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Currently at Bain Cap Boston. Random list below, ask if I didn't hit on anything:

Free gym in office

Cafeteria (good prices, high quality)

Great Health Insurance

Co-invest (up to $300k for Associates w/ cheap Leverage)

NO RETIREMENT MATCH - this is the big one. They allow you to invest in roth 401k which is gold, but instead of a match they instead roll part of your cash bonus into a PSP in lieu of their contribution. So no direct payment, but they save you a ton on taxes by doing this

$35 meal stipend

Late night car reimburse

 

Would say 320 is typical across UMM / MF, outliers upward are WP and APO as you mentioned - as of last summer others can chime in if other increases are out 

 
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No it’s 320 base

Of course it’s all in you doofus

 

Not at Bain but a MF/UMM. My class made slightly more than 320k but I’d agree that most firms are around this. I’ve seen it range from 280-375 for this tier from personal anecdotes.
 

I’ve also seen the pay loosely related to hours, fund/AUM size, and the ability to stay on. I’d take the low end any day if it met life was better and there would be room to stay on

 

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