Class of 2020: Career Hiring
Please note that salary information is self-reported by students.
* | Information not available. Data cannot be listed for categories reported by < 1% of students seeking employment. |
** | Other guaranteed compensation includes only those offer components that are guaranteed; it does not include performance bonus, reimbursements, profit sharing, 401K match, stock and/or options, etc. |

Industry Statistics
% | 25% Base Salary |
Median Base Salary |
75% Base Salary |
Median Signing Bonus |
Receiving Signing Bonus |
Median Other Guaranteed Comp** |
Receiving Other Guaranteed Comp** |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Consulting
|
24% | $160,000 | $165,000 | $165,000 | $30,000 | 95% | $20,400 | 9% |
Consumer Products
|
3% | $110,000 | $112,000 | $136,250 | $25,000 | 63% | * | * |
Entertainment / Media
|
2% | $117,500 | $140,000 | $165,000 | $30,000 | 46% | * | * |
Financial Services
|
34% | $145,000 | $150,000 | $175,000 | $35,000 | 42% | $107,500 | 17% |
Investment Banking / Sales & Trading
|
3% | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $50,000 | 78% | * | * |
Investment Management / Hedge Fund
|
7% | $150,000 | $152,682 | $175,000 | $27,500 | 54% | $132,500 | 27% |
Venture Capital / Private Equity / LBO
|
22% | $140,000 | $160,000 | $200,000 | $25,000 | 33% | $111,500 | 16% |
Other Financial Services
|
1% | $105,000 | $125,000 | $141,250 | * | * | * | * |
Health Care
|
7% | $125,000 | $130,000 | $147,000 | $25,000 | 64% | * | * |
Biomed / Pharmaceutical
|
3% | $125,000 | $132,000 | $150,000 | $25,000 | 78% | * | * |
Health-Related Services
|
3% | $130,000 | $130,000 | $140,500 | $10,000 | 50% | * | * |
Manufacturing
|
4% | $135,000 | $150,000 | $175,000 | $25,000 | 83% | * | * |
Aero / Auto / Transport Equipment
|
1% | $137,500 | $145,000 | $150,000 | * | * | * | * |
Energy / Extractive Minerals
|
1% | $135,000 | $141,000 | $182,500 | $26,750 | 86% | * | * |
Highly Diversified
|
1% | $132,500 | $175,000 | $175,000 | $25,000 | 100% | * | * |
Other Manufacturing
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Nonprofit / Government
|
4% | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | * | * | * | * |
Government
|
1% | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | * | * | * | * |
Nonprofit
|
2% | $100,000 | $100,000 | $105,000 | * | * | * | * |
Retail / Trading
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Services
|
3% | $123,750 | $135,000 | $142,500 | * | * | * | * |
Real Estate
|
2% | $123,750 | $135,000 | $142,500 | * | * | * | * |
Other Services
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Technology
|
19% | $131,500 | $140,000 | $150,000 | $35,000 | 58% | * | * |
Consumer Electronics
|
1% | $115,000 | $130,000 | $136,000 | $50,000 | 75% | * | * |
E-Commerce
|
3% | $130,000 | $142,000 | $144,750 | $59,500 | 57% | * | * |
Equipment / Hardware / Networking
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Internet Services
|
6% | $135,250 | $140,000 | $160,500 | $32,500 | 71% | * | * |
Software
|
5% | $132,000 | $140,000 | $155,000 | $35,000 | 46% | * | * |
Other Technology
|
3% | $132,500 | $140,000 | $150,000 | $10,000 | 44% | * | * |
All Industries
|
100% | $130,000 | $150,000 | $165,000 | $30,000 | 60% | $50,000 | 11% |

Function Statistics
% | 25% Base Salary |
Median Base Salary |
75% Base Salary |
Median Signing Bonus |
Receiving Signing Bonus |
Median Other Guaranteed Comp** |
Receiving Other Guaranteed Comp** |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Business Development
|
5% | $130,000 | $140,000 | $150,000 | $30,000 | 58% | * | * |
Consulting
|
26% | $160,000 | $165,000 | $165,000 | $30,000 | 95% | $20,800 | 8% |
Finance
|
32% | $142,750 | $150,000 | $175,000 | $35,000 | 47% | $111,500 | 18% |
Corporate Finance
|
1% | $138,250 | $148,000 | $148,000 | * | * | * | * |
Investment Banking / Sales & Trading
|
3% | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $50,000 | 92% | * | * |
Investment Management / Hedge Fund
|
5% | $150,000 | $160,000 | $175,000 | $25,000 | 65% | $170,000 | 35% |
Venture Capital / Private Equity / LBO
|
21% | $137,375 | $157,500 | $200,000 | $25,000 | 35% | $131,500 | 17% |
Other Finance
|
2% | $120,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | * | * | * | * |
General Management
|
14% | $120,550 | $132,000 | $155,000 | $25,000 | 61% | * | * |
Operations / Manufacturing
|
2% | $122,500 | $150,000 | $165,000 | * | * | * | * |
Project Management
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Rotational / Leadership Development
|
4% | $113,500 | $130,000 | $145,000 | $25,000 | 78% | * | * |
Other General Management
|
6% | $123,113 | $135,000 | $153,250 | $25,000 | 55% | * | * |
Marketing
|
13% | $130,000 | $140,000 | $155,000 | $35,000 | 71% | * | * |
Brand Management
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
General Marketing
|
2% | $115,000 | $130,000 | $140,000 | $30,000 | 70% | * | * |
Product Management
|
9% | $135,000 | $142,000 | $155,000 | $35,000 | 71% | * | * |
Sales
|
1% | $140,100 | $142,700 | $167,050 | * | * | * | * |
Other Marketing
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Strategic Planning
|
7% | $100,000 | $135,000 | $147,500 | $25,000 | 41% | $10,150 | 19% |
Other
|
4% | $107,500 | $130,000 | $140,750 | $10,000 | 45% | * | * |
Human Resources
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Product Development
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Real Estate
|
1% | $121,250 | $127,500 | $133,750 | * | * | * | * |
All Other
|
2% | $100,000 | $120,000 | $162,500 | * | * | * | * |
All Functions
|
100% | $130,000 | $150,000 | $165,000 | $30,000 | 60% | $50,000 | 11% |

