PwC Promotion/ Comp Structure

I'm a undergraduate student starting at PwC in a year. I recently accepted a position in MC for 70k + 5k signing (I also had a TC offer for 70k + 10k signing that I gave up because I liked the MC group better). Been trying to understand how promotion/ compensation works at PwC. How long does it take between each level/ what do year end bonuses look like/ how much of a salary bump is reasonable to expect yoy? Are associates eligible for bonuses? I heard it was based on a 1-5 rating scale, any insight into that? Just trying to be realistic with my expectations!

Thanks!

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These are the levels, typical time at that level, and max bonus (depends on rating and performance of your group) Associate - 1 year - 15% Experienced Associate - 1-2 years - 15% Senior Associate - 2-4 years - 20% Manager - 3 years - 25% Director - the "parking lot". Making partner typically requires several years of top performance (i.e. sales of $3-5M). 35%

Glassdoor should give you a good sense of compensation at each level.

 

The raises are usually pretty small within levels (5-10% ish) and a bit larger when you get a bump up a level. If you perform at or a little above expectations I would expect 5-7% the first year.

 

Do you know if 70k base is standard this year across all PwC Advisory? I'm referring to across all horizontal groups - Strategy&, MC/RC, and TC

 

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