Bankers at Goldman Sachs came closest to a 100-hour workweek, while their Swiss colleagues clocked fewer hours last year.

At Credit Suisse, the average workweek declined to 74.5 hours in 2021 from 76.1 last year, while UBS's workweek clocked in at 72.3 hours last year.

By contrast, the average workweek at Goldman Sachs rose to 87.5 hours from 74.4 in 2020, according to data gathered by Wall Street Oasis, first reported by «efinancialcareers».

The average workweek of the 32 institutions in the report was 72 hours.

Work Life Balance

Those looking for more work-life balance might consider positions in sales and trading with a 55 hour work week or in compliance at 48 hours, efinancialcareer's Compensation Survey for 2021 (login required) suggests.

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(Sources: efinanciacareers.com, Wall Street Oasis)