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this $50k bonus for BBs is unfortunately true now. only elite boutiques are paying like $60k+to $80k+ top bucket for first years (centerview exception at $100k)

I don't throw darts at a board. I bet on sure things. Read Sun-tzu, The Art of War. Every battle is won before it is ever fought- GG
 
AnalystMonkey2769

(centerview exception at $100k)

Also not true.

"For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment we can savor, and an impetus to cherish the forces of civilization and enlightenment that made it possible."
 
leigh

The following are for NY offices

Blackstone RR
Salary: $70
Signing: $10
Bonus: $65 (top)

HL FRG
Salary: $70
Signing: $15
Bonus: $60 (top)

Moelis
Salary: $70
Signing: $10
Bonus: $60 (top)

These numbers are almost completely wrong.

"For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment we can savor, and an impetus to cherish the forces of civilization and enlightenment that made it possible."
 
LHDan leveredarb:

Why do people obsess so much over junior level comp oO

No clue. With an analyst position marginal differences in pay should not matter at all. It should be about getting to a place that will allow you to develop skills that'll make you enough money down the road that a 10k difference between BBs and EBs is completely meaningless.

I agree with your assessment here. But I think it's equally ridiculous to make a post in this thread with a bunch of fake data points on analyst compensation.

"For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment we can savor, and an impetus to cherish the forces of civilization and enlightenment that made it possible."
 

i was told 1st years last year at centerview got 100k bonus, this year could be different. also have friends at the following firms and this is what they shared:

(1st years)

Moelis $80k top bucket Guggenheim: $70k top bucket Greenhil: $65k top bucket Houlihan M&A: $55k top bucket Citi (coverage group in NY)- $55k top bucket

I don't throw darts at a board. I bet on sure things. Read Sun-tzu, The Art of War. Every battle is won before it is ever fought- GG
 
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