Anyone work in small boutique? (Less than $1bn per year)

I was wondering if anyone here works in small boutique banking and what salaries are to be expected? Roughly $900m - $1b in deal flow per year.

What sort of base and bonus? What are your hours like? I know this will be different everywhere, but what is the culture like?

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These numbers are for a first year analyst.

Base: $65k Sign-on: $5k Bonus: $25k Hours: 60 per week was pretty normal. Only had over 70 a couple times and when things were slow it could be 50.

Culture is going to vary a ton depending on location, industry focus, how much pitching is done, MD's backgrounds, etc. That said, it seems to be pretty common to find more chill/collegial firms out there in this size range.

 

(OP Here) The one I interned for usually has one massive deal per year and 4-5 smaller ones. That's why I kind of consider this small. Compared to BB and EB obv

 

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