0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+4 240K as a first-year analyst at Evr 10 4y
+11 PWP vs EVR vs PJT (London) 8 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Wedbush Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Truist Capital Markets, thoughts? 2 4y
0 Lazard video questions EMEA 2 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+18 FT Start Dates 20 4y
0 Greenhill - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
+3 WFS RTO pushed back to next year 2 4y
+26 Background check - Last available semester GPA 10 4y
0 Cowen Group - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+7 How do you work on "executive presence?" Do you think it's a learnable skill or is most of it inherent (e.g. looks, voice, etc.)? 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+11 What licensing/prerequisites are required to open a small investment bank? 1 4y
0 Pension Scheme 1 4y
+6 Thoughts on Provident Healthcare Partners IB (Boston)? 4 4y
+11 Investment Banking Analysts - At what point did you realize no one actually cares? 4 4y
+3 Shared fees 1 4y
+9 Still looking a full-time position starting in January 1 4y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Target MBA from Canada to break into WALL ST? 5 4y
+8 Miller Buckfire RX in 2021? Rep/Comp/Exits? 2 4y
0 Piper Sandler - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 Table of Contents for pitching a Debt Provider (HF/Bank) 1 4y
+5 GS hard technical question 4 4y
+3 HSBC Corporate Banking Comp? 1 4y
+7 Which BBs/EBs have increased associate base salaries? 25 4y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+7 Advice on choosing 1 4y
+7 Strongest Verticals at Jefferies and Lazard 15 4y
+1 Goldman Sachs Early Careers Late-2021 5 4y
+3 Application via email - what to write 5 4y
+9 How to Deal with Recessions as an Employee? Important for Everyone to Know 7 4y
+11 From Big 4 -> M7 -> high finance? 8 4y
0 Senior year thesis topic 1 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+135 Dealing with an incompetent boss 108 4y
+11 Ideal setup for travel? 3 4y
0 DH Capital - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 4y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 Moving to EB in NY 15 4y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 Guggenheim vs. other EBs 9 4y
+3 DC Advisory NY? 4 4y
+3 DC Advisory Summer Analyst 2022 6 4y
+9 Kroll (Duff&Phelps) Strategic Value Advisory Analyst 1 4y
+13 Overrated / Underrated IB Groups on WSO 5 4y
0 PWP - WFH? 1 4y
+1 FSG modeling 1 4y
+3 Trying to leave Public Accounting 1 4y
0 Maintaining communication after signing offer 6 4y
+23 Rothschild NYC info 17 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 4y
+83 MBA IB Associate - Sponsorship 26 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+15 M&A Case Study at Ericsson (M&A Professional) - help 1 4y
+7 Wording question on resume 1 4y
+4 S&T vs IBD 3 4y
+122 Most elitist banks? 65 4y
+15 How to build amazing slides? 5 4y
0 Craig Hallum - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Craig Hallum - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 I'd like to apologize to the WSO community 4 4y
+3 BB IB Salary 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Oil & Gas Data 4y
0 Natixis - Review - Asset Management Data 4y
+9 Senior Year after Return Offer from EB 1 4y
+1 Best TMT Groups in London 6 4y
+3 So.. with the base raise 1 4y
0 Moelis is the best bank 10 4y
0 Black Legend Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+43 JPM vs Moelis vs EVR vs CS vs PWP 35 4y
+39 College List for IB 32 4y
0 1st Year Analyst Base 6 4y
+7 what is an undergraduate business school? 4 4y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 4y
+3 Question about relative valuation 1 4y
+6 Best EB Consumer Groups? 3 4y
0 Best Industry Specific Podcasts 2 4y
+3 Egoistic AF Analyst 1 7 4y
0 Ziegler - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Ziegler - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Cambridge Wilkinson - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+12 Banking to Entrepreneurship 7 4y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 AGC Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+5 another chat/interview after IB super day?! 4 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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