Analyst Salary Jumps Spur Job Hopping

NEWPORT BEACH, CA—Significant jumps in base salary for each year of experience are leading top-performer real estate financial analysts to move from company to company in order to get ahead, according to a recent survey by RETS Associates. The recruiting firm find in its third-annual survey of real estate financial analysts that a clear progression in base salary for each year of professional experience is driving top financial analysts to job hop.

RETS polled more than 230 financial analysts with entry-level to senior-management experience from across the nation on their role, career advancement, qualifications for their position and more. Results showed an approximate $7,000-per-year increase during the first five to seven years in the field. This progression trend has led top-performing or opportunistic financial analysts to more frequently transition jobs, sometimes in as little as six months after accepting a position. Survey data indicated that 70% of respondents have actively pursued a new position (internally or externally) within the past year and have been on two or more interviews.