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What private equity investors make, an estimate
Mid-career
$300,000
First-year associate
$175,000
Partner, before carry
$800,000
No public survey covers Canadian private equity pay, so this is an estimate: Bay Street banking pay at the same level as a floor, and US firm pay as a ceiling. Job Bank's broad category for financial and investment analysts has a median of $43.27 an hour, about $90,000 a year, and leaves out most bonuses.