0 S&T at Investment Bank to Hedge Fund Route? HF 2 2y
+25 Dave Portnoy earns $1M on the Michigan win OFF 2 2y
+7 2024 NYC IB FT Roommate Thread OFF 7 2y
+6 International student opportunities? JOB 1 2y
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0 Real Estate Merchant Banking RE 1 2y
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+4 Stifel Soph Summer or Girls Who Invest (Want to go into IB) IB 6 2y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research TR Data 2y
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0 Global Infrastructure Partners - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure PE Data 2y
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0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 2y
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+5 For the sophomores with PWM internships… IB 6 2y
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0 Partners Group Secondaries Denver Pay PE 1 2y
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+58 KKR RE Performance RE 15 1y
+19 PWP Advisory Prep Program 2024 IB 100 1y
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+236 SA 2025 Megathread IB 699 2y
0 Bloomberg - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 2y
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+17 What is the highest paying job that works 40 - 60 hours / week? JOB 8 2y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101