0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+4 Does Wells Fargo pay street bonus? Anyone struggling with studying the 79? 3 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Jefferies London culture, what they look for 2 5y
+3 Rothschild London - Culture 3 5y
0 TPG Sixth Street Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 ABN AMRO Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+18 Morgan Stanley Raising Base 26 5y
+7 Public finance at top BB or IBD at low level BB for SA 2 5y
+3 Q3 Hours/Lifestyle Check-in 1 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Credit Agricole - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Capital Markets Data 5y
+4 Barrenjoey 9 5y
+2 BofA vs GS AFG 5 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 CREO Montminy & Co. - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 CREO Montminy & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+9 SA Overtime? 4 5y
+7 jpm culture of groups? 5 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+6 Series 7 or 63? 6 5y
+9 HR Mistake: Straight to Superday? 11 5y
0 No work as a SA 2 5y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Harvey & Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Harvey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 TD Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 UBS Outlook 2 5y
0 Credit Agricole - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Fifth Third Bank - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 Fifth Third Bank - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
+6 Best way to memorize models for interviews 7 5y
+15 How much of an advantage does JP/MS/GS have over EBs in London for exit opps? 2 5y
+17 Second week on the job but feeling burned out. Is this normal? 10 5y
+104 Jefferies SA 2021 Recruiting Timeline 357 5y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
+12 Wells Fargo's HR Screen 1 5y
+3 Stonepeak 1 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Trading Data 5y
+6 What do you guys small talk about in the beginning of interviews? 11 5y
+31 Ripped in IB? 51 5y
+3 GS IBD Superdays 2022 1 5y
0 Lehman Brothers - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+31 Summer intern hours? 23 5y
0 OMERS - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 BMO/TD New York 1 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Transportation Data 5y
+3 FT Group Placement 1 5y
+3 Keeping a level head 5 5y
+16 2022 On Cycle confirmed for post labor day 2 5y
+3 Which IB coverage group covers Cargill/ADM? 2 5y
0 Do we keep getting raises of Inflation goes gang busters? 4 5y
+9 PU&I/PE&E First Year Analyst Interview 1 5y
+26 How to get out of ECM 15 5y
0 When is it justifiable to renege? 4 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+20 Advanced modeling books 6 5y
0 LBO Help 4 5y
0 Late Career “Switches” 2 5y
0 Introduction to Investment Banking Recruitment 3 5y
+9 Vietnam Investment banking M&A Analyst jumping to Singapore Investment banking 3 5y
+17 1st year analyst, no idea what I want to do after banking? 5 5y
+45 Hong Kong IBD MBA recruiting 27 5y
+9 Anyone here at BB SA looking to pivot into consulting ft? 12 5y
+4 What will burnout rates look like for first-years hitting the desk. Class of 2021. 17 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 CICC UK Investment Banking - Project intern 1 5y
+25 Roth 401K v. Traditional 401K? Mega backdoor Roth?? 24 5y
+7 IFRS16 and ROIC 3 5y
+29 GS SF IB 2021 94 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+114 Is it really THAT bad with Deutsche Bank & UBS? 41 5y
+29 [In IB] Corporate Banking - 25% - 75% Bonuses? Base Increased from $75K to $90-100K? 12 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Truist Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Best online modeling course 3 5y
+4 GS Toronto 2022 6 5y
0 Any banks changing guidance on RTO given delta variant? 4 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 BofA vs Moelis vs PWP 8 5y
0 Macquarie MIRA 1 5y
+1 Go to M&A even though they aren’t the best? 2 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+3 EB comparison pay vs hours 1 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y

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 (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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