Haha, I'm a different poster from the above. But I have to agree that people who likes to talk rubbish when they don't know much are really irritating though. Just like the person who said the following:

"Wrong, previous comment about the compensation (9.6k) in front office positions at bulge brackets is correct. Why is this so hard to believe? We are talking about the biggest banks here... Must be another kuku bird who isn't in FO."

If you don't have accurate and reliable first-hand information, why would you want to give wrong information to others?

Having said that, we should chill a little here. As long as you're in BB FO, the pay would be way above the average. The difference between that 9.6k and 8.5k isn't all that much. If you're arguing over that 1.1k difference, it is likely more about ego rather than about satisfying your personal needs.

And yes, FO employees in BBs are paid differently across the IB/AM/WM/ER divisions.