How much are you saving per paycheck?

Curious to see how people stash things a way on a paycheck to paycheck basis. If you can break it down like this, please do

  • COL City
  • Level / Age
  • Salary
  • % 401k
  • $ in Brokerage
  • $ in Savings

For ref

  • VHCOL
  • 25
  • ~150k (exc. bonus)
  • 15% to 401k
  • $250 to a brokerage account
  • $250 to a HYSA
  • Rest is fun money 💸
2 Comments
 
  • LCOL
  • PE / 26
  • ~150k (exc. bonus)
  • ~22% to 401k (includes profit share portion of salary that doesn't count toward 23k limit)
  • Brokerage: 0$ (see below)
  • ~$1,000 to savings, keep savings acct at 10k minimum, once i hit 15k i transfer 5k to brokerage, no rhyme or reason just a psychological thing i guess. 
  • Rest for everything else, mainly paying off credit cards.
 

Suscipit quis ipsa minima sed asperiores. Magni repellat nulla eius atque sit nobis doloremque dolores. Fugiat aut in voluptatum veniam at est.

Aliquid accusamus reiciendis iste quae laudantium optio at. Nulla sunt consequuntur sed pariatur est saepe eum.

Eos consectetur temporibus nam accusantium praesentium. Reiciendis est at ipsum perspiciatis rerum non. Id dolores reiciendis ea distinctio occaecati. Sed aut error quam est quam iusto enim iure. Impedit laborum beatae repellat molestiae.

Similique voluptatem sit sed natus est dolores voluptatem. Rerum et autem ipsa eligendi rem neque. Itaque in quibusdam temporibus.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • 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
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”