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Investment & Corporate Development salary

60 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for investment & corporate development roles at mid level across the United States: 426 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $102,500 and $159,500, with a median of $125,000.

By level across the United States, the medians run entry-level $140,000, mid-level $125,000, senior $155,000 and lead $230,683.

Location moves the number too. Of the 3 cities with at least 25 postings in USD at mid level, San Francisco has the highest median at $135,500 and New York the lowest at $125,000, a gap of roughly 8%.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 26 of the 60 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

60 by market and level
MarketLevelMarket rangeMedianSample
United States · country-wide Entry $112,950 – $175,000 $140,000 163
Canada · country-wide Entry CA$80,000 – CA$127,500 CA$115,000 21
United States · country-wide Mid $102,500 – $159,500 $125,000 426
Canada · country-wide Mid CA$80,000 – CA$130,000 CA$105,750 76
United Kingdom · country-wide Mid £51,867 – £63,252 £52,183 14
United States · country-wide Senior $125,400 – $188,213 $155,000 275
Canada · country-wide Senior CA$82,400 – CA$139,950 CA$109,000 31
United Kingdom · country-wide Senior £61,167 – £112,579 £82,334 6hint
United States · country-wide Lead $192,518 – $267,600 $230,683 243
Canada · country-wide Lead CA$147,500 – CA$191,000 CA$167,500 17
Remote · United States Entry $68,000 – $115,000 $95,000 5hint
Remote · United States Mid $97,536 – $161,325 $136,350 36
Remote · United States Senior $126,965 – $203,425 $152,625 16
Remote · United States Lead $191,214 – $259,615 $229,000 20
Arlington Mid $85,000 – $118,850 $90,000 6hint
Atlanta Entry $95,000 – $175,000 $130,000 5hint
Atlanta Mid $83,250 – $137,500 $100,000 7hint
Atlanta Lead $185,000 – $300,000 $227,473 5hint
Baltimore Mid $142,525 – $170,800 $164,200 6hint
Boston Entry $106,813 – $180,625 $125,000 8hint
Boston Mid $119,375 – $146,850 $132,250 19
Boston Senior $107,500 – $200,000 $160,850 9hint
Boston Lead $162,438 – $228,588 $197,500 10
Charlotte Mid $106,938 – $137,288 $121,453 12
Chicago Entry $99,375 – $171,250 $132,500 18
Chicago Mid $91,250 – $172,500 $126,150 34
Chicago Senior $105,150 – $185,125 $142,500 18
Chicago Lead $145,000 – $223,150 $190,000 23
Columbus Mid $85,000 – $150,000 $141,000 5hint
Dallas Lead $160,000 – $237,500 $227,473 5hint
Denver Mid $114,600 – $135,328 $118,100 5hint
Denver Lead $215,000 – $256,300 $221,000 5hint
Houston Entry $120,000 – $184,375 $175,000 10
Houston Mid $128,600 – $138,500 $130,000 5hint
Los Angeles Entry $140,000 – $200,000 $175,000 17
Los Angeles Mid $110,000 – $157,500 $122,500 13
Los Angeles Senior $120,000 – $163,125 $140,250 8hint
Los Angeles Lead $197,500 – $263,250 $232,000 7hint
Mclean Mid $87,700 – $146,800 $125,000 8hint
Mclean Senior $151,275 – $174,575 $165,000 7hint
Minneapolis Mid $105,000 – $142,000 $110,000 9hint
Minneapolis Senior $150,000 – $209,928 $167,000 7hint
New York Entry $133,750 – $198,125 $167,500 86
New York Mid $115,000 – $171,250 $125,000 123
New York Senior $119,500 – $200,000 $161,550 62
New York Lead $196,250 – $275,000 $237,500 91
San Diego Mid $101,250 – $141,250 $105,000 7hint
San Francisco Entry $137,500 – $175,000 $156,250 14
San Francisco Mid $115,000 – $186,225 $135,500 35
San Francisco Senior $144,429 – $243,375 $199,350 14
San Francisco Lead $246,738 – $277,450 $250,000 19
San Jose Mid $103,856 – $167,956 $160,975 6hint
San Jose Senior $165,725 – $232,500 $181,600 7hint
Santa Clara Mid $120,915 – $175,000 $158,500 5hint
Seattle Mid $92,438 – $125,000 $105,000 8hint
Toronto Entry CA$80,000 – CA$131,250 CA$121,500 16
Toronto Mid CA$84,188 – CA$130,000 CA$106,500 59
Toronto Senior CA$89,100 – CA$136,550 CA$109,500 22
Toronto Lead CA$150,450 – CA$171,725 CA$167,500 14
Wilmington Mid $99,436 – $132,950 $104,900 6hint

