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Will vary a bit 1) based on AUM, 2) type (endowment vs. pension vs. family office vs. foundation vs. investment advisor), 3) location (only throwing this out there given greater chance of not being in a core finance city), but it's still really good money with much better hours and lifestyle generally.

Not entirely sure on Principal level, but you can do some poking around as some E&Fs publicly disclose comp - here's Virginia's for example (note most of their team is in Charlottesville): https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/562462804

 

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