+3 GS Data Science Divison 1 5y
+4 CS 20k bonus 6 5y
0 Working on a side project that could generate lots of money for the firm 2 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+12 Citi Chicago Culture 1 5y
+3 Asset Based Lending 1 5y
+15 How does Capital Advisory at Elite Boutiques work? 8 5y
0 Can an MS Fin get tou into banking? 4 5y
+3 BB Compensation in Continental Europe 1 5y
+9 JPM UK M&A // CS UK M&A - Culture, Hours, Comp etc 1 5y
+10 Analysts during deal execution 11 5y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Secondaries Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Mizuho - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Greenhill SF Office reputation/deal flow 1 5y
+15 A bit overwhelmed at first 9 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+16 Will it get better? 1 5y
+7 Name Dropping in Cover Letters 9 5y
0 DC Advisory - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+13 NY to London? 4 5y
+5 Evercore / PJT Park Hill Secondaries Compensation 7 5y
+16 MS Tech Menlo Park vs. JPM Tech M&A (Associate) 19 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 Not sure how to do this 4 5y
+46 PJ Solomon Banking Career 36 5y
0 How is DB Frankfurt? 5 5y
+6 Morgan Stanley closing Calgary office 3 5y
+24 London Analysts - How does your monthly budget look like? 45 5y
+17 How long to hear back after 1st round? 76 5y
+10 Excel Question 5 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+44 INSEAD vs LBS for career switcher into IB 24 5y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 What is a Private Equity Analyst/Advisory Role at an IBank? 1 5y
+3 GS CMG 1 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Healthcare Data 5y
+16 Evercore Private Placements? 89 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Firm does not give return offer but failed to let us know 3 5y
0 . 5 5y
+1 Like The People, Hate the Group 3 5y
+77 Suntrust Robinson Humphrey Investment Banking Analyst Program 114 5y
+1 Point72 Superday 3 5y
+3 Hong Kong Analysts - How does your monthly budget look like? 1 5y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+1 BofA Recent Deals 2 5y
+4 Intern Nightlife Summer 2021 7 5y
+3 Lazard left Australia IB market or are they still going? 1 5y
+5 What is an industry vertical 4 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+4 Accrued compensation increase shouldn't correspond to it being expensed? 1 5y
0 De le t Ed. 2 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
+12 Breaking into IB/PE/HF 1 5y
+95 Sending out instructions to your deal team at 1am after memorial day isn't good leadership 51 5y
+8 What Kinds of Groups in IB or Even Firms will Benefit Most From Inflation? 7 5y
+12 Jefferies FSG NY 13 5y
0 84% of executives say employees are concerned about using mass transit for their commute as NYC offices reopen 2 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+13 Shadiest/Most Outrageous Thing You've Ever Seen to Win a Deal? 1 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Asset Backed Securities Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Asset Backed Securities Data 5y
+5 Working Hungover 18 5y
+7 Opinion on Societe Generale London Culture? 13 5y
+13 Adjusted EBITDA 2 5y
+19 All the interns in my group are good looking 4 5y
+3 Signed my offer 2+ months ago... Still no updates? 4 5y
+4 Role of Syndicate in Leveraged Finance 5 5y
0 NIBC Bank - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 NIBC Bank - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
+14 Is buying a new Windows laptop for the occasional *remote* work worth it? 11 5y
+6 FINRA Registration Issue 1 5y
+51 Q&A: Credit - All Job Types (IB, Hedge Fund, Venture, Fintech Start-up) 37 5y
+5 Is it okay to ask previous years bonus numbers when deciding between offers? 14 5y
+7 good weekend 1 5y
0 Lateral IB Analyst Salary 2 5y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+79 Things you wish you knew when starting out in IB 18 5y
+16 How difficult is the interview process for lateraling? 5 5y
+16 Indians flocking masters in UK without job prospects? 18 5y
0 Dissertation/Research topic 1 5y
+25 Frankfurt M&A Market 19 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+33 Perks for Summer Analysts 34 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
+27 Commercial Banking--> Leveraged Finance 26 5y
+12 My company is looking to adjust TC formula in a weird way 5 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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