Comparing same roles, does Big4 Accounting Advisory pay more, same, or less than Boutique Accounting Advisory firms (on average)? Any anecdotal experiences would be greatly appreciated.

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In my highly anecdotal experience, most boutiques pay on par or less than the B4 - the one I ended up jumping to paid much more (which is why I made the move)

In my experience boutiques and big 4 are all on the same level, with PwC accounting advisory a tier above on its own, A&M a tier above PwC on its own

Yes. Big4 pays significantly less than boutique firms

Disagreed, what boutiques we talking here

Boutiques typically pay more, just have way less advancement opportunities

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