Internship Industry Choices

INDUSTRY25th% Monthly Salary (US $)Monthly Median (US $)75th% Monthly Salary (US $)# with Sign-On BonusMedian Sign-On Bonus (US $)
Consulting$15,000 $15,750 $15,829 8 (7.3%)$5,000
Consumer Products$6,666 $8,666 $10,000 1 (6.7%)$10,000
Energy$6,933 $8,016 $9,187 2 (20%)$2,000
Financial Services$9,359$14,583$14,58357 (18.3%)$10,000
Financial Services: Hedge Funds/Other Investments$10,000 $12,708 $17,333 1 (12.5%)$15,000
Financial Services: Insurance & Diversified Services$9,128 $11,613 $14,923 10 (55.6%)$15,000
Financial Services: Investment Banking/Brokerage$14,583 $14,583 $14,583 41 (38.3%)$5,000
Financial Services: Investment Management$12,320 $14,792 $15,416 2 (6.7%)$14,000
Financial Services: Private Equity/Buyouts/Other$8,146 $11,806 $14,166 3 (3.2%)$10,000
Financial Services: Venture Capital$5,000 $8,000 $9,533 0 (0%)-
FinTech$7,040 $9,533 $12,600 0 (0%)-
Health Care$7,799 $9,013 $10,000 12 (16.9%)$5,000
Legal & Professional Services$17,333 $18,750 $18,750 0 (0%)-
Manufacturing$5,200 $6,759 $11,266 1 (7.1%)$3,000
Media, Entertainment & Sports$3,466 $5,720 $7,799 2 (6.7%)$4,300
Real Estate$5,600 $8,334 $10,000 0 (0%)-
Retail$5,200 $8,016 $10,000 4 (15.4%)$4,000
Social Impact$6,066 $7,000 $8,000 0 (0%)-
Technology$8,800 $10,115 $11,921 8 (5.6%)$8,000
INDUSTRY% of Accepted 2025% of Accepted 2024% of Accepted 2023% of Accepted 2022% of Accepted 2021% of Accepted 2020
Consulting13.8%15.8%14.3%19%16.4%16.4%
Consumer Products1.9%2.4%4.3%1.5%4.0%2.8%
Energy1.3%2.3%1.5%0.8%1.2%1.3%
Financial Services38.9%36.3%36.6%38.5%36.3%36%
Hedge Funds/Other Investments1.1%1.4%1.1%1.8%2.8%3.3%
Insurance & Diversified Services2.3%2.3%1.7%2.4%2.2%2.4%
Investment Banking/Brokerage13.4%11.5%13.9%12.2%11.6%10.8%
Investment Management3.8%6.4%3.8%4.1%4.6%4.6%
Private Equity/Buyouts/Other11.9%8.8%10.6%9.7%8.7%8.0%
Venture Capital6.5%5.9%5.5%8.4%6.4%7.2%
FinTech1.1%2.3%2.5%2.7%2.1%1.5%
Health Care8.8%6.4%6.5%4.7%6.1%7.4%
Legal & Professional Services0.9%1.8%1.4%1.3%0.7%1.2%
Manufacturing1.8%2.4%2.2%1.3%3.1%2.3%
Media, Entertainment, & Sports3.6%2.1%2.8%2.0%2.3%1.3%
Real Estate1.4%2.3%2.2%1.7%2.8%2.1%
Retail3.3%4.0%3.4%2.8%3.8%5.2%
Social Impact4.5%4.2%4.1%3%3.1%5.3%
Technology17.9%17.5%17.2%19.4%17.4%16.9%
Travel & Hospitality0.6%0.3%0.5%0.5%0.7%0.1%

Industry numbers may total up to a number higher than the number of students reporting job acceptances because some students had more than one summer internship.

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.