PE Junior Level Comp Progression

Found the below comp info online and wanted to validate if this is what you guys are seeing in the market. Seems to be a pretty wide range; would assume the UMM/MF are all on the high end here. 


1st Year Associate

  • Base: $135k – $155k
  • Bonus: $140k – $230k
  • TC: $275k – $385k

2nd Year Associate

  • Base: $160k – $180k
  • Bonus: $170k – $270k
  • TC: $330k – $450k

3rd Year Associate

  • Base: $180k – $200k
  • Bonus: $180k – $300k
  • TC: $360k – $500k

Senior Associate

  • Base: $200k – $220k
  • Bonus: $210k – $390k
  • TC: $410k – $610k

Vice President (VP)

  • Base: $230k – $260k
  • Bonus: $340k – $520k
  • TC: $570k – $780k 
 

The low end seems too high for LMM/MM at least for early associate years.

 

I agree with you on 200-250k all in for LMM/MM. OP's post made it sound like the high end of his numbers are UMM/MF so the low end would be LMM/MM. I was referring to 275k TC as being high for a "low end."

 

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