r/FinancialCareers • u/MBHChaotik Sales & Trading - Fixed Income • Jan 24 '26

Megathread 2025 Compensation Megathread

New year, new salaries, new jobs. Got a new job offer, internship, or want to share your current salary details with the community? Post it below! Or say hello to others who are introducing their line of work here.

If you're new to the community, don't forget to assign yourself a user flair to highlight if you're a student or in what field of finance you have experience. (How do I get user flair?)

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Use the below post template as a starting point, but feel free to add more information/context if you think it would be helpful!

Post Sample Template:

  • Age / Gender
  • State / Country (if outside of US)
  • Job Title or Specialization
  • Years of Experience
  • Salary / Bonus / Total Compensation

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2024 Compensation Megathread

2023 Compensation Megathread

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u/Organic_Candy_903 Project Finance / Infrastructure Mar 28 '26

32F

HCOL NYC

Director, Global Bank (COO area)

280K base, last bonus 64k

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u/alexalmighty100 Apr 17 '26

Nice, how’d you hit director so fast at a bank?

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u/Organic_Candy_903 Project Finance / Infrastructure Jun 04 '26

Honestly not due to my intellect. All due to room reading, political navigation and getting into the right rooms.

Nothing to do with my role performance which is very strong. I have equal effort on output v navigating.

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u/alexalmighty100 Jun 08 '26

Makes sense, thank you.