| FUNCTION | 25th% Annual Salary (US $) | Median Annual Salary (US $) | 75th% Annual Salary (US $) | # with Sign-On Bonus | Median Sign-On Bonus (US $) |
| Analytics/Data Science | $155,000 | $175,000 | $200,000 | 5 (20.8%) | $30,000 |
| Business Development | $155,000 | $170,000 | $190,000 | 13 (41.9%) | $25,000 |
| Consulting/Strategy | $190,000 | $190,000 | $192,000 | 95 (45.7%) | $30,000 |
| Corporate Finance (Analysis/Treasury) | $125,000 | $159,500 | $170,000 | 2 (9.1%) | $28,450 |
| Entrepreneurial Management | $102,135 | $155,000 | $165,000 | 1 (12.5%) | $10,000 |
| General/Project Mgmt/Mgmt Development | $140,000 | $155,000 | $192,000 | 14 (17.5%) | $32,500 |
| Investment Banking | $175,000 | $175,000 | $185,000 | 55 (72.4%) | $50,000 |
| Investment Management/Portfolio Mgmt | $150,000 | $175,000 | $200,000 | 19 (37.3%) | $50,000 |
| Legal Services | $220,000 | $235,000 | $235,000 | 1 (4.8%) | $25,000 |
| Management Information Systems/IT | $140,000 | $160,000 | $165,000 | 1 (4%) | $65,000 |
| Operations/Production Management/Supply Chain | $142,800 | $155,000 | $175,000 | 6 (18.8%) | $24,000 |
| Portfolio Company Operations/Value Creation | $175,000 | $195,000 | $200,000 | 6 (50%) | $30,000 |
| Private Equity/Venture Capital - Investor | $160,000 | $182,500 | $212,500 | 20 (21.3%) | $25,000 |
| Product Management | $160,000 | $170,000 | $185,000 | 20 (37%) | $47,500 |
| Product/Brand Marketing | $130,000 | $155,000 | $234,000 | 4 (18.2%) | $17,500 |
| Real Estate | $140,000 | $144,000 | $150,000 | 3 (23.1%) | $15,000 |
| Risk Management | $129,402 | $129,402 | $129,402 | 0 (0%) |
| FUNCTION | % of Accepted 2025 | % of Accepted 2024 | % of Accepted 2023 | % of Accepted 2022 | % of Accepted 2021 | % of Accepted 2020 |
| Analytics/Data Science | 2.7% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| Business Development | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 3.4% | 3.7% |
| Consulting/Strategy | 25.5% | 33.0% | 35.7% | 32.4% | 34.1% | 31.2% |
| Corporate Finance (Analysis/Treasury) | 2.7% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| Entrepreneurial Management | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 1.1% |
| General/Project Mgmt/Mgmt Development | 9.6% | 7.0% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 4.8% |
| Human Capital | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| Investment Banking | 9.3% | 15.1% | 12.6% | 11.2% | 11.1% | 10.1% |
| Investment Management/Portfolio Mgmt | 6.2% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 6.7% | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| Legal Services | 2.6% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.8% |
| Management Information Systems/IT | 3.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Merchandising/Buying/Planning | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | n/a | 0.4% | n/a |
| Operations/Production Management/Supply Chain | 4.0% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 3.0% |
| Private Equity/Venture Capital | 11.6% | 12.9% | 18.1% | 16.1% | 12.2% | 13.3% |
| Product/Brand Marketing | 2.6% | 7.0% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| Product Management | 6.7% | 2.7% | 8.7% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 6.4% |
| Real Estate | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Restructuring | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 0.3% |
| Sales | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Sustainability | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | n/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.

