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Investment Banker Career Market Report 2026

502 active jobs. 72 companies. Median salary $135K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

502
Active Job Openings
72
Companies Hiring
$135K
Median Salary (US)
75%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Investment Banker market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 75% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $135K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $80K to $250K.

Investment Banking is the most-demanded skill at 99%

AI/LLM demand rose +8.0pp — fastest-growing skill

Ms leads hiring with 39 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Senior (+$65K, +59%)

Salary increase: +$65K · Sample: Junior → Senior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Mid-Level25$6K$100K$225K
Junior8$110K$110K$175K
Senior8$130K$175K$225K

What jumps out

Junior → Senior: +$65K (59%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States67$175KUSD
United Kingdom15$6KUSD
India3$6KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.4%
Remote10.2%
Hybrid0.8%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Investment Banking
99%
Financial Analysis
42%
Excel
31%
Due Diligence
20%
Financial Reporting
15%
AI/LLM
14%
Risk Management
9%
Real Estate Appraisal
8%
Underwriting
6%
CFA
5%
Project Management
5%
Regulatory Compliance
5%

Skills on the Rise

AI/LLM ↑+8.0ppFinancial Analysis ↑+7.0ppRegulatory Compliance ↑+4.8ppFinancial Reporting ↑+4.8ppCommunity Outreach ↑+3.7pp

Declining in Demand

Attention to Detail ↓-15.7ppJournalism ↓-14.3ppActing ↓-9.0ppPublic Speaking ↓-5.9pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Ms397.8%
Moelis397.8%
Aptura295.8%
Agentis Capital Advisors214.2%
Db204.0%
Mufgub183.6%
Raymondjames183.6%
Citi153.0%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States236
United Kingdom49
Canada16
India13
Japan9
Remote7
Germany7
Hong Kong6

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree51.2%192
Bachelor's Degree16.8%63
Master's Degree10.9%41
MBA8.0%30

Certifications

MBA (14%)CFA (6%)CISA (1%)

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