Rothschild analysts have been paid, and it's looking good for analysts everywhere

Analyst bonus season is very fast approaching. Rothschild has initiated the excitement, and it appears to be paying handsomely.

Based on figures we have elicited in the past, the average third year bonus for an M&A analyst at a first tier house in 2009 was anything from 30-60k.

According to our sources, Rothschild's third year analysts have just been paid anything from 50-65k.

Even better, Rothschild also appears to have increased its salaries. To mark their ascension from analyst to associate, analysts have allegedly had their base pay ramped up from 50k to 70k. In days of yore (2009), recruiters claim they would have had it increased to 62k.

"People at Rothschild seem to be very happy," muses one recruiter.