Highest Columbia MBA Salary: $310K In PE

Highest To Lowest Paying Jobs For Columbia’s Class of 2013 MBAs

Industry	Median Salary	Range	Median Bonus	Range
Management Consulting	$135,000	$90,000 — $200,000	$25,000	$10,000 — $145,000
Private Equity	$132,500	$67,000 — $310,000	$30,000	$10,000 — $300,000
Hedge Funds/Mutual Funds	$125,000	$75,000 — $175,000	$55,000	$15,000 — $200,000
Other Investment Management	$122,500	$80,000 — $225,000	$47,500	$30,000 — $167,500
Venture Capital	$120,000	$90,000 — $150,000	$11,500	$11,500
Aerospace/Defense/Transportation	$120,000	$50,000 — $140,000	$19,200	$15,000 — $20,000
Manufacturing	$117,000	$80,000 — $230,000	$22,500	$17,500 — $25,000
Media/Tech	$116,000	$85,000 — $140,000	$20,000	$10,000 — $60,000
Internet Services/E-Commerce	$115,000	$70,000 — $240,000	$35,000	$7,500 — $118,000
Healthcare	$110,000	$55,000 — $125,000	$20,000	$11,750 — $65,000
Real Estate	$110,000	$80,000 — $180,000	$40,000	$2,500 — $100,000
Financial Services (Other)	$102,500	$80,400 — $140,000	$30,000	$20,000 — $75,000
Diversified Financial Services	$100,000	$80,000 — $112,000	$37,500	$18,000 — $48,000
Investment Banking/Brokerage	$100,000	$60,000 — $160,000	$50,000	$20,000 — $135,000
Consumer Products Manufacturing	$100,000	$58,271 — $180,000	$25,000	$1,500 — $170,000
Software/Telecom	$92,500	$65,000 — $130,000	$40,000	$15,000 — $80,000
Entertainment	$90,000	$65,000 — $170,000	$10,000	$7,800 — $55,000
Retail	$90,000	$85,000 — $108,000	$8,750	$5,000 — $15,500
Education/Government/Non-Profit	$87,000	$44,000 — $100,000	0	0

Source: Columbia Business School Class of 2013 employment report

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