Employment Report for the MBA Class of 2008 (Stanford MBA Admission Blog)

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Employment Report for the MBA Class of 2008

Industry	Percentage of Class	Median Base Salary	Median Signing Bonus
Consulting	27	$125,000	$20,000
Private Equity/LBO	14	$150,000	$32,500
Hedge Funds	8	$150,000	$25,000
Internet Services/E-Commerce	6	$115,000	$22,500
Investment Banking/Brokerage	5	$ 95,500	$40,000
Nonprofit	5	$ 80,000	n/a
Venture Capital	5	$155,000	n/a
Investment Management	4	$127,500	$19,125
Real Estate	4	$112,500	$15,000
Consumer Products	3	$100,000	$20,000
Pharma/Biotech/Healthcare	3	$103,750	$20,000
Consumer Electronics/Hardware	3	$115,500	$10,000
Media/Entertainment	3	$ 96,000	$20,000
Tech-Software	3	$110,000	$15,000
Other Services	3	$ 75,000	n/a
Financial Services-Diversified	2	$115,000	$40,000
Petroleum/Energy	2	$110,000	$28,500
Manufacturing	1	$115,000	n/a
Total does not equal 100% due to rounding. Top Functions: Consultant 29%; Private Equity 16%; Investment/Portfolio Manager 8%; Product/Brand Manager 8% Base Salary: median $120,000 (range $30,000-$250,000) Signing Bonus: median $20,000 (range $2,500-$200,000) Other Guaranteed Compensation: median $40,000 (range $2,000-$250,000) Source: Career Management Center

Posted by Rita Winkler on 11 February 2009 | Permalink