Seriously..don't always think about bulge bracket banks paying you well. It's not how much you expect it to be. It is more realistic to say 10 years to reach 8K.

Seriously, you may not even get this kind of increments in front office.

Hahahahahaha! I only wish that those were my increments.

I literally received an offer for 4000 as summer intern pay.

To clarify, I am a local university graduate. I can imagine your disbelief at the offer but any business school local university graduate would understand that 4000 is market rate for intern and year 1 analyst at most BB banks.

I would appreciate a serious reply for year 2-5 salaries from a graduate working at a BB bank. Thanks!

You may start at 4k, but do not expect the increments to come thick and fast in a middle office environment like Compliance. Increments are generally between 3 to 6%. The only way you will achieve those figures will be to jump ship every year. Good luck though, in explaining to prospective employers on why you are leaving every year.

To further add, the bonus could also be different. BB bonus is lower comparatively to normal banks. There is no way to compare starting pay. I get 3K with 4 to 5 months bonus vs 4K with 1 to 2 months bonus.

To clarify, you did not receive a 4000 offer for a summer intern pay in COMPLIANCE. So don't take the same measuring yardstick for all analyst jobs in bulge bracket. A compliance analyst role for someone with 0 experience like yourself does not start out at 4k salary lol. Hate to burst your bubble!

Woah. So much burn.

You sure you talking about back end KYC/AML/Compliance role?

hmmmm, guys what about starting out with a MA programme and end @ compliance? Maybe its possible?

If you can get into a MA program, why would you want to end up in compliance. Generally the personality needed to get into a MA program is already more suitable for a FO position. The salary ceiling for a FO role is definitely higher than for compliance too.