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Chicago Booth’s Six Highest Paying Industries for the Class of 2011

Industry Salary Range Bonus Range
Private Equity $155,000 $105,000 – $300,000 NA NA
Consulting $125,000 $70,000 – $150,000 $20,000 NA
Technology * $120,000 $85,000 – $130,000 $10,000 NA
Internet/E-Commerce $110,000 $80,000 – $135,000 NA NA
Health Care ** $110,000 $50,000 – $123,000 $15,000 NA
Energy $102,000 $85,000 – $140,000 $20,000 NA

Source: Chicago’s Booth School of Business 2011 Employment Report * Technology category covers only electronic equipment ** Includes pharma, biotech and healthcare products and services. Salary, signing bonus and other guaranteed bonus numbers are reported as medians.

 

Kellogg’s Six Highest Paying Industries for the Class of 2011

Industry Salary Range Signing Bonus* Range % of Class
Law/Legal Services $160,000 $150,000 – $170,000 $20,000 $3,000 – $52,000 1.0%
Venture Capital $130,500 $100,000 – $175,000 $25,000 $7,500 – $47,500 1.0%
Consulting $125,000 $45,500 – $172,000 $20,000 $5,000 – $80,000 37.0%
Private Equity $120,000 $40,000 – $250,000 $25,000 $7,500 – $47,500 4.0%
Healthcare Consulting $120,000 $89,000 – $140,000 $20,000 $5,000 – $80,000 2.0%
Electronic Equipment $115,000 $70,000 – $130,000 $15,000 $5,000 – $40,000 2.0%

Source: Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management 2011 Employment Report* In reporting sign-on bonuses, Kellogg grouped several categories. Private equity was combined with venture capital, and health care consulting was combined with consulting, among others similar changes. Salary, signing bonus and other guaranteed bonus numbers are reported as medians. The high median for law and legal services appears to be a special case or two because only 1% of the graduating class went into that field.

 

Harvard Business School’s Highest Paying Industries for the Class of 2011

Industry Salary Range* Signing Bonus Other Bonus
Hedge Funds $150,000 $122,500 – $192,500 $20,000 $150,000
Venture Capital $145,000 $125,000 – $150,000 NA NA
Private Equity/LBO $130,000 $120,000 – $156,250 $25,000 $120,938
High Tech $125,000 $120,000 – $135,000 $20,000 NA
Consulting $125,000 $125,000 – $134,750 $20,000 $15,000
Services/Real Estate $120,000 $101,250 – $130,000 $18,250 NA
Diversified Manufacturing $120,000 $116,750 – $120,000 $20,000 NA

Source: Harvard Business School 2011 Employment Report * Unlike other business schools, Harvard does not report the full range of salaries but instead reports the 25th percentile figure and the 75 percentile figure. Salary, signing bonus and other guaranteed bonus numbers are reported as medians.

 

Stanford’s Highest Paying Industries for the Class of 2011

Industry Salary Range Signing Bonus Other Bonus Range
Private Equity $150,000 $52,000 – $250,000 $25,000 $165,000 $40,000 – $250,000
Venture Capital $150,000 $100,000 – $200,000 NA $62,500 $26,250 – $120,000
Hedge Funds $150,000 $110,000 – $200,000 $25,000 $137,500 $25,000 – $500,000
Consulting $125,000 $60,000 – $145,000 $20,000 $30,000 $4,000 – $50,000
Media/Entertainment $120,000 $127,400 – $175,000 $10,000 NA NA
Energy/Clean Tech $120,000 $122,500 – $150,000 $40,000 NA NA
Manufacturing $120,000 $80,000 – $120,000 $10,000 NA NA
Consumer Electronics $120,000 $119,167 – $130,000 $25,000 NA NA

Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business 2011 Employment Report Salary, signing bonus and other guaranteed bonus numbers are reported as medians.

 

Berkeley’s Highest Paying Industries for the Class of 2011

Industry Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus % of Class
Private Equity $150,000 NA NA 1.5%
Consulting $130,500 $25,872 $34,590 27.1%
Real Esate $125,000 NA NA 3.0%
Investment Mgt. $120,000 $10,000 $29,778 5.9%
Biopharma $115,000 $18,929 NA 3.4%
Internet/e-Commerce $110,000 $19,000 $20,225 12.8%
Technology-Hardware $110,000 $14,583 $13,000 3.9%
Utilities $110,000 $25,000 $16,000 3.0%

Source: Berkeley’s Haas School of Business 2011 Employment Report The school does not report the range of salaries or bonuses for each industry. All numbers in the table are medians.

 

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