Highest Paying Entry Level RE positions?

I am wondering what the best jobs in CRE are right out of college in terms of pay? I know there are so many directions to go in but which companies, and positions pay the most all in?

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Not exactly real estate in my opinion. But working in a RE group a BB or EB IB would get you the highest aggregate pay (we can talk about pay per hour worked another day). They all bump base to around the 100k mark plus potential for 100% bonus. Very good for a 22 year old out of college if you are willing to sacrifice personal life. Other options that'll have may be same pay are large buyside firms (in the realm of KKR/Ares/Apollo) and top brokerages in major markets - but the hours here ain't much better than banking.
 

If you choose the RE IB route, you likely won’t learn how RE assets are operated and asset level underwriting. But some would consider REIB to be RE…

 

cashing checks for daddy’s portfolio or analyst for a rainmaker broker

 

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