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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff

Goldman Sachs pay falls by a third and profits slump as investment boom ends

David Solomon, Goldman Sachs CEO
David Solomon, Goldman Sachs’ chief, says his bank had a turbulent quarter dominated by the war in Ukraine. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters

Goldman Sachs bankers saw their pay and benefits fall by nearly a third in the first quarter, as the end of the investment banking boom contributed to a near halving of profits.

The Wall Street lender said it had put aside nearly $4.1bn (£3bn) to cover the costs of compensating staff over the first three months of the year – an average of $91,116 each for its approximately 43,900 global employees.

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