as they may just pull the offer.

 

That’s abysmal. Came across a post on here from the nascent days of WSO where base salaries for 1999 were cited…and I think a first year then was at ~ $60K. For banker hours, your offer is a terrible deal. Like other posters said, accept but keep recruiting for FT

 

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