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I have been approached by a recruiter to join EY as a Consulting Manager. Should I be worried about the possible split?
I'm now in industry but a bit bored, would you consider go back to consulting for a 15% base salary increase?

Did you know firms can sue you if you charge less hours equal to revenue less than your salary

Which functions within banking/finance have the most lucrative comp?

Hedge Fund>PE>VC>IB? Or something else?

When PTO is paid out during a exit from a company, do they take pre-tax deductions for insurance and dental etc? It has already taken from that months salary. Why is it being taken twice?

When friends, recruiters, others ask what your compensation is what do you tell them: base salary or total compensation including bonus, RSUs, etc? Do you tell friends and recruiters different numbers?

Any recruiters on here? Have 2 questions regarding job offer negotiations and retention salary increase. 1a. When you offer a candidate a salary, do you usually start low or average side? 1b. How much room can be negotiated? 2. When someone has a job offer elsewhere, how do make a retention offer/match the outside offer?

Fishies. How do you inform the recruiter and hiring manager that you are no longer aligned with salary expectations ? We’ve been going back and forward and after taking some time off and thinking about it, I am not interested in the salary they are offering. Most importantly that I do not want to burn any bridges especially the director of that department is my friend sister. The position is in industry and not consulting. TIA

Does anyone have the Accenture salary survey? I left to another company and I don’t have access to that bowl anymore to find it. Thanks!

Anyone know what the salary expectation (MCOL) is for C&O Sr. Associate at KPMG ?

Anyone feel the need to alert the greater world about a terribly toxic workplace? I’ll go first - all fish here should avoid working for Marsh Advisory (specifically strategic risk and emerging risk consulting). Culture is awful, management is hypocritical abusive bullies, project delivery is always fumbled and the responsibility falls onto junior staff, no growth potential, and bad comp. You’d be better off working in a real consulting firm.

Has anyone here made a big career change that required a reset? Think strategy consultant > backend SWE? How did you deal with the reset in salary? Was it hard to make the switch? Are you happier now?

Older folks who are motivated to keep climbing the ladder- what drives you? For reference, a 45 year old ex consultant in industry. Doing decently well on level and happy with compensation. Want to maximize time with kids and wife and learn new languages, play golf etc. if noting, just sit in the backyard with a drink and relax. More so than the increase in money or level. Feel I could have pushed myself more but do what is needed but definitely not what it used to be 10 years ago.

What’s the first year total comp of partner at MBB and average years of experience if homegrown?

PwC finance transformation, or Deloitte Operating Model Design? Same compensation, entry level, ultimate goal would be to land in strategy consulting

What is the base salary and TC of senior consultants at Oliver Wyman?

I’ve seen a couple threads on bonus structures in consulting. I’ve been at ICF for 1 performance cycle and didn’t see a bonus. Maybe bc i was too low in the org structure. Anyone at ICF that can speak to who gets a bonus, when, and how the % is decided on? Is this something you negotiate when hired?

Really curious: Does anyone know what’s the history behind the huge gap between Big 4 jobs in the US and in Europe? While it seems it’s a prestigious job with good pay in the US, over here in Europe their bar for hiring is rather low and the pay is really uncompetitive (not speaking of the strategy arms like EYP or Strategy&)
Edit: I am not comparing US salary to Europe but comparing the two jobs within the county/continent with other alternatives of the candidates + the reputation

Mid manager moves to Big 4 from non-Big 4 consulting.
Reason: More expensive in niche IT segment
Goal: Increase compensation/benefits
Fear: long hours

Do mid-managers move to Big 4s ? Any personal experiences you can share
Yes, I do have a family already.

Is anyone aware of any (competitive/leading) consulting firms offering fully remote work, including from international locations? Bonus for focus on digital/innovation/experience strategy/product.

I left Deloitte US 3 years ago (after 5 years) to move abroad and join a member firm, then left there a year ago (after 2 years) and joined industry. I reached back out to Deloitte US to boomerang back. I left as an SC, joined the member firm as M, and am hoping to come back as final-year M up for promo. I work in Human Capital GPS.

What I can expect in terms of pay/sign-on bonus/vacation time?

What's the average comp for manager at Guidehouse?

Normal full time MBB MBA offers have a 30K sign on bonus. Do you get a higher sign on if you interned and then accepted a return offer?

A lot of the EH McKinsey consultants just got as much as a $40k surprise reduction in expected compensation.

It's unsure if this was a mistake or an intentional decision, but if you're a T2/BB recruiter looking for experienced consultants to poach, now would be an excellent time.

How do you come to terms with the reduced income trajectory that will happen when you exit to industry? I know it's possible to leave for industry with quite a big jump in salary, but after that salary growth seems downright stagnant. How do you turn your back on the possibility of making a million a year's a partner? I know not everyone would actually make it to partner, but still.

Is a 30% raise in total comp worth it if it’s a reduction in title?

Folks, s.o. is new to Syneos consulting. Any idea when does the company give out annual bonuses and update on annual base comp adjustment (owing to inflation)

What should be my salary expectation for my promotion to senior consultant with being 3.5 years at deloitte? My current salary is 126K.

Is it normal for a Salesforce PM over 6 YOE to get 170k salary?

I have never worked somewhere that offered an official bonus. What should I request for a bonus?

Thoughts on Elixirr? (Salary, bonus, culture)

What is the average annual bonus for a senior consultant in IT Audit / Risk for a meets expectation rating?

Hello - need advice: how do you negotiate a retention bonus? As a % of your annual gross? Your opportunity cost (another job, promotion)?

Would you take on a job if it’s half your current salary for the experience? I work in R&D but I haven’t been on the ground floor of clinical for years. It’s just that these roles pay less than $100k. Would it be worth it for a year?

Graduating w/ an ivy MPA next May, Army vet, TS/SCI, B4 internship, 3 letter agency internship, know excel, access, Stata, SQL…looking to get into defense/national security consulting. What should I expect for comp?

For now, looking at BAH, B4, AFS, Guidehouse, etc. Any other I should consider? Also, please DM if you are willing to refer. TIA.

What’s the salary level for SM at b4 in Canada?

I'm currently 6 months into my 1 year mat leave, during performance reviews (that happened in October), I found out that I won't be entitled for my salary raise until I get back from mat leave. My performance review was pretty good and I did get a bonus, but just wondering if this salary raise freeze is something standard or common.

Any Capco Consultants (CO level) on the RISC side want to share salary and YOE? Looking at transitioning from my current role and wanted to see what the potential pay may be. Currently in another state but looking for roles in Florida.

Any recommendations to join Wipro or not please ? And any idea what’s C1 band salary ?