Compensation of Accepted Offers by Function, Class of 2018
| Function | % | Average Base ($) | Median Base ($) | Low ($) | High ($) | Average Signing Bonus ($) |
| Consulting | 36.8% | 134,346 | 140,000 | 74,000 | 200,000 | 26,469 |
|
Brand Innovation
|
0.3% | † | † | † | † | † |
|
Business Development/Sales
|
2.5% | 124,313 | 117,500 | 90,000 | 200,000 | 24,600 |
|
Strategy
|
6.4% | 118,500 | 112,500 | 74,000 | 170,000 | 24,231 |
|
Management
|
24.5% | 139,448 | 147,000 | 80,000 | 170,000 | 27,282 |
|
Retail
|
0.9% | 130,667 | 135,000 | 110,000 | 147,000 | † |
|
Technology
|
2.1% | 136,929 | 147,000 | 114,000 | 150,000 | 24,143 |
| Finance/Accounting | 34.7% | 124,977 | 125,000 | 70,000 | 170,000 | 45,473 |
|
General/Corporate
|
7.7% | 113,854 | 115,000 | 70,000 | 150,000 | 28,963 |
|
Investment Banking
|
21.5% | 130,500 | 125,000 | 110,000 | 170,000 | 52,064 |
|
Private Wealth Management
|
1.5% | 119,000 | 125,000 | 95,000 | 125,000 | 43,750 |
|
Private Equity
|
0.9% | 113,333 | 110,000 | 80,000 | 150,000 | † |
|
Venture Capital
|
0.9% | † | † | † | † | † |
|
Finance Other¹
|
2.1% | 120,833 | 125,000 | 100,000 | 135,000 | 32,500 |
| Management | 6.1% | 122,350 | 121,500 | 90,000 | 150,000 | 33,867 |
|
General Management
|
4.6% | 124,667 | 125,000 | 90,000 | 150,000 | 37,455 |
|
Merchandising
|
0.3% | † | † | † | † | † |
|
Project Management
|
1.2% | 119,250 | 118,500 | 110,000 | 130,000 | 24,000 |
| Human Resources | 1.2% | 105,000 | 105,000 | 100,000 | 110,000 | † |
| Information Technology/Data Analytics | 2.1% | 126,667 | 125,000 | 100,000 | 145,000 | 26,000 |
| Marketing/Sales | 13.5% | 118,667 | 119,500 | 85,000 | 142,000 | 36,897 |
|
Brand Management
|
2.8% | 104,778 | 106,000 | 95,000 | 108,000 | 25,000 |
|
General
|
3.7% | 111,700 | 110,000 | 85,000 | 132,000 | 13,757 |
|
Product Marketing
|
0.6% | † | † | † | † | † |
|
Product Management
|
6.4% | 128,524 | 130,000 | 100,000 | 142,000 | 49,842 |
| Operations | 1.5% | 110,100 | 115,500 | 85,000 | 130,000 | † |
| Other | ||||||
|
Law
|
4.0% | 176,923 | 180,000 | 150,000 | 190,000 | 16,000 |
† Reporting numbers insufficient to provide salary information
Historical Employment Data, by Function
| Function | Class of 2018 | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016 | Class of 2015 | Class of 2014 |
| Consulting | 37% | 31% | 33% | 33% | 36% |
| Finance | |||||
|
General/Corporate
|
8% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 10% |
|
Investment Banking
|
22% | 21% | 22% | 18% | 16% |
|
Investment Management
|
1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% |
|
Private Wealth Management
|
2% | * | 2% | 2% | * |
|
Private Equity
|
1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
|
Research
|
1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 4% |
|
Risk Managment
|
* | * | * | * | |
|
Sales & Trading
|
1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | |
|
Structured/Project Finance
|
* | * | * | * | |
|
Venture Capital
|
1% | * | * | * | |
| General Management | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Human Resources | 1% | ||||
| Information Technology/Data Analytics | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | * |
| Marketing/Sales | 14% | 19% | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Operations | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 1% |
| Other | |||||
|
Law
|
4% | 2% | 2% | * | * |
|
Other
|
2% | 2% | 2% |
**Due to rounding, totals do not always add up to 100%
Updated as of 10/25/18