Highest Paid Stanford MBA: $522K

Highest To Lowest Paying Jobs For Stanford’s Class of 2013

Industry	Median Salary	Median Sign-On	Guaranteed Bonus
Private Equity/LBO	$150,000	$35,000	$125,000
Hedge Funds	$150,000	NA	$150,000
Venture Capital	$150,000	NA	$32,500
Consulting	$135,000	$25,000	$25,000
Energy/CleanTech	$130,000	$20,000	$26,500
E-Commerce	$130,000	$7,500	NA
Software	$125,000	$25,000	$13,000
Consumer Electronics	$125,000	$20,000	NA
Investment Mgt.	$122,500	$22,500	$30,000
Tech Finance	$122,500	NA	NA
Healthcare	$120,000	$20,000	$22,500
Internet Services	$120,000	$11,250	$12,000
Tech Marketing	$117,500	NA	NA
Tech Retail	$115,000	$25,000	NA
Investment Banking	$110,000	$50,000	NA
Manufacturing	$110,000	NA	NA
Media/Entertainment	$105,000	NA	NA
Real Estate	$105,000	NA	NA
Non-Profit	$85,000	$8,000	NA

Source: Stanford Class of 2013 employment report

Notes: NA may be zero or not disclosed to protect the student privacy for fewer than three MBAs in a category.

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