Modeled career paths · Investment banking

Where does a Investment Banking Associate go next?

What employers are asking a Investment Banking Associate for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path

Vice President, Investment Banking+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

64% of modeled moves out of Investment Banking Associate go here

leadership branch96% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director, Investment Banking+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

21% of modeled moves out of Investment Banking Associate go here

leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of Finance+13% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Vice President, Investment Banking. 5% joint modeled share

leadership branch93% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Managing Director, Investment Banking+146% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Vice President, Investment Banking. 14% joint modeled share

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Career pivot

Private Equity Associate+12% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of Investment Banking Associate go here

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Asset Manager, Real Estate-35% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of Investment Banking Associate go here

pivot60% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.