0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 4y
+135 Dealing with an incompetent boss IB 108 4y
+11 Ideal setup for travel? IB 3 4y
0 DH Capital - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Capital One Financial - Review - Generalist CF Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Interview - NA CO Data 4y
0 Capital One Financial - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CF Data 4y
+1 Does Your Piss “Split Off” In Multiple Directions?? OFF 5 4y
0 Funds in the market RE 1 4y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Trading TR Data 4y
+10 Corp Dev Industry Pigeonhole? JOB 4 4y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Trading TR Data 4y
+3 Fixed Income Desk at a Hedge Fund HF 1 4y
+12 Written offer after 3 weeks, with another much less attractive offer expiring soon JOB 8 4y
+3 Deleted TR 1 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk IB Data 4y
+10 Hedge fund base compensation question HF 11 4y
+3 Real Estate AM comp RE 1 4y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 OMERS - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 4y
+3 Moving to EB in NY IB 15 4y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 OMERS - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 4y
+3 Guggenheim vs. other EBs IB 9 4y
+3 DC Advisory NY? IB 4 4y
+3 DC Advisory Summer Analyst 2022 IB 6 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Commercial Banking Data 4y
+9 Kroll (Duff&Phelps) Strategic Value Advisory Analyst IB 1 4y
+13 Overrated / Underrated IB Groups on WSO IB 5 4y
+8 GMAT 690 on Resume? JOB 4 4y
0 PWP - WFH? IB 1 4y
0 Investing your bonus OFF 5 4y
+1 FSG modeling IB 1 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 4y
+6 Do I need an advanced degree for breaking into healthcare buyside? HF 3 4y
+3 Trying to leave Public Accounting IB 1 4y
+4 best stock news app CF 3 4y
0 Oliver Wyman - Interview - Generalist CO Data 4y
0 Maintaining communication after signing offer IB 6 4y
+23 Rothschild NYC info IB 17 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Prime Brokerage IB Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+15 Where to live in Boston OFF 17 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+304 I'm an MD and I run the Sales division: Ask Me Anything OFF 170 4y
+3 First Round Interview at Bain- Prep?! CO 2 4y
+13 IB Offer vs All in for BR PAG AM 9 4y
+83 MBA IB Associate - Sponsorship IB 26 4y
+12 MREIT first year analyst career path/exit opps? RE 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Wealth Management Data 4y
+12 Goldman Sachs Real Estate explanation RE 16 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Capital Markets IB Data 4y
+3 Thoughts on Holding Companies like IAC PE 2 4y
+6 Wondering if you can get a home loan with a bad credit score? RE 1 4y
0 Other - Review - NA AM Data 4y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+15 M&A Case Study at Ericsson (M&A Professional) - help IB 1 4y
+7 Wording question on resume IB 1 4y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 4y
+1 Non-Target SEC School Success Stories? JOB 8 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Technology Consulting CO Data 4y
+3 Covid outbreak at HBS BSCH 4 4y
0 Argus Tutor RE 4 4y
0 McKinsey - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Maranon Capital - Interview - Private Equity TR Data 4y
+1 How much do Compliance people make? OFF 2 4y
+4 S&T vs IBD IB 3 4y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate PE Data 4y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+10 Attending my 1st Career Fair JOB 1 4y
+15 How do I break into commodity trading? TR 13 4y
+14 Good First Job? RE 7 4y
+122 Most elitist banks? IB 65 4y
+4 Is Physical commodity trading a desk job or do traders still travel a lot? TR 13 4y
+17 MBB India? CO 6 4y
+25 Making friends in new city OFF 16 4y
+3 Advice for healthcare PE interviews PE 1 4y
+15 How to build amazing slides? IB 5 4y
0 Craig Hallum - Review - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 Craig Hallum - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 Miami-based Statar Capital TR 3 4y
+3 I'd like to apologize to the WSO community IB 4 4y
+3 BB IB Salary IB 1 4y
+39 Secondaries Advisory Pay PE 22 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Oil & Gas IB Data 4y
+7 Hodges Ward Elliott? RE 10 4y
0 Natixis - Review - Asset Management IB Data 4y
+9 Is there any Indonesia Finance Mentor ? JOB 6 4y
0 Société Générale - Review - Quantitative Research ER Data 4y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research ER Data 4y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Interview - Investment Research HF Data 4y
0 AlphaSights LTD - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 4y
0 Lateral as post MBA associate for exit ops? JOB 2 4y
0 Accenture - Review - Technology Consulting CO Data 4y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Technology Consulting CO Data 4y
+12 Would finances be viable for me? NUI 2 4y
+1 Comp Increase per Year? PE 2 4y

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%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 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 (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
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