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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Female here. I work as an equity portfolio manager, which means that I have funds that I manage and am ultimately responsible for. My base salary is $200k and my bonus can vary from 0 - a little over 7 figures? I only cracked the 1 mil mark once, a few years ago. Typically, over the past ten years, my bonus has been in the 450-750k range. Last year I made around 800k all in.

I do like the work. I've never worked on Wall Street, so maybe that's why ;) I've never had to work the crazy hours you hear about. There is no male "locker room" culture at my firm. The men are respectful to the women and, to their credit, they do work hard to retain female employees at every level. I live in a small city (not DC) and work around 50-55 hours a week. My commute is nothing to complain about. It's basically a career that I fell into by accident. Never set out to make this kind of money. Never knew it was possible. And no, I don't feel "poor" making 800k but I also don't live in Manhattan nor do I have children.[/quote]

PSA folks, it is not easy to become a portfolio manager- in fact, this is probably one of the most coveted titles in the immensely broad umbrella that is "finance" - hence this poster's salary and exorbitant bonuses.[/quote]

being a PM and running money is one of the best jobs in finance - agreed. It's also super stressful even if the hours aren't 'bad' because you are always worried about your alpha. [/quote]

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