I am interviewing with PwC for Senior Associate – Value Capture in Operations. I have a PhD and 10 years of experience (7 in industry, 3 as a project lead in a strategy boutique firm), I as told the base is $140K (< my current base). That seems low given my background — is this standard? Also, what kind of sign-on bonus is reasonable to ask for at this level? Is it worth taking a lower base for the brand ? Would appreciate any insights from others ! thanks

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came from KPMG where senior associate in management consulting was like 90-120k years ago so I would say at that title, it's about right. at Accenture, I got 10k but others have been offered more. not sure about PwC but might as well ask. if you want more, try going for the next level at manager then the pay band goes up

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That is low. I would expect 2x as a starting point

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That team pays low

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Very low all around. Low comp, low staff class positioning. Minimum an M2 (manager 2) entry point. It’s a cohort and think there are 3 levels at M before SM. PwC also does geo adjusted compensation. Search for the PwC compensation spreadsheet that’s floating around on FB.

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it's a big gamble. sometimes they put you as ready for promotion but it's all market dependent without guarantee but i have seen those that joined and got promoted within the year given good market conditions

You should look into the PwC salary sheet floating around fishbowl and look at SA salaries- they are capped based on location and cohort. You can negotiate of course, but if youre in a top cohort for SA, then there’s not much to do, besides maybe trying for a higher sign on. Im unsure of the standard for those though.

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The base comp seems low.
I’m part of the Value Capture team; DM me

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You’re overqualified

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Its all up to you. But some of your senior associate peers will be 25 yr olds 3 years out of university. You may be reporting up to someone with 6 yrs of experience. I assume you can be professional about it?

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