Investment Banking

Here’s how Wall Street is crushing the City in the battle for junior bankers

Evercore now offers the biggest salaries on Wall Street, with entry-level pay of $120,000, at least $10,000 above its rivals

City recruiters say they are either starting satellite offices in New York, or hiring London-based juniors into US roles on bigger pay packets
City recruiters say they are either starting satellite offices in New York, or hiring London-based juniors into US roles on bigger pay packets Photo: Getty Images

For 20-somethings chasing big money in investment banking, it pays to go to the Big Apple.

Investment banks have been hiking salaries over the past three months in a bid to stem an exodus of junior bankers as brutal working weeks have stretched into 100-hours, leading to complaints from those at the bottom rung of the career ladder.

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