What MBA Grads Make In Their First Jobs by: Marc Ethier on May 22, 2020 | 5 minute read May 22, 2020 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit Stanford GSB had the highest base salary of any top-50 B-school in 2019, but the lowest average signing bonus of any top-10 school. Stanford photo DON’T MISS: THE HIGHEST-PAID MBA GRADS AT THE TOP 25 B-SCHOOLS or JOB PLACEMENT RATES & STARTING PAY AT THE U.S. NEWS TOP 50 Previous PagePage 3 of 3 1 2 3 © Copyright 2026 Poets & Quants. All rights reserved. This article may not be republished, rewritten or otherwise distributed without written permission. To reprint or license this article or any content from Poets & Quants, please submit your request HERE.