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PNC Financial Services Group

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It's not so bad, just don't stay long - Portfolio Analyst and Strategy Specialist PNC Financial Services Group Employee Review

3.0
Dec 21, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Vacation time and benefits are decent. Work life balance is good (If you find the right group).

Cons

PNC re-vamped their compensation bands a few years back which made a complete mess of things. Most of the time your 1% annual raise is keeping you at the minimum of your pay range despite how long you've been in the role and your skill level. You're rarely being compensated for your performance so there is little incentive to exceed expectations. There is little room for advancement after a certain point, they've started cutting down on the higher individual contributor paygrades leaving really only a handful of "levels". So if you change jobs and you're moving to a job that's in the same level, it's very difficult to get any additional comp (sometimes). I would recommend negotiating a higher salary when coming into the bank and only staying for a few years. They have a lot more flexibility negotiating salaries for external candidates. Managers can be hit or miss here, I've hand great ones and awful ones. So it all depends on the group you get in to.

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5.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent pay and benefits. Great people.

Cons

Workload is pretty heavy and training is lax.

2.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Compared with similarly sized institutions, PNC offers decent work-life balance. But it all depends on who your manager is. People are generally very helpful and always willing to answer questions. For the most part, I enjoyed my time there.

Cons

Compensation is frequently ranked among the bottom percentile in the industry, and this was no exception for myself. They do not take into account the cost of living of a certain area when you are in their analyst program. For example, someone in Nashville would have to the same compensation as someone with the same position in San Francisco. During my time there, it definitely felt very “laissez faire”. Communication among deal team members was also a bit unpolished, with juniors frequently having to play catch up. The bureaucracy and level of siloing between lines of business is awful. It slows down deal execution and overall efficiency.

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