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

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Open investment & corporate development roles · 1,422 with stated pay

this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $100,900–$225,000scale $60,000–$320,000

Investment Banking Associate, M&A Citi · San Francisco California United States New $175,000–$225,000 today Investment Banking & Capital Markets – Strategic Equity Transactions Group (SETG) Associate Db · New York New $175,000–$225,000 today Quantitative Portfolio Analyst, Portfolio Engineering Fidelity · Boston New $100,000–$200,000 today Associate, Equity Research - Cybersecurity & Data Key · New York New $80,000–$150,000 today Investment Banking Associate | Financial Services Lateral · Chicago New $175,000–$225,000 today Insurance Portfolio Manager Mmc · Boston New $155,000–$309,500 today Investment Banking M&A Associate – New York Ms · New York New $150,000–$225,000 today Mergers and Acquisition Tax, Senior Manager PwC · IL-Chicago New $124,000–$335,000 today Associate, Investment Banking - Power & Utilities TD · New York New $175,000–$225,000 today Vice-President, Middle Market Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) BMO · Toronto New CA$130,000–CA$150,000 1d ago Vice President, Investment Banking BMO (Privileged) · New York New $275,000 1d ago Munitions Acquisition Portfolio Analyst, Senior Bah · Arlington New $86,800–$198,000 1d ago Business Valuation Consulting Manager Baker Tilly · USA IL Chicago 800 W Fulton New $110,000–$155,000 1d ago Executive Assistant - Corporate/Investment Banking CIBC · New York New $95,000–$115,000 1d ago Executive Assistant to SVP/MD - Capital Markets CIBC · Toronto New CA$75,000–CA$85,000 1d ago Corporate Development Manager Cardinalhealth · OH-Dublin-Cardinal Place New $125,300–$178,900 1d ago Portfolio Manager Cengage · Ohio, USA New $77,100–$100,200 1d ago Corporate Development Deal Lead Checkr · San Francisco New $306,000–$360,000 1d ago M&A Associate (San Francisco or Palo Alto) DLA Piper · San Francisco New $225,000–$365,000 1d ago Investment Banking and Capital Markets-Executive Administrative Assistant Db · New York New $90,000 1d ago Managing Technical Consultant, Due Diligence (Mergers & Acquisitions) ERM · Denver New $100,900–$128,300 1d ago Senior Financial Engineer - Capital Markets Fanniemae · Washington New $109,000–$142,000 1d ago Business Banking - Portfolio Manager II Flagstar Bank, N.A · Work From Home United States New $66,622–$103,929 1d ago Associate, Capital Markets Harrison Street · Chicago New $150,000–$170,000 1d ago Loan Capital Markets Business Director Intesa Sanpaolo · Milan New From €100,000 1d ago Vice President, Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, Alpha Jonas (Perseus Careers1) · Toronto New CA$171,900–CA$210,100 1d ago Senior Manager - Traded Products Valuations Lloyds Banking Group · London New £107,304–£126,240 1d ago Strategic Sourcing Program Manager-M&A Medtronic · Minneapolis New $113,600–$170,400 1d ago Strategic Sourcing Program Manager-M&A Medtronic (Redeploymentmedtroniccareers) · Minneapolis New $113,600–$170,400 1d ago Insurance Investment Banking Managing Director Mmc · New York New $228,700–$381,300 1d ago Equity