Salaries in Finance

I’m 31 and I just hit a $500k liquid net worth entirely from corporate finance bonuses, but I have no friends left to celebrate with. I spent my 20s blowing off birthday parties, happy hours, and week...

I work as an analyst at a financial institution and earn about $48,000 per year before taxes (My take home is 1,400 every 2 weeks). I have a master’s degree in a business-related field, a bachelor’s d...

Looking for perspective on compensation and career growth. I’ve been in accounting for 11 years and with my current company for almost 7. My role has evolved into a hybrid of accounting, payroll, oper...

I’m at a local CPA firm making $82k, and I’m about to lose my mind looking at what our clients pay their entry-level staff. I spent the entire morning reviewing the books for a mid-sized plumbing supp...

I work for a county government making $67k, and the gold-plated pension is the only thing keeping me from leaving for a $90k corporate job. I have a guaranteed 80% salary payout for life if I stick ou...

I'm a Corporate Banking Associate in Dallas. I got promoted this April from Analyst ($75k) to Associate ($95k base). Bonuses have been 30%+, ~40%, and 47% of base over the last 3 years, and my manage...

There seems to be this massive stigma in finance that if you aren't sacrificing your life to a global brand name, your career is a failure. Yet, I see job postings online for $105k in a suburban offic...

My boss has been taking credit for my financial models to secure his own seven-figure partnership distribution while keeping my bonus capped. I saw an internal presentation deck where he completely re...

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If you knew someone was being hired into the same role as you, but getting $12k more starting salary, what would you do? It is absolutely wild to me that a company would rather risk losing an experien...

How do you approach a salary negotiation in a family-owned business when nepotism sets the pay scale?I know blood is thicker than water in family businesses, but the resentment is making it really har...

Has anyone successfully broke out of AP/AR into a higher-paying corporate finance path without starting over at an entry-level wage? What’s the best way to make it happen?

For those who transitioned to the non-profit sector, how do you successfully advocate for a higher salary when the organization’s mission is saving the world on a shoestring budget? Or are nonprofits ...

Confession: I have never negotiated an offer in my life. I have always just been so happy to get an offer and afraid of the potential offer withdrawal that I've just accepted. How do you decide how to...

My boutique M&A firm announced they are changing our bonus structure from cash to 50% restricted stock units in a private company that has no clear path to liquidity. They framed it as giving us a pie...

Why are mid-sized companies so incredibly rigid about non-salary benefits when it could save them money on payroll taxes? Not budging on cash comp is one thing, other benefits feel like they should be...

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Are finance departments offering Senior title bumps instead of market-rate compensation raises? I’ve noticed a trend where companies offer a Senior Analyst title upgrade during internal reviews, but a...

Is a $70k starting salary for an entry-level Staff Accountant in a mid-sized city actually good, or am I letting my college debt cloud my judgment? I don't want to come off as ungrateful or entitled b...

Would you accept a one-time cash bonus if management explicitly stated a base salary raise was completely off the table? It feels like a temporary band-aid on a permanent salary problem to me.