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Base Salaries

Industry - Full Time

Compensation of Acceptances - by Industry, Full-time Class of 20221


Industry Percent(%) Low($) High($) Average($) Median($)
Consulting 37.86% 73,000 192,000 174,441 175,000
Consumer Packaged Goods 7.93% 103,846 165,000 124,581 120,000
Energy 0.49% * * * *
Financial Services 16.67% 55,000 400,000 170,348 175,000
Commercial Banking 0.65% * * * *
Diversified Financial Services 0.81% 160,000 181,000 172,200 175,000
Insurance 0.16% * * * *
Investment Banking/Brokerage 5.18% 110,000 185,000 168,194 175,000
Investment Management 1.29% 110,000 175,000 143,125 147,500
Other Financial Services 0.32% * * * *
Private Equity 5.83% 135,000 400,000 179,767 170,000
Research & Ratings 0.16% * * * *
Treasury 0.16% * * * *
Venture Capital 2.10% 55,000 360,000 179,722 175,000
Government 0.16% * * * *
Healthcare 3.88% 100,000 185,000 135,991 135,000
Hospitality 0.16% * * * *
Manufacturing 2.10% 90,100 165,000 127,969 125,000
Media/Entertainment 0.81% 85,000 160,000 124,000 120,000
Non-Profit 0.81% 110,000 150,000 125,800 122,000
Other1 0.97% 120,000 180,000 146,250 142,500
Real Estate 2.43% 90,000 245,000 143,846 140,000
Retail 1.78% 115,000 160,000 135,000 132,500
Technology 23.95% 109,000 275,000 151,819 145,850
†90% of job-accepting Full Time graduates reported useable salary information.
1Other includes Advertising/Marketing Services, Agribusiness, Environmental Services & Sustainability, International Trade-Import/Export
*Reporting numbers insufficient to provide salary data.
**Complete industry and function breakdown can be found in the downloadable employment outcome files

Function - Full Time

Base Salary Acceptances - by Function, Full-time Class of 20221

FUNCTION PERCENT (%) LOW ($) HIGH ($) AVERAGE ($) MEDIAN ($)
Business Development 1.30% 85,000 165,000 145,833 155,000
Consulting 37.30% 73,000 192,000 174,058 175,000
Corporate Strategy/Strategic Planning 6.19% 110,000 170,200 146,988 150,000
Finance/Accounting 19.87% 55,000 400,000 163,609 165,000
General Management 7.98% 100,000 190,000 140,072 138,000
Marketing/Sales 10.59% 100,000 200,000 132,544 126,000
Operations/Logistics 1.47% 120,000 175,000 140,214 140,000
Other 3.09% 115,000 180,000 152,281 152,500
Technology 12.21% 90,000 275,000 153,701 150,000
190% of job-accepting Full Time graduates reported useable salary information.
*Reporting numbers insufficient to provide salary data.
**Complete industry and function breakdown can be found in the downloadable employment outcome files

Industry - Internships

Monthly Salaries1 - by Industry, Summer Interns, Class of 20232

INDUSTRY PERCENT (%)3 LOW ($) HIGH ($) AVERAGE ($) MEDIAN ($)
Consulting 26.04% 2,423 18,000 13,775 14,500
Consumer Packaged Goods 8.96% 2,544 12,500 7,440 7,280
Energy 0.66% 1,800 11,000 6,900 7,400
Financial Services 16.58% 2,400 17,400 11,480 12,500
Commercial Banking 0.17% * * * *
Diversified Financial Services 0.83% 8,160 13,160 10,330 10,000
General Financial Services 0.33% * * * *
Hedge Funds 0.17% * * * *
Investment Banking/Brokerage 5.80% 8,000 17,400 14,223 14,583
Investment Management 0.83% 9,920 12,500 11,192 11,540
Other Financial Services 0.17% * * * *
Private Equity 5.31% 4,800 15,000 10,810 11,962
Search Funds 0.17% * * * *
Venture Capital 2.82% 2,400 10,000 6,990 7,000
Healthcare 4.81% 3,182 11,250 7,510 8,000
Manufacturing 3.48% 3,700 11,700 8,332 8,550
Media/Entertainment 2.65% 3,040 10,000 7,490 7,840
Non-Profit 1.99% 1,000 12,000 5,667 4,000
Other3 1.16% 2,400 10,384 5,647 5,550
Real Estate 0.50% * * * *
Retail 1.66% 7,040 9,533 8,331 8,062
Technology 31.34% 2,333 15,417 8,757 8,922
Transportation & Logistics Services 0.17% * * * *
1One percent of students reported accepting an unpaid summer internship.
2Data for sponsored students reporting summer internship details is included in this table. Includes data from 2Y, MMM and MBAi summer interns of the Class of 2023.
3Other includes Agribusiness, Economic Development / Microfinance, Environmental Services & Sustainability, Natural Resources-General, Sports & Sports Management
*Reporting numbers insufficient to provide salary data.
**Complete industry and function breakdown can be found in the downloadable employment outcome files

Function - Internships

Monthly Salaries1 - by Function, Summer Interns, Class of 20232

FUNCTION PERCENT (%)3 LOW ($) HIGH ($) AVERAGE ($) MEDIAN ($)
Business Development 2.69% 1,800 10,000 5,840 5,600
Consulting 25.55% 2,423 18,000 13,880 14,500
Corporate Strategy/Strategic Planning 8.91% 2,600 11,700 7,608 8,000
Finance/Accounting 18.82% 2,400 17,400 10,915 10,833
General Management 6.89% 1,000 14,583 8,358 8,410
Human Resources 1.01% 6,000 12,500 8,474 7,630
Marketing/Sales 10.42% 2,333 15,417 8,559 8,500
Operations/Logistics 2.69% 5,200 10,053 8,851 9,140
Other 5.88% 2,544 14,384 8,514 8,250
Technology 17.14% 3,000 14,000 8,741 8,900
1One percent of students reported accepting an unpaid summer internship.
2Data for sponsored students reporting summer internship details is included in this table. Includes data from 2Y, MMM and MBAi summer interns of the Class of 2023.
* Reporting numbers insufficient to provide salary data.
**Complete industry and function breakdown can be found in the downloadable employment outcome files

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