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Industry - Full Time
Sign-on Bonus Acceptances - by Industry, Full-time Class of 2019
| Industry* | Low($) | High($) | Average($) | Median($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting | 1,500 | 70,000 | 29,193 | 30,000 |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 5,000 | 50,000 | 27,571 | 25,000 |
| Apparel/Textiles | 20,000 | 25,000 | 23,750 | 25,000 |
| Food and Beverage | 5,000 | 40,000 | 27,059 | 30,000 |
| Household/Personal | 15,000 | 50,000 | 31,500 | 35,000 |
| Financial Services | 10,000 | 157,500 | 44,092 | 40,000 |
| Diversified Financial Services | 15,000 | 50,000 | 34,375 | 36,250 |
| Investment Banking/Brokerage | 15,000 | 157,500 | 57,975 | 57,500 |
| Investment Management | 25,000 | 53,500 | 37,083 | 37,000 |
| Health Care Products and Services | 2,000 | 40,000 | 22,393 | 25,000 |
| Medical Devices | 20,000 | 30,000 | 25,500 | 20,000 |
| Providers & Services | 2,000 | 35,000 | 17,462 | 15,000 |
| Manufacturing | 20,000 | 96,000 | 32,000 | 23,500 |
| Other Manufacturing | 20,000 | 30,000 | 23,000 | 20,000 |
| Retail | 5,000 | 50,000 | 27,000 | 30,000 |
| Technology | 2,500 | 150,000 | 32,608 | 28,000 |
| Equipment/Hardware/Networking | 10,000 | 60,000 | 39,813 | 40,000 |
| General Technology | 10,000 | 50,000 | 30,536 | 30,000 |
| Internet Services/E-Commerce | 5,000 | 150,000 | 41,902 | 29,000 |
| Software | 5,000 | 55,000 | 24,052 | 20,000 |
| *This table includes only those industries where at least 50% of accepted offers reported a sign-on bonus. For the Class of 2019, 82% of accepted offers reported receiving a sign-on bonus. | ||||
Function - Full Time
Sign-on Bonus Acceptances - by Function, Full-time Class of 2019
| Function* | Low($) | High($) | Average($) | Median($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Development | 5,000 | 150,000 | 42,738 | 15,950 |
| Consulting | 1,500 | 70,000 | 28,977 | 30,000 |
| Corporate Strategy/Strategic Planning | 5,000 | 50,000 | 25,263 | 25,000 |
| Finance/Accounting | 6,470 | 157,500 | 42,844 | 40,000 |
| Corporate Development | 15,000 | 40,000 | 27,500 | 27,500 |
| Corporate Finance | 6,470 | 75,000 | 34,118 | 27,500 |
| Investment Banking | 15,000 | 157,500 | 57,975 | 57,500 |
| Mergers & Acquisitions within Company | 15,000 | 50,000 | 29,000 | 25,000 |
| General Management | 5,000 | 96,000 | 29,553 | 25,000 |
| General Management | 10,000 | 50,000 | 27,005 | 25,000 |
| Rotational/Development Program | 5,000 | 96,000 | 27,571 | 25,000 |
| Marketing/Sales | 2,000 | 60,000 | 26,839 | 25,000 |
| Brand/Product Management | 5,000 | 60,000 | 29,861 | 30,000 |
| General Marketing | 5,000 | 50,000 | 26,250 | 27,500 |
| Operations/Logistics | 25,000 | 80,000 | 43,571 | 40,000 |
| Operations/Production | 25,000 | 80,000 | 44,167 | 37,500 |
| Technology | 2,500 | 110,000 | 29,092 | 25,000 |
| Business Analysis and Design | 10,000 | 50,000 | 25,000 | 20,000 |
| General Technology | 5,000 | 60,000 | 28,167 | 25,000 |
| Product Management | 2,500 | 110,000 | 28,630 | 25,000 |
| *This table includes only those functions where at least 50% of accepted offers reported a sign-on bonus. For the Class of 2019, 82% of accepted offers reported receiving a sign-on bonus. | ||||
Please note that the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Employment Reports only include data from the 1Y, MMM and 2Y programs. This differs from previous years’ employment reports, which included data from the 1Y, MMM, 2Y, JDMBA, MDMBA, E&W OCR and Sponsored populations. As a result, benchmarking these more recent reports against previous reports is not advised.