0 Black Arch Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+6 Working on a deal you don't personally support 4 4y
+1 GS/MS or Evercore 2 4y
0 Black Arch Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Zhong De Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+4 FIG DCM at non balance sheet IB (EVR/JEF/HL/etc) 1 4y
+6 Does anyone have any information on Bank Street? 1 4y
+119 New to forum/wanting a career change 55 4y
+29 Pinpoint Partners Is The Worst 6 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 Citi Intern Perks 1 4y
0 JPM Cold Emails Getting Intercepted by HR 8 4y
+7 Who’s Quitting? 23 4y
0 7 Mile Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+3 Lateral Signing Bonus - Tax Question 1 4y
0 Background check help 1 4y
0 KPMG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Piper Sandler - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 China Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Cascadia Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Goldman Pays Up for Talent, Sending Profits Down 1 4y
+14 Allen & Company sole sell-side advisor on Activision/Blizzard deal? 1 4y
+10 Bonus Tax Question 1 4y
+20 2021 First Year Analyst Base Salary Comprehensive List (Updated) 23 4y
0 Trouble Balancing Model 1 4y
0 Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Banking - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 4y
+4 Things you learned when you quit IB? 2 4y
+3 Fee Run 1 4y
+16 MS vs JEF LevFin 44 4y
0 CACEIS - Salary & Bonus - Derivatives Data 4y
+10 Russia and emerging markets 9 4y
+9 JV - early exit multiples/penalty 1 4y
+9 JV - early exit multiples 1 4y
+6 GS 2022 Investing Analyst Hirevue 1 4y
+4 Why do so many people complain about their jobs? 2 4y
+216 I have no money 146 4y
+6 belittled in front of MD? 7 4y
+6 How much do MDs travel? 1 4y
+9 How to find the industry you are meant to work in 1 4y
+1 Will IB be enough to get into a top 20 MBA program? 2 4y
0 JCF Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 JCF Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 NYC January Start Date Roommates 4 4y
+3 MM IB -> LMM 2 4y
+1 Deferred Bonus... anyone else?? 6 4y
+7 Cantor vs. Piper Healthcare Group 18 4y
0 Best Bulge Bracket & EB’s 28 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Public Finance Data 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 4y
0 CS NY Pay Update? 8 4y
+2 GS IB Intern Perks 3 4y
0 MS M&A Culture / Hours / Exit Ops 2 4y
+1 Bank of America LA Info? 9 4y
+3 2021 RX league tables? 1 4y
+6 UBS Sophomore SA 2022 33 4y
+57 Working Out During SA? 53 4y
+7 Best Consumer / Media & Entertainment Groups to Lateral Into 1 4y
+97 How to de-stress before bedtime 54 4y
+7 How to get better with beautification of PowerPoints 3 4y
+12 How Do Joint-Bookrunners Prevent From Crossing Lines on Outreach 2 4y
0 Where are the chads in finance? 4 4y
+9 First month as an analyst intern (view and feedback need) 1 4y
+13 Credit risk Hedge fund coverage 6 4y
+3 Corporate Banking Summer Analyst 5 4y
+17 Will doing SWE internships freshman and sophomore year hurt my recruiting prospects? 1 4y
+22 Bottom Bucket vs. Top? 19 4y
+3 IBD 1st year analyst case study interview 1 4y
+3 Do you get MLK day off in IB? 10 4y
+20 Jefferies Charlotte 2019 21 4y
+6 Are accelerated A2A promotes paid the same? 1 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 (London) Does anyone take uberboat to work 3 4y
+6 Upcoming Hirevue: IB Data Science 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+5 Citi analyst pay bump - London 3 4y
+187 Even though I'm not part of the LGBTQ+ community, I applied as a diversity candidate and now my VP is hitting on me. 49 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+7 How to prepare for Corporate Banking Job? 6 4y
0 If I ever go back into finance and become a MD/D, this is what I'm going to do 0 4y
0 FIG US League Table 2021 8 4y
+6 GS/MS/JPM Bonuses 1 4y
+2 CS Chairman Resigned? 4 4y
+9 How to navigate unusual graduation date? 1 4y
+6 Houston perks? 11 4y
+8 JPM- M&A Placement 38 4y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+4 Help me understand… 1 4y
+17 JPM Intern Perks 34 4y
+19 Signing bonus at Varrock and Falador Partners 11 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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