Employment Statistics
Read highlights of our placement data for the Stern Class of 2011
| Full-Time Employment Statistics by Industry* | |||||
| % of Reported Placements | Mean Base Salary | Base Salary Range | Mean Signing Bonus | Mean Guaranteed Bonus | |
| Investment Banking | 28% | $102,932 | $80,000-$175,000 | $42,331 | $50,000 |
| Consulting | 19% | $122,996 | $92,500-$135,000 | $26,010 | $24,650 |
| Diversified Financial Services | 11% | $100,121 | $92,000-$140,000 | $33,000 | $13,129 |
| Consumer Products | 8% | $93,615 | $65,000-$108,000 | $20,000 | $16,329 |
| Technology/Telecommunications | 7% | $114,154 | $95,000-$135,000 | $15,000 | $27,500 |
| Media/Entertainment/Communication | 5% | $100,462 | $75,000-$120,000 | $15,000 | $14,250 |
| Investment Management/Hedge Fund | 4% | $108,583 | $75,000-$150,000 | $34,286 | n/a |
| Luxury/Retail | 3% | $90,900 | $75,000-$110,000 | n/a | n/a |
| Private Equity/Venture Capital | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Pharmaceuticals/Healthcare | 2% | $98,433 | $76,780-$125,000 | $13,780 | n/a |
| Entrepreneurial/Start-up | 2% | $99,500 | $62,500-$120,000 | n/a | n/a |
| Energy/Power | 1% | $108,750 | $90,000-$125,000 | n/a | n/a |
| Government | 1% | $97,750 | $93,000-$105,000 | n/a | n/a |
| Other+ | 6% | $99,167 | $50,000-$125,000 | $21,719 | n/a |
| +Other includes Accounting, Commercial Banking, Education, Executive Search, Hospitality, Insurance, Law, Manufacturing, Not-for-Profit, Real Estate and Other *An 'n/a' in any field indicates there is insufficient data to comply with MBA Career Services Council salary reporting guidelines | |||||
| Full-Time Employment Statistics by Function* | |||||
| % of Reported Placements | Mean Base Salary | Base Salary Range | Mean Signing Bonus | Mean Guaranteed Bonus | |
| Consulting | 21% | $122,190 | $92,000-$135,000 | $25,394 | $24,591 |
| Marketing | 18% | $95,611 | $60,000-$120,000 | $22,778 | $14,123 |
| Investment Banking | 18% | $104,173 | $80,000-$175,000 | $42,528 | $52,000 |
| General/Corporate Finance | 7% | $99,068 | $70,000-$135,000 | $20,625 | $15,625 |
| General Management/Project Management | 6% | $102,056 | $50,000-$125,000 | $21,477 | $26,750 |
| Research | 5% | $106,429 | $100,000-$150,000 | $40,227 | n/a |
| Sales & Trading | 5% | $100,357 | $100,000-$105,000 | $39,885 | n/a |
| Business Development | 5% | $94,571 | $75,000-$115,000 | $22,500 | n/a |
| Strategic Planning | 5% | $103,250 | $62,500-$125,000 | $16,250 | $14,250 |
| Investment Management | 2% | $100,000 | $75,000-$115,000 | n/a | n/a |
| Private Banking/Private Client Services | 2% | $106,429 | $100,000-$125,000 | $40,000 | n/a |
| Private Equity | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Operations | 1% | $112,667 | $108,000-$120,000 | n/a | n/a |
| Structured/Project Finance | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Other++ | 2% | $109,500 | $95,000-$125,000 | n/a | n/a |
| ++Other includes Information Systems, Law, Risk Management and Venture Capital *An 'n/a' in any field indicates there is insufficient data to comply with MBA Career Services Council salary reporting guidelines | |||||
| Average Annual Salary | |
| Total average: | $162,370 |
| Base average: | $105,798 |
| Full annual compensation range*: | $50,000-$210,000 |
| Signing bonus average**: | $30,127 |
| Guaranteed bonus average**: | $26,445 |
| *This statistic reflects the range of individual students' full compensation packages, including base salary, signing bonus, and other guaranteed compensation. **Average bonus statistics are calculated only for those who provided bonus information. | |
View full placement statistics on our Office of Career Development website.
