+25 First IB Position at a Senior Associate Level Following Non-Traditional Career Path - Any Tips? 2 4y
+3 Mutual fund only or managed accounts 1 4y
0 Capstone Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Spencer Ogden? 2 4y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+33 JP Morgan Restructuring 13 4y
+168 Shitting on the Job? 53 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
+6 Nomura: Lateral Modeling Test? 7 4y
+12 Reasons to enter IB 3 4y
0 Question about Sponsors Group 1 4y
0 Aeris Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 BB/EB Lateral Opportunities 1 4y
+4 WSO is the family that i lost at birth which i have rediscovered 2 4y
+6 Benefits of double majoring in Finance and Statistics? 1 4y
+12 What is crucial to know if you want to work in structured finance? 1 4y
0 MD LinkedIn/Email Question 2 4y
+12 Easy/Fast Application Form/System 1 4y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 William Blair or BAML SF EGRC? 1 4y
+5 Diversity Programs in Theory vs. Practice 5 4y
+1 Associate early sign on 3 4y
+3 Do smaller groups in IB have diversity quotas too? 3 4y
0 Where are the BX R&R/ PJT RSSG, GS TMT, MS M&A Analysts now 3 4y
+5 How to turn down an offer politely 5 4y
+3 JPM FIG 2021 2 4y
0 Renege consulting 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Grade Finance Data 4y
0 JPD Enterprises - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Bloomberg Analytics and Sales Final Round Interviews 1 4y
+2 JPM SF Deals? 2 4y
+3 Any of you guys play Apex? 6 4y
0 Sandler ONeill - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Sawaya Segalas - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
+10 Best WFH Laptop for IB? 13 4y
0 OPM Breakpoints - how to calculate breakpoint values, share class values, and per share value 2 4y
+3 General Atlantic Interview Prep 1 4y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+2 Are you more productive from home? Or do you prefer the office 3 4y
0 Can you join as a corporate banking associate with just CFA charter? 3 4y
+6 CoE of different market cap companies 5 4y
+3 ……. 1 4y
+6 Project finance pay 1 4y
+51 MM Pay Updates 112 4y
+3 FINRA remote exam - tips pls, how do breaks work? 7 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+6 Fake it till you make it 1 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Accretion/dilution interview questions 2 4y
+7 How many people have you blocked on LinkedIn? 18 4y
0 Société Générale - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Positive cash flow from working capital sources? 1 4y
+10 MD wants to have lunch with me. What can I do beforehand so I dont look like a hardo? 3 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Natural Resources Data 4y
0 B. Riley & Co. - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 B. Riley & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+10 Drug Testing 15 4y
+3 Current SAs - Expensing Dinners? 6 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+15 Tourette Co Worker 8 4y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 4y
+6 Santander Corporate & Investment Banking – Europe 1 4y
0 ABN AMRO Group - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+9 Updated EB SA Class Sizes 2021 18 5y
+3 Ecom / DtC financial model 1 5y
0 TD Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Raymond James Tech Services 6 5y
+4 SA 2021 Hours 5 5y
0 Blackstone PE analyst / associate posting 3 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Greentech SA 2022 47 5y
0 Cambridge Wilkinson - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
+3 KeyBanc TMT NY 3 5y
+1 Keep your Reddit topics off WSO 3 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+1 Got marked Pattern Day Trader- Now What? 5 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Operations Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 5y
0 Other - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+16 Small IB Tech M&A advisory or Big Econ Consulting Shop. 2 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Drake Star Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+23 EY SaT (Strategy & Transactions) - What does this team actually do? 3 5y

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 (73) $101
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