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USD 404,800: Average Wall Street Salary In 2014

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"Average salaries, including bonuses, grew by 14% in 2014 to $404,800, according to a new report from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

After inflation, pay in 2014 was the third highest on record.
The average Wall Street salary was nearly six times that of the rest of New York City's private sector, where the average salary was $72,300 last year."

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