Which of the big 4 has the best compensation? What I have heard is Deloitte has lowest base but highest bonus, EY has the highest base but lowest bonus, PwC is 2nd in base and bonus.

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EY OP - that’s why GT1 said “if you want to stay in public”. Agree that Big 4 looks better on your resume if you want to go to industry.

And mid-tier is not regional.. RSM, GT and BDO are as international as Big 4... I left Big 4 because I wanted to do more business development and start selling work as a Manager. In Big 4, up to SM, you’re pretty much behind your desk and doing your work - they dont encourage people to spend $$$ and time doing BD (i already spent $5k doing BD alone the past 7 months in RSM). I’m doing a lot more BD than even my senior managers at Deloitte - who don’t even know how to sell or find opportunities!

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Plus EY OP, after leaving PwC, and spending 4 years at GT, I am leaving to join RSM soon. Throughout my search to leave, I have also received offers from reputable industry companies in my area, one being Koch Industries, not to mention I'm still receiving call backs for interviews. I chose to stay in public, so that's why I'm going to RSM in a more specialized area, which would be even more money (35% increase).

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Kpmg if it makes you feel any better, Deloitte a1 in New York were starting at $56 back in 2011 and we’re making about $60 as a2.

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Kpmg def had the highest base pay this year for first year associates 😉

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@KPMG3 I call bullshit

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@deloitte4 sounds like you can make a better offer. We might need to talk

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Cashing out on these ECIBs is nice. $12k each May for the next 3 years plus annual 8-10% bonus each Oct

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EY has the lowest base for sure, from someone who has interviewed at all 4 in weeks span

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Didn't you hear KPMG 4? 😂

Unless you already picked them and are just now getting them.

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I 2nd RSM1. Once you get the Big 4 name, just move to mid-tier of you want to stay in PA.

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Gt1. I would say having big 4 as the most recent job instead of mid to be more beneficial once you leave public. If I was a hiring manager, I would wonder if you had performance issues at big 4 and that’s why you left for a regional.

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And I say that because the 3-4 big four people I know that left for regional all were either getting held back, fired or being put on pip.

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Grant Thronton 1 - welcome to the family (in a few weeks)!

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@PwC 1 - Perhaps but it’s 5x harder to make partner at Big 4.... too many SMs or directors stay there forever without going anywhere. my partner at RSM makes $600-800k per year. I’d be happy with that.

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@PwC2 - I was in Seattle... but I was considering jobs all over the country, since I wanted to get out of there. I’m now in Southern California

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DT1 that is your sign that you are going nowhere, time for you to get out of the way so that us up and comers can have some opportunities.

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I'm an Assurance Senior 2 in TX and I make $69K

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Not sure about kpmg. Any truth to this?

4/4 bonus is for sure. base at least in my service line is higher than Pwc and Deloitte from what I have heard.

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If you are EY National practice, and I'm saying that I am, just answering for a friend, and have been 4, 5 and occasionally 3 rated -- and never once received a bonus. Not once.

I did estimate the last one, it was a promo year. I assigned 5% to the promo, the remainder above.

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