Which banks paid the biggest bonuses in 2015?
America leads: Once again, American banks head the bonus charts with Goldman Sachs paying bonuses up to £50,000 above leading European banks
But don't just look at bonuses figures : While Goldman Sachs paid the largest bonuses, JP Morgan are the most generous when it comes to overall compensation (base salary + bonus)
Top bonuses usually come with top salaries : in most cases, banks that give the biggest bonuses are also the ones offering best salaries to their bankers.
Top banks by bonus
Bank | Average director bonus |
Goldman Sachs | £194,000 |
Morgan Stanley | £170,000 |
Bank of America Merrill Lynch | £166,000 |
JP Morgan | £162,000 |
Citigroup | £143,000 |
Credit Suisse | £135,000 |
Deutsche Bank | £121,000 |
Nomura | £119,000 |
HSBC | £116,000 |
UBS | £115,000 |
BNP Paribas | £113,000 |
Barclays | £103,000 |
UniCredit | £98,000 |
ING | £91,000 |
Societe Generale | £91,000 |
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