All this ********. My friend has been with pwc audit and this is her salary:

Associate: 3k to ?
Senior Associate: 4.2k to 4.5k
Assistant Manager: 5.3k to ?
Manager: 6.8k to ? (From another friend)

? - means unsure because she didn't tell me.

In short, it took her 5 years to get to my starting salary. Stop trying to inflate the salaries and comfort yourself. It doesnt make sense for anyone with common sense to join audit in big 4