The OFFICIAL 2021 Investment Banking Prestige Rankings

The following list is not meant to determine the best places to work, it does not use a holistic approach. This following list is to inform you of your objective position in the universe and what your worth of a human being is. 


God Tier: Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley

God Tier, With the Caveat That Women at Bars May Not Know Who You Are: Lazard, Evercore, Centerview

Will Get You Laid Expeditiously: Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Citi, Barclays

Still Better Than 90% of Your Peers: Barclays, UBS, Guggenheim, Moelis, RBC, Deutsche, Houlihan, William Blair, Rothschild, Jefferies, Wells Fargo

Worth a Hand Job: Greenhill, Raymond James, Piper Sandler, Baird, PWP, PJT, Allen & Co., Macquarie, Truist

Prestigious....To Your Friends That Work in Consulting: Harris Williams, Cowen, BMO, Cantor Fitzgerald, Brown Brothers Hariman, Stifel, Oppenheimer, BNP, HSBC, BNY, Societe Generale

Prestigious...To Your Friends From High School That Didn't Go to College: Nomura, Tudor, Big 4 Corporate Finance, Mizuho, US Bank

Great Shame to Your Friends and Family: LionTree, Loop Capital, HC Wainwright, Janney, Stephens, Cain Brothers, Marathon Capital, Lincoln, Marlin & Assoc, Sagent Advisors, Zieger

 

DB needs to be way lower. I think anybody can work there, literally. No prestige. 

 

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Career Advancement Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. (++) 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (13) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (202) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (144) $101
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