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Analyst Base: 85-95 Associate Base: 125-175 VP Base: 250-350

Assuming bonuses for Analysts somewhere between 50-80%, Associates 60-80%, VP 60-100%. You can do the math.

 

You pay 60% in taxes?

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Stock based comp awarded this year deserves an extra haircut. Bank stocks have been on a freaking tear. Could it be higher when it comes out of lockup? Sure, maybe. But more likely it will be lower.

Oh, and if your firm's stock ever tanks prior to bonus time, they won't give you much of it, and won't replace it with cash either...

 

This is from a 2016 WSO Thread:

AS 1 - $225k - $275k AS 2 - $325k - $400k AS 3 - $350k - $430k VP 1 - $375k - $515k VP 2 - $450k - $575k VP 3 - $500k - $650k

Thoughts on if this is still accurate today?

 

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