What MBAs Earn At Top Consulting Firms in 2019

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Salaries for Incoming MBA/PhD Full-Time Hires

Accenture Strategy 

  • Base: $150,000 (Canada: C$135,000)
  • Performance Bonus: up to $30,000
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $180,000
  • Retirement: 6% match for 401k
  • Tuition Reimbursement: up to $80,000 ($50,000 after taxes)
  • Signing Bonus: $35,000 (Canada: C$25,000)
  • Relocation: up to $10,000

AlixPartners 

  • Base: $165,000
  • Performance Bonus: up to $60,000
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $225,000
  • Retirement: 6% match for 401k
  • Tuition Reimbursement: up to $80,000 ($50,000 after taxes)
  • Signing Bonus: $25,000 (Canada: C$25,000)
  • Relocation: up to $10,000

A.T. Kearney 

  • Base: $158,000 (Germany: €85,000)
  • Performance Bonus: up to $44,100 (Germany: up to €16,000)
  • Total Cash (sum of above): $191,100
  • Retirement: 401k contribution up to $8,000
  • Signing Bonus: $25,000 (plus $10,000 for summer interns)
  • Relocation: up to $10,000 (Germany: up to €5,000)

Bain & Company 

  • Base: $165,000 (UK: £85,000) (Thailand: ฿3,600,000)
  • Performance Bonus: up to $41,250 (Thailand: up to ฿700,000)
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $206,250
  • Retirement: 401k contribution up to $8,000
  • Signing Bonus: $25,000 (Thailand: ฿980,000)
  • Relocation: up to $5,000 (Thailand: ฿230,000)

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 

  • Base: $165-170,000 (UK: £90,000)
  • Performance Bonus: up to $45,000 (UK: up to £25,000)
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $215,000
  • Retirement: $10,260 into 401k
  • Signing Bonus: $25,000
  • Relocation: $2-8,000

Booz Allen Hamilton 

  • Base: $140,000 (Middle East)
  • Performance Bonus: up to $35,000 (25% of base; Middle East)
  • Allowances: 40% of base ($56,000) only paid to Dubai/Abu Dhabi/Doha  | 30% for Riyadh
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $231,000 (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha). Up to $217,000 (Riyadh)
  • Relocation: up to $25,000 (Middle East)

CCG Catalyst Consulting Group 

  • Base: $150,000
  • Performance Bonus: up to $15,000
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $165,000
  • Retirement: 5% match for 401k

Cognizant Business Consulting 

  • Base: $115-125,000
  • Performance Bonus: up to $10-15,000
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $140,000
  • Signing Bonus: $20,000 (Dubai: $30,000)
  • Relocation: up to $6,000

Deloitte 

  • Base: $140-150,000 (Canada MBA: C$125,000)
  • Performance Bonus: up to $45,000
  • Total Cash (sum of above): $195,000
  • Retirement: 25% match of first 6% into 401k (a total of 1.5%)
  • Tuition Reimbursement: Full 2nd year tuition for returning interns
  • Signing Bonus: $15-25,000 (additional $17,500 for returning interns, $20K early signing) (Canada: C$20,000)
  • Relocation: up to $10,000

Ernst & Young

  • Base: $150,000 (UK: £85,000) (Hungary: Ft560,000)
  • Performance Bonus: up to $10,000 (UK: up to 20%) (Hungary: up to 8%)
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $160,000
  • Retirement: Match up to 6%
  • Signing Bonus: $25,000 (UK: £15,000)
  • Relocation: up to $5,000

IBM Global Business Services 

  • Base: $150,000
  • Performance Bonus: up to $15,000
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $165,000
  • Signing Bonus: $25,000 (additional $15,000 for returning interns)
  • Relocation: up to $6,500

IMS Consulting Group 

  • Base: $130,000
  • Performance Bonus: up to $16,250
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $146,250
  • Signing Bonus: $25,000
  • Relocation: up to $8,000

Infosys 

  • Base: $122,500
  • Performance Bonus: up to $25,000
  • Total Cash (sum of above): $147,500
  • Signing Bonus: $20,000
  • Relocation: up to $3,000

Kalypso 

  • Base: $124,000
  • Performance Bonus: up to $15,000
  • Total Cash (sum of above): $139,000
  • Signing Bonus: $15,000
  • Relocation: up to $3,000

KPMG 

  • Base: $150,000 (India: 2,100,000 INR)
  • Performance Bonus: up to $25,000 (India: up to 400,000 INR)
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $175,000
  • Signing Bonus: up to $35,000
  • Relocation: up to $5,000

L.E.K. 

  • Base: $150,000
  • Performance Bonus: up to $25,000
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $175,000
  • Retirement & Profit Sharing: up to $30,000
  • Signing Bonus: $25,000 (additional $25,000 for returning interns)
  • Relocation: up to $5,000

McKinsey & Company 

  • Base: $165,000 (UK: £90,000) (Germany: €105,000)
  • Performance Bonus: up to $35,000
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $200,000
  • Retirement: 7.5% into 401k
  • Signing Bonus: $30,000 (Germany: negotiable)
  • Relocation: $2-9,000 (Germany: negotiable)

Mercer 

  • Base: $110,000
  • Performance Bonus: up to $22,000 (20% of base)
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $132,000
  • Signing Bonus: $20,000
  • Relocation: up to $3,000

OC&C 

  • Base: $146,000
  • Performance Bonus: up to $50,000
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $196,000
  • Retirement: 401k – up to 3.5% match at start of 2nd year
  • Signing Bonus: $25,000

Oliver Wyman 

  • Base: $145,000
  • Performance Bonus: up to $36,250
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $181,250
  • Retirement: 401k – up to 3.5% match at start of 2nd year
  • Signing Bonus: $20,000

Parthenon-EY 

  • Base: $170,000
  • Performance Bonus: up to $9,000
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $179,000
  • Signing Bonus: $35,000
  • Relocation: up to $2,000

PwC 

  • Base: $145,000
  • Performance Bonus: up to $29,000
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $174,000
  • Signing Bonus: $30,000
  • Relocation: up to $2,000

Roland Berger 

  • Base: £78,000 (UK)
  • Performance Bonus: up to £23,400
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to £111,400

Samsung Global Strategy Group 

  • Base: $167,000 (based in Seoul)
  • Performance Bonus: up to $33,400
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $200,400
  • Starting Bonus: $40,000
  • Relocation: Included in starting bonus

Simon & Kucher 

  • Base: $140,000
  • Performance Bonus: up to $35,000
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $175,000
  • Starting Bonus: $20,000
  • Relocation: up to $3,000

Strategy& 

  • Base: $150,000 (Ongoing internal discussions to raise this)
  • Performance Bonus: up to $49,500
  • Total Cash (sum of above): up to $199,500
  • Retirement: 4% automatic (no match required); 25% match up to 6% in a separate account
  • Signing Bonus: $30,000
  • Relocation: up to $3,000

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