+9 Shortcut 1 4y
+3 Virtual Insight Series for Freshmen 2 4y
+23 Do Bankers ever go “on the beach?” 20 4y
+3 Barclays A2A Promotion Cycle? 1 4y
+10 Salaries at low tier banks 15 4y
+65 How is everybody on WSO top bucket 24 4y
+6 How easy was it for you to make friends in IB? 2 4y
0 Harris Williams 2023 SA 1 4y
+5 Which bike should I get a bike loan for, an EMI or an FD 2 4y
+3 DELETED 1 4y
+3 BMO SPAC Advisory info 8 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+13 Bars/Clubs in NYC 8 4y
+15 Employment Background Check/Verification Process (SA 23) for Incoming Summer Internship (22)) 1 4y
+3 RBC SA 2023 SF 1 4y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Tudor Pickering Holt and Co - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 GS IBD Financing Group 1 4y
+3 Strategic Finance exit from RX 4 4y
+7 Should I do my Consulting Internship Remote or In-Person this Summer? (Doing IB SA next summer) 2 4y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+12 BofA / Liontree / Guggenheim 7 4y
0 Preparing for Internship 1 4y
+3 Does Your Bank Let You WFH During the Evenings? 8 4y
+1 Was a lateral from M&A strategy with 2 years of experience + CFA. Came in as an An1 at a mid-market firm, should I make the case to be bumped to An3 or associate this cycle? 1 4y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Thoughts on DB SF Tech? 3 4y
+6 Insights on BMO Harris? 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
+14 Wake Forest IB 7 4y
+8 JPM MMBSI vs. EY FSO 3 4y
0 March of the interns 1 4y
+6 Applying to overseas SA roles - UK 1 4y
+23 Spanish targets for IB 10 4y
+6 It's gonna be a hot summer in NYC 1 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+11 EB’s in London 7 4y
0 Rothschild - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+89 Lifting and IB 41 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Graduating senior incoming FT NYC IB Analyst - Looking For Roomate Tribeca or Fidi 1 4y
0 MF PE vs Top EB RX 17 4y
+3 Best place to find roommates in NYC 1 4y
+23 antidepressants / dealing with high-functioning anxiety 11 4y
+36 First year student in commerce, what will my career really look like? 11 4y
+1 Can you at least work from home after 7pm or so? 3 4y
+39 exploding offer from THAT place... do i take? 16 4y
+40 Need good advice - really down after this recruiting cycle 56 4y
+4 Financial Modeling - Depreciation & Amortization in COGS 4 4y
+6 BMO ECM 2 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Bad semester during college? 21 4y
+6 GS M&A group 3 4y
+3 London PE with good WLB and easy to get into? 1 4y
+19 Distressed debt career 8 4y
+6 Footwear in the office 13 4y
+46 How do I get my associate laid? 15 4y
+28 Investment Banking Prestige Rankings for Finance World. 46 4y
+5 End of analyst program 8 4y
+2 Thoughts on EVR Consumer & Retail Group? 5 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Energy Data 4y
+3 WLB as an A2A 3 4y
0 HSBC - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+4 Aerospace and Defense IB 7 4y
+10 What basic materials can I start with? 1 4y
+7 First round interview no camera 6 4y
0 Cross Keys Capital - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 When do analysts get bonus numbers 1 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Real Estate Data 4y
0 Cross Keys Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+12 MF REPE Offer vs IB 1 4y
+32 The iWatch - Apple's Next Innovation? Or an Overpriced Also-Ran? 17 4y
+3 Health insurance? 1 4y
+6 What’s the difference? 1 4y
+12 Kroll / Duff & Phelps Compensation 9 4y
+9 Career Advice: Impact IB to Fund Manager 2 4y
0 Lincoln International - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+98 Healthcare IBD - Summary & Resources 22 4y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+14 Tips and Tricks for just-employed interns / analysts when speaking to (senior) colleagues outside of "strictly" work environments 1 4y
0 Ziegler - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+6 Incoming IB analysts this summer, how much you dropping in rent? 1 4y
+4 Updated Dinner Allowance London 5 4y
+32 PWP v BOFA v Rothschild v PJT London SA 47 4y
+10 JPM M&A (SF) vs MS Public Finance (NYC) vs UBS Generalist (NYC) vs BAML ECM (NYC) 15 4y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Interview - NA Data 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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