Internship Industry Choices,

INDUSTRY25th% Monthly Salary (US $)Monthly Median (US $)75th% Monthly Salary (US $)3-Year Monthly Median (US $)# with Sign-On BonusMedian Sign-On Bonus (US $)
Consulting$15,167 $15,830 $15,833 $14,700 33 (26.4%)$30,000
Consumer Products$6,933 $7,840 $8,000 $7,670 1 (5.3%)n/a
Energy$6,067 $10,000 $11,500 $10,000 1 (5.6%)n/a
Financial Services $8,333 $13,000 $14,583 $13,000 57 (19.6%)$5,000
Financial Services: Hedge Funds/Other Investments$9,600 $13,542 $16,667 $10,833 1 (9.1%)n/a
Financial Services: Insurance & Diversified Services$7,038 $9,013 $10,573 $14,583 8 (44.4%)$10,000
Financial Services: Investment Banking/Brokerage$14,583 $14,583 $15,000 $12,212 42 (45.7%)$3,000
Financial Services: Investment Management$6,500 $11,978 $14,583 $12,500 5 (9.4%)$5,000
Financial Services: Private Equity/Buyouts/Other$8,333 $12,000 $14,500 $7,000 1 (1.4%)n/a
Financial Services: Venture Capital$3,500 $6,400 $8,500 $8,493 0 (0%)n/a
FinTech$5,000 $8,319 $9,706 $8,800 2 (11.1%)$5,500
Future Mobility$6,066 $8,522 $10,000 $8,900 9 (17.6%)$5,000
Health Care$9,167 $16,459 $18,750 $17,500 1 (7.1%)n/a
Legal & Professional Services$5,000 $6,543 $10,400 $7,300 1 (5.3%)n/a
Manufacturing$5,200 $5,807 $6,934 $6,400 0 (0%)n/a
Media, Entertainment & Sports$5,000 $8,666 $10,400 $8,333 1 (5.6%)n/a
Real Estate$4,333 $8,076 $8,667 $8,076 5 (15.6%)$10,000
Retail$4,100 $6,067 $7,500 $6,000 0 (0%)n/a
Social Impact$8,000 $9,534 $10,400 $9,500 10 (7.1%)$5,000
Technology$4,930 $4,930 $4,930 $6,195 0 (0%)n/a
Travel & Hospitalityn/an/an/a$8,800 n/an/a
INDUSTRYNumber 2024% of Accepted 2024% of Accepted 2023% of Accepted 2022% of Accepted 2021% of Accepted 2020% of Accepted 2019
Consulting12515.8%14.3%19%16.4%16.4%15.6%
Consumer Products192.4%4.3%1.5%4.0%2.8%4.7%
Energy182.3%1.5%0.8%1.2%1.3%0.9%
Financial Services28836.3%36.6%38.5%36.3%36%35.9%
Hedge Funds/Other Investments111.4%1.1%1.8%2.8%3.3%2.7%
Insurance & Diversified Services182.3%1.7%2.4%2.2%2.4%1.3%
Investment Banking/Brokerage9111.5%13.9%12.2%11.6%10.8%10.2%
Investment Management516.4%3.8%4.1%4.6%4.6%5.5%
Private Equity/Buyouts/Other708.8%10.6%9.7%8.7%8.0%10.2%
Venture Capital475.9%5.5%8.4%6.4%7.2%6.0%
FinTech182.3%2.5%2.7%2.1%1.5%1.9%
Health Care516.4%6.5%4.7%6.1%7.4%7.1%
Legal & Professional Services141.8%1.4%1.3%0.7%1.2%1.8%
Manufacturing192.4%2.2%1.3%3.1%2.3%1.7%
Media, Entertainment, & Sports172.1%2.8%2.0%2.3%1.3%1.4%
Real Estate182.3%2.2%1.7%2.8%2.1%3.6%
Retail324.0%3.4%2.8%3.8%5.2%4.6%
Social Impact334.2%4.1%3%3.1%5.3%3.3%
Technology13917.5%17.2%19.4%17.4%16.9%16.3%
Travel & Hospitality20.3%0.5%0.5%0.7%0.1%n/a

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.