Investment Banking Associate salary
4 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for investment banking associate roles at entry level across the United States: 29 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $175,000 and $200,000, with a median of $187,500.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 4 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
4 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Entry | $175,000 – $200,000 | $187,500 | 29 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $203,125 – $225,000 | $218,750 | 6hint |
| Los Angeles | Entry | $170,000 – $200,000 | $175,000 | 5hint |
| New York | Entry | $175,000 – $200,000 | $187,500 | 16 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Pay by market
2 pagesOpen investment banking associate roles · 60 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $150,000–$225,000scale $90,000–$320,000