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Big 4 — highest to lowest paying fields within?

The Big 4 companies generally offer these services:
Audit & Assurance
Consulting
Financial advisory / Transactional Services — (e.g. deals)
Tax
Risk Advisory
Technology e.g. Technology Analysts

As careers, how would you rank each in terms of highest to lowest pay?
also which has the greatest scope for career progression and why?
if youre using that to decide which one to apply for, youre making a mistake.

for example, TAS pays more than audit, but upon qualifying, an auditor can get a job that pays better in industry. the same can be said for all of them.
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Original post by Gent2324
if youre using that to decide which one to apply for, youre making a mistake.

for example, TAS pays more than audit, but upon qualifying, an auditor can get a job that pays better in industry. the same can be said for all of them.

Whats TAS? Yes thats fine in that case you rank auditor above TAS. Im not talking about just starting salary
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Whats TAS? Yes thats fine in that case you rank auditor above TAS. Im not talking about just starting salary


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Original post by Gent2324
if youre using that to decide which one to apply for, youre making a mistake.

for example, TAS pays more than audit, but upon qualifying, an auditor can get a job that pays better in industry. the same can be said for all of them.


Original post by kprime2
Whats TAS? Yes thats fine in that case you rank auditor above TAS. Im not talking about just starting salary

Would point out that TAS has higher paying exits than audit in general.
Original post by kprime2
The Big 4 companies generally offer these services:
Audit & Assurance
Consulting
Financial advisory / Transactional Services — (e.g. deals)
Tax
Risk Advisory
Technology e.g. Technology Analysts

As careers, how would you rank each in terms of highest to lowest pay?

Taking into account on an average career basis would probably go:

Lead advisory corporate finance (part of financial advisory)
Consulting (strategy)
International and indirect tax
Other consulting and financial advisory
Audit/transaction services
Technology
Other tax
Risk advisory

On the whole it's all much of a muchness overall and no significant distinction - in advisory you'll certainly earn more in your early career though which can benefit quality of living later on.

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