MBA Pay: Harvard vs. Duke & Texas by: John A. Byrne on August 15, 2013 | | 33,117 Views August 15, 2013 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit There’s also one final, though very important consideration, in comparing these numbers. They are the starting gate figures. In all likelihood, there could be a greater and far more significant difference in these numbers over a lifetime. HOW 2013 PAY FOR MBAS COMPARES AT TEXAS, DUKE & HARVARD Category McCombs * Fuqua Harvard Median Base Salary $105,000 $110,000 $120,000 Median Signing Bonus $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 Median Guaranteed Comp $10,000 $20,000 $35,000 Consulting Base Salary $128,698 (30%) $135,000 (32%) $135,000 (24%) Technology $114,942 (16%) $117,000 (10%) $115,000 (18%) Investment Banking $100,923 (7%) $100,000 (18%) $100,000 (5%) Investment Management $120,250 (4%) $110,000 (1%) $115,000 (5%) Private Equity/Venture Capital $111,000 (3%) $112,500 (1%) $150,000 (9%) Consumer Products $102.692 (7%) $100,000 (13%) $100,000 (7%) Energy $110,616 (7%) $100,000 (2%) $112,500 (1%) Healthcare $102,375 (2%) $110,000 (9%) $120,000 (5%) Manufacturing $93,750 (2%) $102,600 (4%) $120,000 (6%) Source: Preliminary employment reports for the Class of 2013 Notes: * McCombs numbers for industry-specific salaries are averages. The numbers for Fuqua and Harvard are medians. The percentages after base salaries reflect the percentage of the 2013 class that went into that industry. Bold numbers reflect the highest numbers in a category Previous PagePage 2 of 2 1 2 Questions about this article? Email us or leave a comment below. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.