From the link: http://www.careers-in-finance.com/ibsal.htm
Going into 2011, starting salaries for investment banking positions with a bachelors degree (assistant or junior analyst position) should range from $100,000 to $130,000 after bonus. Starting salaries with an MBA degree (associate position) range after bonus from $90,000 to $180,000. These salaries vary with firms and with the region of the country you are in. Bonuses typically would be 10-50% of salary to start and can move to one to three times salary later.
Lately, salaries have increasingly included an equity component which may not be liquid for up to three years, although as an analyst you would typically be sheltered from this. This is good for the banks because it makes it much harder for people to move around.
As we write this in December 2010, banking salaries and bonuses are on the rise as several large banks are reporting record profits. The public perception that high banker salaries may have worsened the financial crisis of 2008 / 2009 is not forgotten, but with high profits many investment banks will be forced to pay good bonus compensation to retain talent, despite the PR risk of doing so.
Salaries are Bounding Back. All-in compensation took a substantial hit in 2008 with many firms paying low to zero bonuses (the dreaded "goose egg"). Starting offers in 2010 and many year end bonus numbers for 2009 were up substantially, although typically down from their peak in 2007 (overall, down 10 to 30% from peak, depending on the firm and position). Bonuses being paid at the beginning of 2011 likewise look to be up, but in general still not quite at their pre-recession peak. Bulge firm salaries typically run 20% to 40% over boutiques and regional firms (although there are prominent exceptions to the rule). Forecast salary ranges in the 2010 to 2012 period are as follows:
Examples of Specific Salaries in 2008/2009
We are hearing a lot more diversity in compensation levels than usual. This is less true at the analyst level where firms try to harmonize compensation with "The Street". Firms will raise starting offers, more or less, in lock step at this level. However, the situation differs at more senior levels - even mid Associate.
A related salary trend involves compensation across areas. Obviously, with the new financial reforms, certain areas like prop trading, institutional equity sales and securitization are under pressure. In contrast, other banking areas like restructuring, health care M&A/financing and debt capital markets are in growth mode and there is substantial upward pressure on salaries amidst renewed hiring.
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Going into 2011, starting salaries for investment banking positions with a bachelors degree (assistant or junior analyst position) should range from $100,000 to $130,000 after bonus. Starting salaries with an MBA degree (associate position) range after bonus from $90,000 to $180,000. These salaries vary with firms and with the region of the country you are in. Bonuses typically would be 10-50% of salary to start and can move to one to three times salary later.
Lately, salaries have increasingly included an equity component which may not be liquid for up to three years, although as an analyst you would typically be sheltered from this. This is good for the banks because it makes it much harder for people to move around.
As we write this in December 2010, banking salaries and bonuses are on the rise as several large banks are reporting record profits. The public perception that high banker salaries may have worsened the financial crisis of 2008 / 2009 is not forgotten, but with high profits many investment banks will be forced to pay good bonus compensation to retain talent, despite the PR risk of doing so.
Salaries are Bounding Back. All-in compensation took a substantial hit in 2008 with many firms paying low to zero bonuses (the dreaded "goose egg"). Starting offers in 2010 and many year end bonus numbers for 2009 were up substantially, although typically down from their peak in 2007 (overall, down 10 to 30% from peak, depending on the firm and position). Bonuses being paid at the beginning of 2011 likewise look to be up, but in general still not quite at their pre-recession peak. Bulge firm salaries typically run 20% to 40% over boutiques and regional firms (although there are prominent exceptions to the rule). Forecast salary ranges in the 2010 to 2012 period are as follows:
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Salaries in Investment Banking (with bonus)
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| Job Level | Salary Range | Typical All-in Comp | Prerequisite (degree/yrs experience) |
| First Year Analyst | $90K - 150K | $125K | Bachelor's |
| Third Year Analyst | $120K - 350K | $165K | Bachelor's |
| First Year Associate | $150K - 250K | $180K | MBA |
| Third Year Associate | $300 - 500K | $350K | MBA |
| Vice President | $350K - 1MM | $700K | 3-6 years |
| Director / Principal | $400K - 1.5MM | $900K | 5-10 years |
| Managing Director / Partner | $500K - 20 MM | $1.5 MM | 7-10 years |
| Department head | $800K - 70MM | $3.5MM | 10+ years |
Note: This table is based upon conversations with banking insiders about yearly bonuses expected to be paid between December 2010 and February 2011. MM denotes millions. K denotes thousands of US dollars.
Examples of Specific Salaries in 2008/2009
We are hearing a lot more diversity in compensation levels than usual. This is less true at the analyst level where firms try to harmonize compensation with "The Street". Firms will raise starting offers, more or less, in lock step at this level. However, the situation differs at more senior levels - even mid Associate.
A related salary trend involves compensation across areas. Obviously, with the new financial reforms, certain areas like prop trading, institutional equity sales and securitization are under pressure. In contrast, other banking areas like restructuring, health care M&A/financing and debt capital markets are in growth mode and there is substantial upward pressure on salaries amidst renewed hiring.
Compare Salary to Other Business Careers: [College Graduates | MBAs ]
View list of top business recruiters of MBAs and college graduates
Also Check Out:
- Glassdoor.com - a good source for salary data.
- After the Cataclysm: Finding an Investment Banking Job in 2010
- Articles on Banking Bonuses
- 2010 Bonus Talk
- Obituary: The Bonus
- Wall Street Oasis Recent salary talk.
- Dealbook at NY Times - covers bonuses
- Trading Salaries in 2007 (Info is not current, but still useful as it provides detail by area of sales and trading)
- BLS Bonus Report (Again, info is pre-recession, but based on official government statistics with detail for some specific locations)
- Wall Street Comps Salary Survey
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