2023 Wall Street bonus average: $176,500, down slightly from 2022, with a $33.8B bonus pool and more employees.

Wall Street bonus average in 2023: $176,500, down slightly from 2022. The bonus pool of $33.8 billion remained largely unchanged from the previous year, but was spread across more employees. New York State's comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, cited a more cautious approach to compensation, as well as an increase in the number of employees in the securities industry, as factors contributing to the decline in the average bonus.

March 23, 2024
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