0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+15 Working Hard 1 5y
+1 Forgot to do WB online assessment 1 5y
0 What sort of reputation did the major banks have before the Global Financial Crisis? 1 5y
0 Arma Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 Moelis Superdays YLDP 9 5y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+7 Canadian Intl UVA Master of Commerce Finance- Recruiting 4 5y
+26 Best Clean Tech Banking group 40 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+25 MACC, Big 4 Internship to IBD Full-time chances 13 5y
+16 Big 5 Toronto Analyst Comp Help 6 5y
0 Fees in Pitchbook 4 5y
0 Cambridge Wilkinson - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Cambridge Wilkinson - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+3 London PE/AM that recruits through campus recruiting 3 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+17 Less than one year in IB, got lateral offer from another BB IB - move or not? 14 5y
0 Citizens Lev Fin 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs Working Conditions Survey 4 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 5y
+5 How easy will it be for me to switch groups? 5 5y
0 Greenhill - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Santander UK Corporate Investment Banking Internship AC 1 5y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Working for free at a firm in the summer 3 5y
+152 CMV: WFH Makes Banking so Much More Bearable 50 5y
0 TM Capital - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 TM Capital - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
+18 Worth it to lateral right now? 8 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 5y
+10 Can any top bucket analyst/associate survive MF PE? 2 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+20 M&A: Evercore Houston (Energy) vs New York (Generalist) 27 5y
0 Sales and Trading vs Capital Markets vs BD? 4 5y
+18 MBA paid in full? 20 5y
0 Sophomore internship: second-tier consulting or no-name boutique bank 1 5y
0 First round 1 5y
+15 Opinion on Tattoos 14 5y
+42 Confused/anxious - really need help 6 5y
+3 Did anyone receive an offer at Goldman Sachs after they asked to fill the compensation questionnaire 1 5y
0 Diamond Capital Advisors - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Help/Advice 7 5y
+9 I really need help... 2 5y
+6 What’s the best 6 5y
0 WFH or Office? Which one do you prefer? 2 5y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+20 LSE or Cass to break into IB as a Master's student 8 5y
+12 S&T -> IBD or Masters -> IBD? Help! 2 5y
+8 Commercial Banking vs. Big 4 Audit 7 5y
+12 How to answer why IB? 8 5y
0 Castle Placement - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+24 Rejecting a summer offer after accepting it for a better opportunity 6 5y
+17 Help | Analyst Position Choice | DCM Corp or FIG at BofA? 12 5y
0 Greenhill SA 2022 1 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+27 No FT Return Offer (MM) 21 5y
0 SA/FT 21 - virtual/live list of banks 1 5y
+15 Masks for in person interview 10 5y
+3 SF -> NYC 1 5y
+4 WOULD YOU RATHER: 3 5y
+43 Restructuring Banker Tasks 12 5y
+8 EB Superday in One Week idk any Techs 5 5y
0 What does it mean when a banker reaches out to you? 6 5y
0 Have you ever seen someone not get a return for their SA IBD gig and still return to the same bank after a few years? 1 5y
+12 Graduating Early What Steps Should I do next? 4 5y
0 Why Are there lateral ops at BB's but not EB's? 10 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Truist Bank - Interview - Credit Risk Data 5y
+1 WFH experience at Jefferies 4 5y
0 Just waiting for those GS survey slides to go viral.... 1 5y
+11 How is Barclays Power these days? 12 5y
+6 $50K to invest - what would you do? 13 5y
0 Midtown Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+68 Best purchases you've made to improve quality of life in IB 45 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - NA Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Industrials Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 5y
+16 Market cap = Equity Value ? - Help 2 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+5 SA 2022 Rothschild's Women's Program 1 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Olsen Palmer - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 5y
0 National Bank of Canada - Review - Power Data 5y
0 National Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 5y
0 Sponsors vs. M&A for PE Exits 4 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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