Tech Bros Are Inferior - Follow Up to Follow Up

Lots of anger and sexual frustration has been reverberating from SWE troglodytes and incels on the last post, which compared high finánce to tech. Here I am going to lay out the weighted average compensation for fiscal year 2021 which has been peer reviewed by over 460 sources across 26 developed and 72 emerging countries:

AM/ER/S&T/CorpDev💪🦍🍻🍾:

🦍Analyst - $220k
🦍Associate - $570k
🦍VP/Director - $800k - $1.6MM
🦍MD - $1.6MM - $8MM

IBD💪🦍🍻🍾:

🦍Analyst - $270k
🦍Associate - $700k
🦍VP/Director - $1.2-1.8MM
🦍MD - $1.8MM - $12MM

PE🙇‍♀️🤰🙇‍♀️🤰:

🤰Analyst equivalent - $560k
🤰Associate equivalent - $1.1-1.8MM
🤰VP/Director equivalent - $1.8-4MM
🤰MD equivalent - $4-65MM

🤰🙇‍♀️😩🙇‍♀️🤰Partner - $65-800MM


Tech🤮🤡♿️♿️:

♿️Entry level SWE - $160-220k
♿️Mid level SWE - $220-340k
♿️Upper level SWE - $340-670k
♿️Highest level SWE - $670-720k

♿️Upper Tech Management (VP of Tech, Director of Tech, CTO) - $730k - $2.2MM

This is in addition to tech having MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH lower prestige and a much worse culture (math club♿️♿️😹👎 VS frat house🦍🦍😤). There is no debate whatsoever, high finance is the most profitable and most prestigious career path. 

3 Comments
 

Aspernatur voluptatem fugiat nulla dolorem voluptas aperiam aspernatur. Et unde odio delectus est. Dolor nihil rerum enim doloribus omnis.

Eaque provident optio corporis rem reprehenderit ut. Nostrum veniam dolores fugiat deserunt voluptas quas. Sunt omnis dolorum suscipit tempora atque. Quam beatae ex omnis placeat. Ut id natus et. Officiis eligendi amet neque nulla ipsum sequi voluptates. Distinctio nobis animi consequatur recusandae laboriosam aperiam.

Tempora saepe placeat architecto veniam unde. Saepe officia debitis ad quam tempora at est. Laboriosam quidem inventore minima voluptates vitae. Non est odit quaerat excepturi enim. Quia et sapiente eius quod ratione et.

Blanditiis iusto quia culpa veritatis sequi ducimus ut. Nesciunt omnis ducimus maiores molestiae earum. Perferendis similique cumque odit.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”