Full-Time Function Choices

FUNCTION25th% Annual Salary (US $)Median Annual Salary (US $)75th% Annual Salary (US $)3-Year Annual Median (US $)# with Sign-On BonusMedian Sign-On Bonus (US $)
Analytics/Data Science$140,000 $165,000 $175,000 $165,000 3 (60%)$15,000
Business Development$130,000 $165,000 $170,000 $161,750 7 (31.8%)$25,000
Consulting/Strategy$168,000 $190,000 $192,000 $175,000 124 (66.7%)$30,000
Corporate Finance (Analysis/Treasury)$120,000 $145,000 $200,000 $150,000 4 (40%)$20,000
Entrepreneurial Management$90,000 $150,000 $160,000 $150,000 0 (0%)I/D
General/Project Mgmt/Mgmt Development$130,000 $150,000 $175,000 $160,000 15 (35.7%)$25,000
Human CapitalI/DI/DI/D$143,400 1 (100%)I/D
Investment Banking$175,000 $175,000 $175,000 $175,000 67 (78.8%)$57,500
Investment Management/Portfolio Mgmt$140,000 $180,000 $190,000 $175,000 10 (34.5%)$47,500
Legal Services$215,000 $225,000 $235,000 $215,000 3 (27.3%)$37,500
Management Information Systems/ITI/DI/DI/D$210,000 0 (0%)I/D
Merchandising/Buying/PlanningI/DI/DI/D$120,000 1 (100%)I/D
Operations/Production Management/Supply Chain$142,000 $157,000 $175,000 $158,500 6 (30%)$27,500
Portfolio Company Operations/Value Creation$175,000 $180,000 $190,000 $185,000 5 (83.3%)$30,000
Private Equity/Venture Capital - Investor$154,375 $175,000 $200,000 $175,000 20 (27.4%)$25,000
Product Management$150,000 $162,750 $183,000 $160,000 22 (52.4%)$42,500
Product/Brand Marketing$138,000 $153,750 $180,000 $135,000 10 (66.7%)$30,000
Real Estate$135,000 $150,000 $152,500 $150,000 3 (33.3%)$20,000
RestructuringI/DI/DI/D$185,000 1 (100%)I/D
SalesI/DI/DI/D$150,000 1 (100%)I/D
Sustainability/EnvironmentI/DI/DI/D$160,000 1 (100%)I/D
FUNCTIONNumber 2024% of Accepted 2024% of Accepted 2023% of Accepted 2022% of Accepted 2021% of Accepted 2020% of Accepted 2019
Analytics/Data Science50.9%1.1%0.5%1.1%1.4%1.4%
Business Development223.9%3.7%5.9%3.4%3.7%3.7%
Consulting/Strategy18433.0%35.7%32.4%34.1%31.2%32.2%
Corporate Finance (Analysis/Treasury)91.6%0.6%1.2%2.7%2.5%1.6%
Entrepreneurial Management50.9%0.8%1.0%1.8%1.1%1.0%
General/Project Mgmt/Mgmt Development397.0%4.2%5.8%6.0%4.8%5.6%
Human Capital10.2%0.3%0.7%1.1%0.2%0.3%
Investment Banking8415.1%12.4%11.2%11.1%10.1%10.9%
Investment Management/Portfolio Mgmt285.0%4.6%6.7%6.4%5.8%9.1%
Legal Services112.0%1.7%0.7%1.1%1.8%2.0%
Management Information Systems/IT10.2%0.2%n/an/an/an/a
Merchandising/Buying/Planning10.2%0.2%n/a0.4%n/an/a
Operations/Production Management/Supply Chain193.4%2.3%2.5%2.8%3.0%2.9%
Private Equity/Venture Capital7212.9%0.2%16.1%12.2%13.3%12.5%
Product/Brand Marketing397.0%18.1%3.8%3.4%4.0%4.4%
Product Management152.7%8.7%7.7%7.8%6.4%3.9%
Real Estate91.6%2.6%2.5%2.3%2.7%2.9%
Restructuring10.2%0.8%0.2%1.2%0.3%n/a
Sales10.2%0.2%0.7%0.2%0.5%0.7%
Sustainability10.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%n/an/a

When listed, guaranteed compensation is per month, and does not include discretionary bonuses or other forms of compensation. In accordance with MBA CSEA Standards, compensation is not listed for categories reported by less than 1% of students seeking employment.