Thinking about leaving audit as a staff 2. Make around 52k now and received an offer at a large bank for 62.5k. Is this a good opportunity or is it not enough to leave PA. HELP!

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Based on this info, no. But there’s a lot more to leaving a job than the #.

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Going back to school for an MBA and having more stable hours is also a big reason why I’m considering an out. I also really do not like audit work. Thanks for the input!

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I accepted the position and I did think of that but getting the bonus wasn’t worth me losing this specific opportunity

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Left as audit 2, made 64 at EY and now make lil more then 100 at a bank /finance position so no def not

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What percentage increase would you expect

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I think for your salary that is a good % increase. However, why don't you wait a few months until you promote to senior where you will get probably a 15% raise or so. then you will be near 60k, so you can request another 10-15% on top of that. However, as mentioned above, the money isn't everything. But I would not jump for that if salary is the only thing on your mind

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I think the broader point is that in 1 year you'll be in the 60s anyway, as an upper senior you'll be in the 80s and as a new manager 100s - all without doing really anything as the probation cycle is pretty automatic. In industry, unless you aggressively self-manage your career, there's no way you'll get the same raises and progression in the same time period.

So no, a small bump that you're going to get anyway to move into industry isn't worth it.

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I’m not sure if that’s the case in my locality with the salaries. Anyway, I agree I just have to weigh if I’m happy here (which I thoroughly dislike busy season) or not. Appreciate the input!

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