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| INDUSTRY | % | base salary MEDIAN | base salary MEAN | base salary RANGE | SIGNING BONUS % |
MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 3.6% | $65,000 | $66,933 | $58,000-$74,000 | 66.7% | $7,000 |
| Consulting | 23.2% | $77,500 | $77,579 | $53,000-$150,000 | 79.6% | $5,000 |
| Financial Services | 40.6% | $85,000 | $81,942 | $48,000-$150,000 | 66.1% | $10,000 |
| Healthcare | 1.6% | $60,000 | $61,000 | $56,000-$70,000 | 40.0% | $8,000 |
| Manufacturing | 3.3% | $70,000 | $66,677 | $58,000-$74,500 | 53.9% | $7,500 |
| Media / Entertainment / Sports | 2.9% | $52,500 | $50,250 | $30,000-$74,000 | 12.5% | $5,000 |
| Public Accounting | 2.2% | $57,500 | $60,500 | $55,000-$72,000 | 25.0% | $5,000 |
| Real Estate | 2.9% | $65,000 | $66,500 | $60,000-$75,000 | ||
| Retail | 2.5% | $58,500 | $62,650 | $47,500-$100,000 | 80.0% | $9,250 |
| Technology | 14.3% | $64,500 | $70,395 | $14,000-$130,000 | 55.4% | $10,000 |
| Other | 1.0% | $60,000 | $59,200 | $44,000-$75,000 | 50.0% | $5,000 |
| Function | % | base salary Median | base salary Mean | Base Salary Range | Signing Bonus % |
Median Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 1.8% | $55,000 | $56,667 | $55,000-$60,000 | 60.0% | $5,000 |
| Consulting | 24.6% | $77,500 | $77,473 | $53,000-$150,000 | 79.6% | $5,000 |
|
General Consulting |
6.9% | $70,000 | $74,416 | $53,000-$150,000 | 72.0% | $5,000 |
|
IT/Systems Consulting |
2.0% | $72,500 | $72,500 | $65,000-$80,000 | 62.5% | $6,000 |
|
Operations/Process Management |
1.6% | $77,500 | $77,500 | $75,000-$80,000 | 83.3% | $5,000 |
|
Strategy Consulting |
14.1% | $80,000 | $79,441 | $55,000-$90,000 | 84.8% | $5,000 |
| Finance | 43.5% | $85,000 | $80,669 | $48,000-$150,000 | 63.6% | $10,000 |
|
Asset Management |
2.9% | $85,000 | $79,545 | $70,000-$90,000 | 90.9% | $8,500 |
|
Corporate Finance |
6.9% | $70,000 | $69,490 | $56,000-$85,000 | 55.2% | $9,000 |
|
General Finance |
6.0% | $78,957 | $75,092 | $48,000-$95,000 | 40.9% | $10,000 |
|
Investment Banking |
20.5% | $85,000 | $85,018 | $65,000-$95,000 | 67.9% | $10,000 |
|
Private Equity/Venture Capital |
2.2% | $72,000 | $75,286 | $60,000-$90,000 | 57.1% | $7,500 |
|
Sales & Trading |
4.9% | $85,000 | $87,250 | $70,000-$150,000 | 70.0% | $10,000 |
| General Management | 2.2% | $65,000 | $68,286 | $50,000-$109,000 | 71.4% | $7,500 |
| IT | 2.0% | $108,000 | $99,444 | $40,000-$130,000 | 88.9% | $27,000 |
| Marketing/Sales | 18.1% | $60,000 | $64,661 | $40,000-$105,000 | 55.6% | $7,250 |
|
Brand/Product Management |
7.1% | $69,840 | $73,506 | $40,000-$105,000 | 66.7% | $8,250 |
|
Buying/Merchandising |
1.3% | $53,000 | $52,500 | $47,500-$57,000 | 80.0% | $4,000 |
|
General Marketing |
3.1% | $60,000 | $66,038 | $55,000-$79,420 | 72.7% | $9,000 |
|
Sales |
6.5% | $53,000 | $56,212 | $50,000-$75,000 | 30.8% | $2,000 |
| Operations/Supply Chain Management | 1.8% | $60,000 | $68,000 | $47,500-$100,000 | 57.1% | $12,750 |
| Real Estate | 2.9% | $60,000 | $64,625 | $60,000-$75,000 | 25.0% | $7,500 |