and Fixed Income Research, Investment Banking, and Capital Markets Compliance Coverage Vice President Ms · New York New $120,000–$205,000 1d ago UMA Portfolio Manager Ms · New York New $70,000–$115,000 1d ago Investment Banking Industrials Analyst - New York Ms · New York New $110,000–$125,000 1d ago PGIM Credit, Sr Associate, CMBS and Digital Infrastructure Research PGIM · Newark New $145,000–$155,000 1d ago Equity Research Associate – MedTech Pipersandler · New York New $80,000–$125,000 1d ago Investor Relations Manager (Remote) Procore · Austin New $129,600–$178,200 1d ago PGIM Credit, Sr Associate, CMBS and Digital Infrastructure Research Prudential Financial · Newark New $145,000–$155,000 1d ago Senior Analyst – Structured Finance, Chicago, Colorado, New York or Toronto S&P Global · New York New $92,000–$145,000 1d ago Associate, Capital Markets - Investment Banking Stout · New York New $165,000–$190,000 1d ago Business Portfolio Manager Sun Life · Toronto New CA$85,000–CA$128,000 1d ago Business Portfolio Manager Sun Life (Experienced) · Toronto New CA$85,000–CA$128,000 1d ago Corporate Development Associate TCGplayer (Apply) · San Jose New $114,800–$153,300 1d ago Senior Architect - Mergers and Acquisitions TransUnion · Chicago New $142,500–$237,500 1d ago CLU Portfolio Manager II or III Truist · Richmond VA - 1001 Semmes Ave - Truist Plaza Richmond New $100,000–$120,000 1d ago 2027 Truist Securities - Investment Banking - Summer Associate Program (MBA Internship) Truist · New York New $175,000 1d ago Senior Private Investment Valuation Analyst Wellington · Boston New $90,000–$180,000 1d ago Investment Associate, Supporting Lead Portfolio Manager BMO · Montreal New CA$42,000–CA$92,000 2d ago Infrastructure Integration Lead (M&A) Cadence · San Jose New $136,500–$253,500 2d ago Principal Analyst, Capital Markets & Risk- ALCO Strategy (Hybrid) Capital One · McLean New $131,300–$149,800 2d ago Triple Tree - Investment Banking Analyst Capital One · Bloomington New $110,000–$130,000 2d ago Banking, Investment Banking, Full Time Analyst, Paris, France 2027 Citi · Paris France New €90,000–€115,000 2d ago Banking, Investment Banking, Full Time Analyst, Madrid, Spain 2027 Citi · Madrid Spain New €90,000–€115,000 2d ago Investment Banking Senior Associate - Technology M&A Citi · San Francisco California United States New $175,000–$225,000 2d ago Senior Strategic Operations & Technology Portfolio Manager Corning · Corning New $168,422–$231,581 2d ago Equity Portfolio Manager - Institutional Investments Corporate · Bloomington New $178,000–$244,750 2d ago Investment Manager - US Infrastructure Debt DWS · New York New $195,000–$279,000 2d ago Investment Banking and Capital Markets – Equity Capital Markets Associate Db · New York New $150,000–$225,000 2d ago Structured Finance Investment Analyst (RMBS & CMBS) Db · New York New $133,000–$206,000 2d ago Investment Banking and Capital Markets-Media and Telecom (M&T) Analyst Db · New York New $110,000–$125,000 2d ago 5871 - Principal Valuation Surveyor - Salary - £54,783 - £59,911 - Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board Fa Euuc Saasfaprod1 · South Lanarkshire New £54,783–£59,911 2d ago

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