i mean i have accountancy juniors who went direct MA program, when i was s2 drawing 5+, my junior was already earning 9, and not in some IB role or what just a middle office bank role. so you tell me, you can say thats the top 10 percentile for sure. but i also know juniors who left audit earlier than me and now we are on par.

i used to keep telling myself if i extrapolate into the future i will eventually take over them because of the constant progression, but honestly doesnt seem to be the case. and end of the day they already enjoy the benefit of a much better wlb.

on the flip side there are definitely people who leave and earn lesser, but just saying if you conisder both ends of the spectrum, audit is now "average" when you count in the number of hours, its pure crap