How much are people actually making in PE? (All-in comp)
Hey guys — trying to get some real-world data points here beyond the usual comp megathreads and recycled copy-paste ranges.
I’m curious how much people are actually taking home in PE, all-in, by fund size / role / region, not just what “should” be paid on paper. Especially interested in how much variance there really is once you factor in bonuses and carry (or lack thereof).
- Fund size / strategy: (LMM / MM / UMM / MF; Buyout / Growth / etc.)
- Role / YoE: (Associate, Sr. Associate, VP, Principal, Partner)
- Base:
- Bonus (cash):
- Carry: (Yes/No, vested %, realistic value if any)
- All-in (last year):
- Hours / lifestyle:
Aso 1: 275 all-in. $1bn fund
Any chance you can say the city?
I truly have a hard time believing you work at a traditional BO fund and worked Avg. 55-60, are you more family office dynamic?
Every other poster on these comp threads is like “brand name UMM, ASO 2, ~$550k TC, generally 50-55 hours, 65 on a bad week, have clear line of sight to Principal promote”
Associate 2, NYC, $1.5b fund (LMM tech fund of larger platform), hours 60-130 highly variable but average ~80 = 300k TC
130 is fucked, sorry man
Ignore title, but am an associate. This sounds horrible. You are basically getting NYC Tech MM 1st year associate salaries in NYC for longer hours. We are working somewhere an average of ~65-70, but it's one of the larger platforms in the MM, so that could be the difference.
I would've thought the tech funds of larger platforms at least compensated similarily or to a slight discount to their larger funds, suppose not.
Is $300k not market for Associate 1 at MM funds?
130 hrs sucks, sorry to hear that
130 hours for 300k and you have time to post here? Cmon lol. Quit and live life
This is one of the best I have ever heard, congrats man
Yeah I've been super lucky with how things have worked out. Tbf I'm probably more of a junior VP than sr. associate (have 5 YoE in PE)
Bro where do you work and are y’all hiring?
This is nuts, congrats man
Sr. ASO at $10B+ Fund, 350k all-in, average ~65 hours per week
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