Unsurprisingly, front office staff were generally happier with their last bonus payouts, followed by middle and then back office.

Here are the results:

OVERALL

46.6% said they were 'unsatisfied'

14.6% felt 'neutral'

18.1% said that they were 'satisfied'

13.8% said they were 'very satisfied'

6.9% said that their bonus payout 'exceeded expectations'

FRONT OFFICE

44.4% - unsatisfactory

11.9% - neutral

20.9% - satisfied

14.4% - very satisfied

8.4% - exceeded expectations

MIDDLE OFFICE

48.7% - unsatisfactory

14.5% - neutral

16.4% - satisfied

14.3% - very satisfied

6.1% - exceeded expectations

BACK OFFICE

47.9% - unsatisfactory

17.9% - neutral

15.8% satisfied

12.8% - very satisfied

5.6% - exceeded expectations

We can also reveal that financial markets employees who work in the Americas were more satisfied with their bonuses than their counterparts in Europe, Middle East & Africa or Asia-Pac.

41.9% of respondents for the Americas region said that they were satisfied or even happier about last year's bonus, compared to 40.1% in Europe, Middle East & Africa and just 36.2% in the Asia-Pac region.

Here are the full results of our geographical analysis:

Americas Region 

Unsatisfied - 42.1%

Neutral - 16.0%

Satisfied - 17.2%

Very Satisfied - 12.9%

Exceeded Expectations - 11.8%

Europe, Middle East & Africa

Unsatisfied - 45.5%

Neutral - 14.4%

Satisfied - 18.6%

Very Satisfied - 14.6%

Exceeded Expectations - 6.9%

Asia-Pac

Unsatisfied - 45.7%

Neutral - 18.1%

Satisfied - 19.2%

Very Satisfied - 14.2%

Exceeded Expectations - 2.8%

Now, based on the views of our readers, we have been able to compile the following firm '2006 Staff Bonus Satisfaction Index':

1. Goldman Sachs - 94.6% of respondents said that they were at least 'satisfied' with their 2006 bonus payout

2. Credit Suisse - 73.1%

3. Lehman Brothers - 61.6%

4. Barclays Capital - 59.1%

5. BNP Paribas - 58.3%

6. HSBC Investment Bank - 57.4%

7. CIBC World Markets - 57.2%

8. Royal Bank of Scotland - 56.3%

9. Jefferies & Co - 49.8%

10. Commerzbank - 49.3%

11. Dresdner Kleinwort - 47.6%

12. Deutsche Bank - 45.1%

13. UBS Investment Bank - 44.8%

14. Morgan Stanley - 42.8%

15. SG Corporate & Investment Bank - 41.3%

16. Bank of America - 35.5%

17. JPMorgan - 35.2%

18. Merrill Lynch - 34.7%

19. Citigroup - 28.5%

20. ABN AMRO - 25.9%

21. Bank of New York - 23.7%

22. Rabobank - 21.4%

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