Bain Capital private equity salary and jobs
Two associate roles posted: an insurance private equity seat in Boston with no pay stated, and Special Situations at a posted $150,000.
Junior investing roles at Bain Capital
Bain Capital is a private investment firm established in 1984, with businesses in Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit & Capital Markets and Real Assets. Both associate roles it had posted on November 11, 2026 ask for two to three years of experience at an investment bank or another investment firm, and the Special Situations role also accepts management consulting. It also runs Investors of Tomorrow, a half-day program for undergraduate sophomores, which is not a job.
Bain Capital’s board listed 33 postings on November 11, 2026, mostly finance and technology roles in Boston.
Bain Capital private equity salary
Private equity: not posted. The one buyout-side role, Associate, Insurance Private Equity in Boston (posted November 5, 2026), states no pay. Special Situations: “COMPENSATION INFORMATION: Expected Annual Base Salary $150,000” on Associate - Special Situations in Boston and New York, asking for 2 years of experience, read from Bain Capital’s own board on November 11, 2026 (posted September 24, 2026). Special Situations is a credit and equity capital solutions business, so this is neither a buyout associate figure nor a direct lending one.
What Bain Capital posts, by track and level
One row per track. A figure appears only where a live posting states it for a junior investing role, with the role and the experience asked for.
| Track | Titles on its postings or site | Undergraduate analyst | Pre-MBA associate | MBA intern | Role posted now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buyout | Associate | Not posted | Not posted | Not posted | Yes |
| Private credit | Associate | Not posted | Not posted | Not posted | No |
| Special Situations (outside the three tracks) | Associate | Not posted | $150k (Associate, 2 years) | Not posted | Yes |
Base salary only, as quoted on the firm’s own postings on November 11, 2026. “Not posted” means no live posting states a figure for that level, not that the firm does not hire there. No firm posts bonus or carried interest.
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Why Bain Capital ranks #6
Sixth place follows a review of this ranking by someone with industry knowledge. It is a judgement, not a measurement. Bain Capital’s own postings disagree on its size: the Special Situations associate posting says “approximately $225 billion in assets under management”, while another live posting and its careers page say approximately $185 billion.
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