Expected Compensation 1st Year Associate ER?

I haven't been able to find great comp. information for 1st year ER associates. What do compensation packages generally look like for this job; please format (sign on, base, bonus range) and note the type of firm. I'm mainly looking at BB's.

 

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YungMonc:
$125k all in BB

In my experience, this is high for a first year associate. Most first year associates are not getting 85k base and 40k bonus... even assuming a 10k sign-on they aren't getting a 30k bonus. That is banker pay. 85k base + 15k bonus is far more realistic. I got 75k base/20k bonus/5k sign-on at an MM.

I think a realistic range is 90-110k

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