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Morgan Stanley Salaries
1,699total salary submissions
Avg. Hours Worked(97%)
The average hours worked chart shows the distribution of average hours worked per week generatedbased on the Compensation data at this company.
The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the adjusted average of thesescores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of eachworkload given.
The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses anadjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interviewinsights). Simply put, as a company gets more data points, the confidence of a "true measure"increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entiredataset.
62.5
Relative Compensation(97%)
The Relative Compensation is a score from 1 star (very bad) to 5 stars (excellent) generatedbased on the Company Reviews of current and former employees at this company based on relativepay.
The number you see in the middle of the donut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. Ifyou hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each scoregiven.
The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses anadjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews).Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it ispulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.
3.5
Average Morgan Stanley Salary
3.7
Total Median Pay
$120,000
Median Base Pay
$80,000
Median Bonus Pay
$40,000
How much does Morgan Stanley pay?
Base range:
$36,000 - $150,000
For this salary and bonus range, Low is the 10th Percentileand High is the 90th Percentile. These ranges are from employerspecific salaries submitted by WSO members.
Bonus range:
$5,000 - $100,000
Morgan Stanley pays an average salary of $80,000 per year.This base compensation is the equivalent of $40 per hour assuming a 40 hour work week (2,000 hours per year).The actual average hours worked per week at Morgan Stanley based on our data is actually 62 hours, which would bring down the true effective hourly rate to $27 on average.If you include the average bonus of $40,000, then the total average pay at Morgan Stanley would be $120,000 per year or $40 per hour at the 62 hour work week.
There's a wide range between what the company pays the top 20 percent and the bottom 20 percent of earners. This is largely dependent on seniority and location. Morgan Stanley pays the highest-paid employees over $180,000 a year, while the lowest-paid employees are paid less than $74,500.Morgan Stanley employees in different groups or divisions tend to have different salaries as well.For example, employees in the Natural Resources sector earn an average yearly salary of $225,000.While employees in the Operations sector earn an average yearly salary of $60,000.Additionally, geographic location can impact the compensation for employees at Morgan Stanley as well. Based on the WSO data, Morgan Stanley employees in Hong Kong and Chicago get paid the most.
Morgan Stanley Salaries
Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year2024
Job Title1st Year Associate
Group/DivisionCorporate Finance
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Analyst
Year2023
Job Title2nd Year Analyst
Group/DivisionInvestment Banking
Locationnew york
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Intern
Year2023
Job TitleIntern
Group/DivisionWealth Management
LocationMiami
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year2023
Job Title1st Year Analyst
Group/DivisionGeneralist
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year2022
Job Title1st Year Analyst
Group/DivisionInvestment Banking
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Intern
Year2023
Job TitleIntern
Group/DivisionInvestment Banking
LocationSan Francisco
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year2024
Job Title1st Year Analyst
Group/DivisionFinancial Services
LocationPurchase
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year2024
Job Title1st Year Analyst
Group/DivisionFinancial Services
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Analyst
Year2023
Job Title2nd Year Analyst
Group/DivisionSales and Trading
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year2018
Job Title1st Year Associate
Group/DivisionWealth Management
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Position
# of Submissions
Avg Total Annual Comp
$ in USD
Total Pay Range
The blue bars below represent the minimum and maximum base salaryfor each position.
If salary is over $300k, we still show the max # but cap the lengthof the blue bar not to throw off the scale for the other positions.
The dark blue line within each bar represents the average salaryfor that position. The green line within each bar represents themedian salary for that position. You can get the exact average andmedian by hovering over any bar
For interns and other positions that are paid hourly, weekly ormonthly, we have annualized their base salary for easy comparisonbased on a 40 hour work week and 50 weeks worked per year.
