Full-Time Compensation by Function* This information is as of September 30, 2009 and is collected and reported according to MBA CSC standards.
Function
Annual Salary Range
Annual Median
% w/ Sign-On Bonus**
Sign-On Median
Median Year-end Bonus*
Business Development
40,000-160,000
100,500
54%
15,000
25,650
Consulting/Strategy
70,000-180,000
125,000
90%
20,000
20,000
Corporate Finance (Analysis/Treasury)
85,000-175,000
100,000
87%
20,000
20,000
General/Project Mgmt/Mgmt Development
10,000-130,000
100,000
69%
20,000
18,250
Investment Banking
50,000-181,874
95,000
88%
40,000
39,000
Investment Mgmt/Portfolio Mgmt
50,000-420,000
112,500
73%
30,000
47,500
Private Equity
70,000-400,000
125,000
29%
35,000
100,000
Product/Brand Marketing
77,000-150,000
100,004
81%
25,000
10,800
Real Estate
70,000-125,000
105,000
23%
31,850
15,000
Research
63,000-150,000
100,000
33%
21,250
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Sales & Trading
75,000-120,000
95,000
79%
40,000
40,000
* Guaranteed compensation for one year only. Does not include discretionary
bonuses, options and carried interest in partnerships. In accordance with MBA-CSC
Standards, compensation is not listed for categories reported by less than 1% of the class. Therefore some functions may not be
listed.
** Percentage of students who report sign-on bonuses of those who reported salary within a particular function.
