+26 PJT Secondary Advisory vs. JPM S&T for IB/PE and MBA Exit Opps IB 8 7y
+6 Top Distressed PE Firms (/w control strategy) PE 4 7y
+9 Would It Seem Desperate IB 4 7y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 7y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
+4 RE 2020 SA RE 2 6y
+12 Seeking for any advice: International non-target with 1.5 year of internship at elite boutiques ER 1 6y
+3 Thoughts on cold calling two MDs from same firm?? IB 1 7y
+46 What should a new user know about WSO? OFF 31 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist TR Data 7y
+231 Should we outsource jobs or keep them here in the US? OFF 91 4y
0 Phoenician Resources - Company Data 7y
+3 RBC Intern & Perspectives IB 1 7y
+5 Best Major for HF HF 3 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Derivatives TR Data 7y
+18 How to go about picking specific submarkets to develop Apartments? RE 4 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Derivatives TR Data 7y
+3 Duff & Phelps Reputation IB 2 7y
+59 Evercore NYC M&A vs PJT NYC M&A for Private Equity and MBA Exit Opportunities IB 14 6y
+15 Global investor in PE? PE 1 6y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+3 Parthenon Capital PE 1 7y
0 Black Arch Partners - Review - Generalist RE Data 7y
0 Black Arch Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist RE Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Risk Management Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 7y
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+25 Entrepreneurship Offer Post-Banking IB 6 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+22 Is MM PE out of UG a path into MF PE? PE 4 6y
0 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 Deloitte - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) CO Data 7y
0 Internationale Nederlanden Groep - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance IB Data 7y
0 CBRE - Review - Real Estate RE Data 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) CO Data 7y
0 CBRE - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 7y
+12 PWM- HF/PE WM 1 4y
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0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+22 Recent Investing/HF books HF 5 4y
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0 Build America Mutual - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 7y
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+75 Low GPA success story IB 24 7y
+37 Poll: Horizontal or Vertical Models? IB 26 4y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist IB Data 7y
+21 Career Switch? RE --> Finance JOB 1 7y
+39 OFFER TIME - Which one? RE 15 6y
+9 SA HL Chicago office vs DB NYC 2020 (Corporate Finance) IB 1 6y
0 Barclays - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 7y
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0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 7y
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0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Accounting CF Data 7y
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0 trader - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading TR Data 7y
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0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
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0 Bank of America Private Bank - Review - Private Banking AM Data 7y
0 Bank of America Private Bank - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking AM Data 7y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101