Wall Street pros to see their biggest bonus bump since 2021 — and just about every banker will enjoy the spoils

Wall Street's optimism going into 2025 looks like it was right on the money. Most everyone's year-end bonuses, which will be doled out early next year, are going up. That's according to projections published Wednesday from compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates. The findings show strong revenue growth, improved business performance, and a third consecutive year of a rising stock market, which should lift total pay across almost all finance jobs for a second year in a row. "2025 will be a very go ...