| Other | 3.1% | $59,000 | $50,800 | $14,000-$72,000 | 10.0% | $5,100 |
| Region | % | BASE SALARY Median | BASE SALARY Mean | BASE SALARY Range | Signing Bonus % | Median Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Atlantic | 4.0% | $86,500 | $83,857 | $50,000-$150,000 | 64.3% | $10,000 |
|
Philadelphia Metro |
0.7% | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Washington DC Metro |
2.9% | $86,500 | $78,250 | $50,000-$99,000 | 66.7% | $6,000 |
|
Other |
0.4% | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest | 34.4% | $70,000 | $71,455 | $40,000-$150,000 | 64.0% | $6,000 |
|
Chicago Metro |
18.8% | $77,250 | $74,917 | $50,000-$90,000 | 78.2% | $6,000 |
|
Detroit Metro |
11.8% | $70,000 | $68,808 | $40,000-$150,000 | 39.6% | $6,000 |
|
Other |
3.8% | $60,000 | $60,462 | $50,000-$77,000 | 69.2% | $8,000 |
| Northeast | 44.9% | $85,000 | $77,808 | $30,000-$95,000 | 67.8% | $10,000 |
|
Boston Metro |
2.0% | $50,000 | $60,389 | $48,000-$85,000 | 66.7% | $2,500 |
|
Tri-State Area (New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut) |
42.9% | $85,000 | $78,725 | $30,000-$95,000 | 67.8% | $10,000 |
| South | 1.3% | $61,000 | $62,000 | $56,000-$70,000 | 50.0% | $7,250 |
| Southwest | 2.7% | $60,000 | $61,667 | $50,000-$75,000 | 44.4% | $3,500 |
|
Dallas Metro |
0.7% | |||||
|
Other |
2.0% | $55,000 | $61,429 | $50,000-$75,000 | 42.9% | $2,000 |
| West | 10.5% | $85,000 | $83,516 | $30,000-$130,000 | 59.5% | $15,250 |
|
Los Angeles Metro |
2.0% | $70,000 | $66,400 | $30,000-$85,000 | 40.0% | $5,000 |
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
4.0% | $85,000 | $87,834 | $60,000-$130,000 | 64.3% | $12,000 |
|
Seattle Metro |
3.3% | $90,500 | $89,261 | $60,000-$109,000 | 60.0% | $34,000 |
|
Other |
1.1% | $69,996 | $63,165 | $44,000-$75,500 | 66.7% | $7,000 |
| International | 2.2% | $71,904 | $60,702 | $14,000-$85,000 | ||
|
Asia |
1.3% | $77,913 | $58,971 | $14,000-$85,000 | ||
|
Europe |
0.7% | |||||
|
South America |
0.2% |
| INDUSTRY | % | base salary MEDIAN | base salary MEAN | base salary RANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting | 14.7% | $67,200 | $70,195 | $24,000-$96,000 |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 5.6% | $48,000 | $48,409 | $24,000-$67,200 |
| Financial Services | 48.0% | $78,460 | $71,101 | $3,000-$120,000 |
| Healthcare | 1.9% | $36,480 | $41,074 | $32,640-$60,000 |
| Manufacturing | 3.3% | $46,080 | $44,531 | $35,520-$48,000 |
| Media / Entertainment / Sports | 3.3% | $28,800 | $30,320 | $17,280-$53,760 |
| Public Accounting | 7.0% | $51,300 | $50,941 | $36,000-$68,400 |
| Real Estate | 2.1% | $38,400 | $33,635 | $12,245-$48,000 |
| Retail | 2.1% | $38,760 | $39,800 | $28,800-$51,840 |
| Technology | 8.9% | $48,000 | $50,815 | $12,000-$96,000 |
| Other | 3.1% | $28,800 | $27,124 | $8,400-$39,528 |
| Function | % | base salary Median | base salary Mean | Base Salary Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 7.2% | $51,000 | $49,124 | $28,800-$68,400 |
|
Audit |
5.1% | $47,520 | $49,509 | $30,720-$68,400 |
|
General Accounting |