Partner
2 Salaries
$1,250,000
800k
1,700k
Managing Director
1 Salaries
$500,000
500k
Broker
4 Salaries
$264,250
114k
662k
Director
10 Salaries
$463,111
97k
826k
NA
6 Salaries
$218,166
31k
910k
Vice President
70 Salaries
$271,420
111k
475k
Manager
5 Salaries
$184,466
89k
520k
Quant
3 Salaries
$163,332
130k
190k
Trader
5 Salaries
$221,250
100k
425k
Associate
305 Salaries
$195,530
79k
305k
Summer Associate Intern
62 Salaries
$123,765
56k
240k
Consultant
9 Salaries
$87,888
34k
190k
Analyst
572 Salaries
$125,409
57k
185k
Portfolio Manager
3 Salaries
$96,500
77k
125k
Other
11 Salaries
$95,100
54k
200k
Developer
1 Salaries
$80,000
80k
Business School
1 Salaries
$100,000
100k
Credit Analyst
1 Salaries
$82,500
82k
Intern
528 Salaries
$88,727
21k
115k
Financial Advisor
24 Salaries
$71,554
40k
95k
Assistant
3 Salaries
$61,666
35k
85k
Recruiter
1 Salaries
$30,000
30k
Highest Paying Jobs at Morgan Stanley
Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year2022
Job Title1st Year Associate
Group/DivisionMergers and Acquisitions
LocationLos Angeles
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year2019
Job Title1st Year Associate
Group/DivisionGeneralist
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Executive Director
Year2020
Job TitleExecutive Director
Group/DivisionFICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Executive Director
Year2018
Job TitleExecutive Director
Group/DivisionSales and Trading
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Executive Director
Year2019
Job TitleExecutive Director
Group/DivisionMergers and Acquisitions
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Executive Director
Year2019
Job TitleExecutive Director
Group/DivisionMergers and Acquisitions
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Vice President
Year2020
Job TitleVice President
Group/DivisionInvestments
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Year2016
Job Title
Group/DivisionEquities
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Vice President
Year2020
Job TitleVice President
Group/DivisionGeneralist
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Vice President
Year2021
Job TitleVice President
Group/DivisionInvestment Banking
LocationNew york
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Average Pay by City for Morgan Stanley
Below we use 1,699 salary submissions to order the is the total average compensation by city for Morgan Stanley. Cost of living across the world varies a lot, so this data gives you a sense if there are significant adjustments for higher cost of living. Looking at the WSO data, the city with the highest average salary is Hong Kong, where employees earn an average salary of $180,000.
Salaries by Location at Morgan Stanley
Rank
City
Total pay Range
Range of $/hr
Hong Kong
Rank1
CityHong Kong
Total pay Range$85,000 - $195,000
Range of $/hr$43/hr - $98/hr
Chicago
Rank2
CityChicago
Total pay Range$70,000 - $185,000
Range of $/hr$35/hr - $93/hr
New York
Rank3
CityNew York
Total pay Range$75,000 - $160,000
Range of $/hr$38/hr - $80/hr
Menlo Park
Rank4
CityMenlo Park
Total pay Range$110,000 - $150,000
Range of $/hr$55/hr - $75/hr
London
Rank5
CityLondon
Total pay Range$95,000 - $150,000
Range of $/hr$48/hr - $75/hr
San Francisco
Rank6
CitySan Francisco
Total pay Range$84,500 - $147,500
Range of $/hr$42/hr - $74/hr
Houston
Rank7
CityHouston
Total pay Range$84,000 - $135,000
Range of $/hr$42/hr - $68/hr
Philadelphia
Rank8
CityPhiladelphia
Total pay Range$65,000 - $104,000
Range of $/hr$33/hr - $52/hr
Baltimore
Rank9
CityBaltimore
Total pay Range$44,850 - $65,000
Range of $/hr$22/hr - $33/hr
Morgan Stanley Salaries by Department
Salaries at Morgan Stanley depend on the group, division, department or function. Employees who work in the Natural Resources group tend to get paid the most at at Morgan Stanley, earning an average yearly salary of $225,000. Employees in the Quantitative Research receive relatively high salaries as well, where wages average $190,000 per year. A division that does not pay as well at Morgan Stanley includes the Operations group, with employees earning $60,000 on average.
Rank
Department
Average Pay
Average Hourly Pay
Natural Resources
Rank1
DepartmentNatural Resources
Average Pay$225,000
Average Hourly Pay$113/hr
Quantitative Research
Rank2
DepartmentQuantitative Research
Average Pay$190,000
Average Hourly Pay$95/hr
Debt Capital Markets
Rank3
DepartmentDebt Capital Markets
Average Pay$175,000
Average Hourly Pay$88/hr
Public Finance
Rank4
DepartmentPublic Finance
Average Pay$170,000
Average Hourly Pay$85/hr
Equity Research
Rank5
DepartmentEquity Research
Average Pay$158,000
Average Hourly Pay$79/hr
Structured Products
Rank6
DepartmentStructured Products
Average Pay$150,000
Average Hourly Pay$75/hr
Prime Brokerage
Rank7
DepartmentPrime Brokerage
Average Pay$147,500
Average Hourly Pay$74/hr
Ficc Fixed Income Currency And Commodities
Rank8
DepartmentFicc Fixed Income Currency And Commodities
Average Pay$147,500
Average Hourly Pay$74/hr
Private Equity
Rank9
DepartmentPrivate Equity
Average Pay$145,000
Average Hourly Pay$73/hr
Leveraged Finance
Rank10
DepartmentLeveraged Finance
Average Pay$145,000
Average Hourly Pay$73/hr
Recently Added Morgan Stanley Salaries
Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year2024
Job Title1st Year Associate
Group/DivisionCorporate Finance
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Analyst
Year2023
Job Title2nd Year Analyst
Group/DivisionInvestment Banking
Locationnew york
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Intern
Year2023
Job TitleIntern
Group/DivisionWealth Management
LocationMiami
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year2023
Job Title1st Year Analyst
Group/DivisionGeneralist
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year2022
Job Title1st Year Analyst
Group/DivisionInvestment Banking
LocationNew York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
