Investment Banking Associate Salary in Washington, DC

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Investment Banking Associate in Washington, DC is $42,261. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $38,539 to $47,184, with most professionals earning between $35,150 and $51,666.

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Assists with the development and documentation of achievable and sustainable action plans to remediate identified control weaknesses.

October 21, 2022

Demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis with a solid understanding of financial statements, financial modeling and company or industry analysis.

November 08, 2022

Understanding of banking operations and the financial services regulatory and risk management environment.

January 27, 2023

Develop models, consisting of financial statements and data, as well as required key outputs, using discounted cash flow, merger, accretion/dilution, leveraged buyout, comparable company, comparable transaction and sum-of-the-parts analyses.

February 02, 2023

Prepares reports and provides insight to business on control / risk management including Error / Near Miss analyses.

February 07, 2023

Lead due diligence activities, including the collection and organization of data required in order to facilitate transaction execution.

February 25, 2023

Performs ongoing supervision of established business controls and applies maturing knowledge to perform root cause analyses, testing coordination and seeks guidance from team members to evaluate the effectiveness of established business controls.

February 26, 2023

Manage and mentor analysts by providing detailed guidance and feedback, managing information flow, and providing credit and exposure information to analyst, as appropriate.

March 23, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Investment Banking Associate in Washington, DC

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What is the average salary for Investment Banking Associate in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Investment Banking Associate in Washington, DC. The base salary for Investment Banking Associate ranges from $38,539 to $47,184 with the average base salary of $42,261. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $39,153 to $48,065 with the average total cash compensation of $42,979.

View Average Salary for Investment Banking Associate as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$42,261	$38,539 - $47,184
Bonus	$718	$614 - $881
Total Pay	$42,979	$39,153 - $48,065

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Investment Banking Associate Salary Near Washington, DC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Arlington, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,539 - $47,184	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Alexandria, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,539 - $47,184	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Annandale, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,539 - $47,184	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Bowie, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,459 - $47,086	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bethesda, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,539 - $47,184	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Silver Spring, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,539 - $47,184	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%

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About Washington, District of Columbia

Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area of 68.34 square miles (177.0 km2), of which 61.05 square miles (158.1 km2) is land and 7.29 square miles (18.9 km2) (10.67%) is water. The District is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland to the northwest; Prince George's County, Maryland to the east; Arlington County, Virginia to the south; and Alexandria, Virginia to the west. The south bank of the Potomac River forms the District's border with Virginia and has two major tributaries: the An...

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