2.1% | $51,600 | $52,110 | $28,800-$54,250 |
| Consulting | 14.7% | $68,880 | $69,643 | $24,000-$96,000 |
|
General Consulting |
5.4% | $72,000 | $69,205 | $32,640-$96,000 |
|
IT/Systems Consulting |
2.8% | $66,000 | $64,960 | $24,000-$90,000 |
|
Strategy Consulting |
6.5% | $71,280 | $71,978 | $55,200-$91,200 |
| Finance | 46.6% | $78,229 | $70,115 | $3,000-$120,000 |
|
Asset Management |
4.4% | $76,800 | $73,450 | $30,000-$99,996 |
|
Corporate Finance |
6.1% | $50,400 | $54,545 | $38,400-$70,800 |
|
General Finance |
9.5% | $54,000 | $55,544 | $3,000-$86,400 |
|
Investment Banking |
21.0% | $84,996 | $79,936 | $14,400-$96,000 |
|
Private Equity/Venture Capital |
1.4% | $81,600 | $75,319 | $48,000-$90,000 |
|
Sales & Trading |
4.2% | $84,498 | $78,782 | $15,360-$120,000 |
| General Management | 1.9% | $47,880 | $53,560 | $35,520-$81,600 |
| IT | 3.0% | $64,356 | $53,911 | $24,000-$85,200 |
| Marketing/Sales | 16.8% | $43,200 | $42,354 | $8,400-$72,000 |
|
Brand/Product Management |
7.5% | $48,000 | $48,012 | $12,000-$72,000 |
|
General Marketing |
6.5% | $40,320 | $37,149 | $8,400-$72,000 |
|
Sales |
2.8% | $43,050 | $41,790 | $24,000-$63,600 |
| Operations/Supply Chain Management | 2.1% | $34,560 | $33,569 | $9,000-$54,396 |
| Real Estate | 1.6% | $48,000 | $54,464 | $12,245-$60,000 |
| Strategic Planning | 1.9% | $38,400 | $39,933 | $24,000-$60,000 |
| Other | 4.2% | $60,000 | $60,467 | $17,280-$96,000 |
| Region | % | base salary Median | base salry Mean | Base Salary Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Atlantic | 3.5% | $72,000 | $59,493 | $28,800-$86,400 |
|
Philadelphia Metro |
0.2% | - | - | - |
|
Washington DC Metro |
2.6% | $72,000 | $64,731 | $28,800-$86,400 |
|
Other |
0.7% | - | - | - |
| Midwest | 32.6% | $52,500 | $55,737 | $9,000-$120,000 |
|
Chicago Metro |
16.8% | $60,000 | $64,923 | $24,000-$120,000 |
|
Detroit Metro |
11.2% | $46,080 | $44,522 | $9,000-$90,000 |
|
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro |
1.2% | $46,320 | $53,289 | $35,520-$84,996 |
|
Other |
3.4% | $42,000 | $40,069 | $18,000-$51,600 |
| Northeast | 47.1% | $71,400 | $66,225 | $12,000-$108,000 |
|
Boston Metro |
0.7% | |||
|
Tri-State Area (New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut) |
46.2% | $72,000 | $66,915 | $15,360-$108,000 |
|
Other |
0.2% | - | - | - |
| South | 2.1% | $43,200 | $47,662 | $24,000-$96,000 |
|
Atlanta Metro |
0.2% | |||
|
Miami Metro |
0.7% | |||
|
Other |
1.2% | $38,400 | $41,760 | $24,000-$60,000 |
| Southwest | 2.3% | $54,000 | $61,228 | $31,680-$96,000 |
|
Dallas Metro |
0.7% | |||
|
Denver Metro |
0.9% | $40,800 | $50,820 | $31,680-$90,000 |
|
Houston Metro |
0.2% | |||
|
Other |
0.5% | |||
| West | 9.3% | $60,000 | $63,475 | $17,280-$96,000 |
|
Los Angeles Metro |
1.9% | $42,498 | $53,425 | $17,280-$90,000 |
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
5.1% | $60,000 | $66,957 | $48,000-$96,000 |
|
Seattle Metro |
1.9% | $64,200 | $68,462 | $54,396-$90,000 |
|
Other |
0.4% | |||
| International | 3.1% | $24,000 | $37,961 | $3,000-$96,000 |
