Business & Finance
Investment Banker
Investment bankers help companies raise money and execute deals. The pay is exceptional and so are the hours — a high-variance, high-intensity career.
Median salary
$175,000
Typical range
$110k – $500k
Job outlook
+7% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Investment Banker
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's (often from a target school); MBA common for advancement.
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Investment Banker Intern
Internship
$55,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Investment Banker
Entry / Junior
$110,000
~2 yrs to advance
Investment Banker
Established
$175,000
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Investment Banker
Senior
$337,500
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Build deal models
- •Prepare pitch materials
- •Execute transactions
Fields of study
Finance · Economics · Business
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.
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