Compensation of Accepted Offers by Industry, Class of 2018
| Industry | % | Average Base ($) | Median Base ($) | Low ($) | High ($) | Average Signing Bonus ($) |
| Consulting | 28.4% | 140,078 | 147,000 | 83,000 | 170,000 | 27,780 |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 5.2% | 106,647 | 106,000 | 95,000 | 135,000 | 27,143 |
| Financial Services | 33.8% | 125,286 | 125,000 | 70,000 | 170,000 | 46,253 |
|
Commercial Banking
|
0.9% | 122,167 | 125,000 | 107,500 | 134,000 | † |
|
Diversified Financial Services
|
3.7% | 113,333 | 110,000 | 100,000 | 125,000 | 28,188 |
|
Insurance
|
1.2% | 125,000 | 125,000 | 115,000 | 135,000 | 37,500 |
|
Investment Banking
|
26.2% | 127,882 | 125,000 | 95,000 | 170,000 | 50,563 |
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Venture Capital
|
0.9% | 110,000 | 110,000 | 70,000 | 150,000 | 21,333 |
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Finance Other*
|
0.9% | 118,333 | 115,000 | 110,000 | 130,000 | 26,667 |
| Healthcare/Pharma/Biotech | 2.7% | 115,000 | 115,000 | 100,000 | 125,000 | 27,500 |
| Entertainment/Media/Sports | 2.1% | 108,000 | 110,000 | 85,000 | 150,000 | 11,667 |
| Non-Profit | 1.2% | 106,250 | 95,000 | 90,000 | 145,000 | † |
| Real Estate | 1.8% | 122,500 | 112,500 | 80,000 | 200,000 | † |
| Retail | 2.1% | 104,357 | 110,000 | 85,000 | 120,000 | † |
| Technology/Telecommunications | 16.5% | 123,865 | 130,000 | 70,000 | 145,000 | 38,983 |
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Technology
|
15.2% | 125,239 | 130,000 | 70,000 | 145,000 | 42,006 |
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Telecommunications
|
1.2% | 108,750 | 110,000 | 100,000 | 115,000 | 9,500 |
| Other | ||||||
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Energy
|
0.9% | † | † | † | † | † |
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Hospitality
|
0.3% | † | † | † | † | † |
|
Law
|
4.0% | 176,923 | 180,000 | 150,000 | 190,000 | 16,000 |
|
Manufacturing
|
0.6% | † | † | † | † | † |
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Transportation & Logistics Services
|
0.3% | † | † | † | † | † |
*Financial Services Other includes Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Private Equity
† Reporting numbers insufficient to provide salary information
Historical Employment Data, by Industry
| Industry | Class of 2018 | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016 | Class of 2015 | Class of 2014 |
| Consulting | 28% | 26% | 29% | 29% | 28% |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 5% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| Energy | 1% | * | * | 1% | * |
| Financial Services | |||||
|
Asset Management
|
* | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
|
Commercial Banking
|
1% | 1% | * | ||
|
Diversified Financial Services
|
4% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 5% |
|
Hedge Fund
|
* | * | * | * | * |
|
Insurance
|
1% | 1% | * | * | 2% |
|
Investment Banking
|
26% | 23% | 28% | 24% | 27% |
|
Venture Capital/Private Equity
|
1% | 2% | * | 1% | * |
| Government | * | 1% | 2% | ||
| Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals/Biotech | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Hospitality | * | * | * | * | |
| Manufacturing | 1% | * | * | * | |
| Entertainment/Media/Sports | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Non-Profit | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | * |
| Real Estate | 2% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| Retail/Luxury Retail | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% |
| Technology/Telecommunications | 17% | 17% | 10% | 9% | 6% |
| Transportation & Logistics Services | * | * | * | 1% | |
| Other | |||||
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Law
|
4% | 2% | 3% | * | * |
|
Other
|
1% | 2% |
**Due to rounding, totals do not always add up to 100%
Updated as of 10/25/18