+9 Coverage midtier BB to M&A or Tech 3 5y
0 BofA Tech Palo Alto Thoughts? 3 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+2 When do A1 get their banker bags? 12 5y
+1 Anyone else peeved that their banks, who were the first to raise base, are now severely below "street"? 3 5y
+62 Credit Suisse closing down IBD? More senior departures... 28 5y
0 Corp dev / strategy / biz dev comp increases?? 4 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
+3 Valuation Modeling 1 5y
+11 Is it easier for diversity SAs to get return offers? 15 5y
+1 How To Get Out Of Office To Interview? 3 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+12 What is the least traditional path you've ever seen break into IB? 1 5y
0 Can someone please explain penny warrants for a PrivateCo 1 5y
+6 How would a gap on the resume look? 1 5y
+5 Target schools in the Netherlands 5 5y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Mizuho - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+11 Municipal IB to Corporate IB? 9 5y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Switching Groups within EB 2 5y
+13 EB Bonuses 15 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+37 High schooler seeking for an internship at banks 14 5y
+3 I am giving up on trying to get into IB. Giving one last try through WSO community. 21 5y
+9 Recent HYP Grad, Hoping to Get into IB... 8 5y
0 Has RBC extended offers to 2021 Summer interns yet? 3 5y
+19 Consulting --> IB? 3 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 SA Return Offer Rates By Bank 2 5y
+4 EVR 2022 FT Groupme 9 5y
+20 Has Banking always been this bad? 2 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Interactive Brokers - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Interactive Brokers - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Should JPM be considered a top BB? 9 5y
+59 William Blair Pay Bump 40 5y
+6 Bank of America SA 22 Waitlist 1 5y
+3 Show me your WFH setup 1 5y
+23 JPM to Raise Analyst Base 37 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+63 Biggest work fuckup? 19 5y
+6 Take Private - Football field chart? 1 5y
0 Evercore RECA 1 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 How to capitalise on a deals tax vacay in big 4 this summer? 1 5y
+3 Vacations in M&A 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+487 BAML 2020 SA - Any updates? 804 5y
+20 Are the hours really that bad? Or just bias from who's positing here? 13 5y
0 Series 63 2 5y
0 Lincoln International - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+5 Are there any firms or teams with good hours/culture in banking? 6 5y
+9 JPM IB $10-15k year-end bonus??? 20 5y
+32 does anyone take their Nicotine Fix in office ? 11 5y
+5 Should you include cover letter if they don’t ask? 6 5y
+17 JPM HC vs Moelis NY 13 5y
+1 Wells Fargo Groups 2020 3 5y
+25 Status of Wells Fargo investment bank? Best groups? 7 5y
0 Tips for writing about deals 1 5y
0 Natixis - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Audit Data 5y
0 CSG Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 CSG Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Interview - Power Data 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 What if these salary bumps dont affect total comp? 6 5y
+17 Pick my own bonus..... 6 5y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+6 Macquarie Interview for Lateral Associate 1 5y
0 How do I pass Morgan Stanley EMEA SJT test? 2 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+13 Putting study abroad on resume before going abroad? 6 5y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+13 Thought on Deutsche bank TMT (sf office) in 2019? 13 5y
+92 West Coast IB Rankings 66 5y
0 Oppenheimer - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Oppenheimer - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+5 PWP Dartmouth Partners--First Round? 7 5y
+17 Levfin VS Leveraged Lending? 10 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 Info on JPM Industry Groups 6 5y
+89 EVR Salary Bump 32 5y
+16 Does anyone Uber on the side ? 15 5y
+32 Plans for Kids? Private Equity or bust ? 18 5y
0 Evercore Menlo Park 1 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Michael Page London Info 1 5y
+9 Running a business while working in IB? 2 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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