Location Statistics
% | 25% Base Salary |
Median Base Salary |
75% Base Salary |
Median Signing Bonus |
Receiving Signing Bonus |
Median Other Guaranteed Comp** |
Receiving Other Guaranteed Comp** |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mid-Atlantic
|
3% | $125,000 | $145,000 | $163,250 | $25,000 | 86% | * | * |
Washington - DC
|
2% | $142,000 | $158,000 | $165,000 | $25,000 | 89% | * | * |
Other Mid-Atlantic
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Midwest
|
8% | $134,250 | $165,000 | $165,000 | $25,000 | 70% | * | * |
Chicago - IL
|
5% | $140,000 | $165,000 | $175,000 | $25,000 | 56% | * | * |
Other Midwest
|
3% | $130,000 | $150,000 | $165,000 | $25,000 | 93% | * | * |
Northeast
|
41% | $135,000 | $150,000 | $165,000 | $30,000 | 58% | $80,000 | 8% |
Boston - MA
|
13% | $130,000 | $165,000 | $166,500 | $25,000 | 63% | * | * |
New England (Except Boston)
|
3% | $120,000 | $137,000 | $156,500 | $25,000 | 47% | * | * |
New York - NY
|
22% | $140,100 | $150,000 | $165,000 | $30,000 | 53% | $50,000 | 9% |
Other Northeast
|
2% | $132,500 | $140,000 | $165,000 | $30,000 | 82% | * | * |
South
|
3% | $140,000 | $165,000 | $165,000 | $30,000 | 78% | * | * |
Atlanta - GA
|
1% | $165,000 | $165,000 | $165,000 | $30,000 | 100% | * | * |
Other South
|
2% | $132,500 | $140,000 | $165,000 | $27,500 | 67% | * | * |
Southwest
|
6% | $141,000 | $160,000 | $165,000 | $25,000 | 81% | * | * |
Texas
|
5% | $143,250 | $155,000 | $165,000 | $25,500 | 79% | * | * |
Other Southwest
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
West
|
25% | $140,000 | $150,000 | $165,000 | $30,000 | 62% | $35,000 | 11% |
California - Bay Area
|
15% | $145,750 | $155,500 | $165,000 | $30,000 | 61% | $17,575 | 10% |
California - Los Angeles Area
|
6% | $132,500 | $157,500 | $165,000 | $25,000 | 56% | * | * |
California - Other
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Pacific Northwest
|
3% | $132,000 | $144,000 | $155,000 | $55,000 | 94% | * | * |
Other West
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Other United States
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Asia
|
3% | $93,500 | $136,300 | $160,000 | $35,000 | 56% | $21,000 | 22% |
China
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Hong Kong, SAR
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
India
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Other Asia
|
2% | $105,875 | $128,150 | $148,750 | $19,000 | 67% | * | * |
Australia & Oceania
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Canada
|
2% | $130,000 | $140,000 | $145,000 | $29,000 | 78% | * | * |
Europe
|
7% | $104,624 | $125,000 | $150,182 | $32,200 | 41% | $131,500 | 16% |
United Kingdom
|
4% | $106,000 | $122,500 | $140,000 | $30,000 | 48% | * | * |
Other Europe
|
3% | $102,000 | $130,000 | $165,000 | * | * | * | * |
Latin America
|
1% | $85,000 | $88,000 | $91,500 | * | * | * | * |
Brazil
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Other Latin America
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Middle East & North Africa
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
<1% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
United States
|
85% | $135,000 | $150,000 | $165,000 | $30,000 | 63% | $50,000 | 9% |
International
|
15% | $100,000 | $124,150 | $145,000 | $30,000 | 55% | $35,000 | 22% |
All Locations
|
100% | $130,000 | $150,000 | $165,000 | $30,000 | 60% | $50,000 | 11% |