Fisher College of Business

Salary Information

Graduate Salary Statistics

MBA Career Positions
Compensation Data for 2007-2008 Annual Report
MBA Full-Time Class of 2008

Starting Salary Average

$89,343

Starting Salary Median

$89,000

Starting Salary Range

$48,000-160,000

Average Signing Bonus

$13,947

Percent of Class Reporting Signing Bonus

50%

Percent of Class Employed as September 1, 2008

90%

Average Starting Salaries by Job Function and Percentage Breakdown

Job Function

Percentage

Average Salary

Salary Range

Banking

1%

$64,000

$64,000 - 64,000

Consulting

18%

$102,007

$67,500 - 130,000

Finance

23%

$84,739

$48,000 - 95,000

General Management

3%

$91,500

$90,000 - 95,000

Marketing/Sales

23%

$84,291

$55,000 - 100,000

Operations/Logistics

18%

$83,283

$62,000 - 103,000

Real Estate

2%

$73,000

$71,000 - 75,000

Strategic/Business Planning

5%

$77,792

$62,000 - 94,500

Other

7%

$116,490

$82,500 - 160,000

Average Starting Salaries by Industry and Percentage Breakdown

Industry

Percentage

Salary Average

Salary Range

Consulting Services

16%

$101,980

$70,000 - 130,000

Consumer Products

3%

$90,000

$90,000 - 90,000

Financial Services

20%

$81,600

$48,000 - 95,000

Manufacturing

11%

$77,211

$55,000 - 88,000

Media/Entertainment

1%

$85,000

$85,000 - 85,000

Petroleum/Energy

4%

$81,500

$67,500 - 94,500

Pharma/Bio/Healthcare

2%

$73,500

$62,000 - 85,000

Real Estate

2%

$73,000

$71,000 - 75,000

Retail

14%

$85,800

$73,000 - 95,000

Technology

15%

$90,441

$67,237 - 114,400

Other

12%

$104,864

$62,400 - 160,000

Average Starting Salaries by Geography

Geography

Percentage

Salary Average

SalaryRange

To Be Determined

6%

$91,000

$75,000 - 103,000

International - Europe

2%

$123,700

$123,700 - 123,700

International - Asia

2%

$83,871

$83,871 - 83,871

Mid-Atlantic

3%

$70,000

$65,000 - 75,000

Midwest

69%

$87,413

$48,000 - 160,000

Northeast

7%

$102,990

$80,000 - 159,952

South

5%

$89,059

$67,237 - 105,000

Southwest

3%

$111,800

$93,000 - 130,000

West

3%

$85,000

$85,000 - 85,000

2007 - 2008 MLHR and MAcc Average Salaries
MLHR Internships Salary Average $4,215/Month
MLHR Full-Time Starting Salary Average $70,025/Year
MAcc Full-Time Career Positions $50,158/Year
 
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