Free MBA salary comparison tool. Compare median base pay, sign-on bonus and hiring share across 19 top MBA programs, side by side, from each school's own report.
By industry
MBA Salary by Industry
Which MBA programme pays most in consulting, investment banking, private equity, technology and healthcare: class-of-2025 median base salary, sign-on bonus and share of hires, school by school.
| School | Largest destination | Share | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIT Sloan | Consulting | 32.3% | $190,000 |
| Chicago Booth | Consulting | 36.7% | $190,000 |
| Duke Fuqua | Consulting | 26.1% | $190,000 |
| Kellogg | Consulting | 38% | $190,000 |
| UVA Darden | Consulting | 37.3% | $190,000 |
By job function
MBA Salary by Job Function
Class-of-2025 MBA pay by job function at 16 schools: consulting, investment banking, private equity, general management, product management, marketing and operations, with the share of hires in each.
| School | Largest destination | Share | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIT Sloan | Consulting | 38.9% | $190,000 |
| Chicago Booth | Consulting | 37.7% | $190,000 |
| Columbia Business School | Consulting | 40.1% | $190,000 |
| Duke Fuqua | Consulting | 30% | $190,000 |
| UVA Darden | Consulting | 39.4% | $190,000 |
By job location
MBA Salary by Region
Where class-of-2025 MBAs went and what they earned, region by region: share of hires and median base in the Northeast, West, Midwest, South, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic, and in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Canada and the Middle East, at 19 schools, with metro areas such as New York, the Bay Area and Chicago where a school breaks them out.
| School | Largest destination | Share | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford GSB | North America | 96% | $190,000 |
| Wharton | United States | 94% | $185,000 |
| MIT Sloan | North America | 94.1% | $179,250 |
| Chicago Booth | United States | 94.9% | $175,000 |
| Columbia Business School | United States | 82% | $175,000 |
By top employers
Top MBA Employers
Which firms hired the most class-of-2025 MBAs at 15 schools, with hire counts where the school publishes them, and which employers recruit at the most schools.
| School | Top employer | Hires |
|---|---|---|
| MIT Sloan | Boston Consulting Group | 26 |
| Chicago Booth | Boston Consulting Group | 52 |
| Columbia Business School | Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | 51 |
| Duke Fuqua | Accenture | names only |
| NYU Stern | McKinsey & Company | 14 |