Wall Street Bonuses Are Set to Rise in 2025

The outlook for Wall Street bonuses is improving, with payouts now set to rise across most sectors of the finance industry as the market rebounds.

After a tepid start to the year, investment bankers, hedge-fund employees and asset-management professionals are now poised to see higher year-end incentive pay in 2025, according to the latest report Tuesday from compensation consultant Johnson Associates Inc. That marks a turnaround from expectations set earlier in the year, when payouts were projected to decline in the wake of muted business activity amid a US trade war and geopolitical tensions.