MBA Pay: Harvard vs. Duke & Texas

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

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