+12 Rising Junior (Wharton) - Would appreciate insight on summer internship 1 8y
+9 PWP SF SA 2019 Superday 12 8y
+10 BNP Leveraged Finance pay vs peers for mid-career professionals 6 8y
+3 Leveraged Finance to Mega funds 3 8y
+12 Best Undergraduate Program for IB 2 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+15 Product Management to IB? 2 8y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Real Estate Data 8y
+15 Fintech to IB 1 8y
+116 How do investment bankers handle long hours? 44 8y
0 Allen & Company llc - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+16 Freelance work using IB skills? 10 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+54 What is my position for full-time or lateral recruiting? 38 8y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+6 LionTree Advisors -any insight? 4 8y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Interview - Technology Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 Best Pub Fin Groups 3 8y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Natural Resources Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
+7 Solid Boutique or Smaller MM Industrial Investment Banks 5 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+9 PJT 2019 SA First Round Strategic Advisory 6 8y
+42 Houlihan Restructuring (NY) vs PJT RRSG? 14 8y
+10 Qatalyst 2019 recruitment timeline 6 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Operations Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 Vacation days for PE and HF interviews 2 8y
+8 Hong Kong Language Requirements: Product vs Coverage 5 8y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 What version of excel do most banks do? 52 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 IEG Investment Banking - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 Mizuho - Review - Generalist Data 8y
+3 Raine Group SA 2019 1 8y
0 Ducera - Interview - Restructuring Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+13 Effect of Debt on stock prices 3 8y
+9 What Are My Chances? Freshman in High School SERIOUS INQUIRY 7 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+12 INTERVIEW FRIDAY! - Goldman Sachs Institutional Lending Group (experienced analyst) 3 8y
+9 How to Calculate IRR on Stock Buyback 5 8y
+67 Superstar Bankers - How to Make MD before 30? 34 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+14 Bringing in a Deal as an Intern 7 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 LinkedIn Networking vs. Cold Emailing 1 8y
0 Internationale Nederlanden Groep - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring Data 8y
0 TD Securities - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 Says will tell me when superdays are/ no need to reach out to anyone new? Not sure what to do. 1 8y
+6 UK SA Programs Start Dates and Deadlines 1 8y
+23 Top group at BB (GS FIG/TMT or MS M&A) vs top boutique (centerview, moelis, etc.) for SA 20 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+18 Don't you thnk WSO overestimates the salary averages in IB? 7 8y
+3 Put Sophomore Insight Days on Resume? 3 8y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 Question about calculating EV 1 8y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 8y
0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 From Associate DCM to M&A/Coverage Analyst - Crazy? 7 8y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Restructuring Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+8 Has anyone ever needed to write/use macros during their summer internship? 5 8y
0 Penfida - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 RSM US LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 RSM US LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 RSM US LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 RSM US LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 RSM US LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Pickering Pacific Pte Ltd - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Pickering Pacific Pte Ltd - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Bank of Montreal - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 8y
0 Banco Safra - Interview - Private Banking Data 8y
0 Bank of Montreal - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+19 New Tax Act - Implications to IB Models 8 8y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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