Applicants interested in pursuing a career in the Consulting industry will find Sloan a favorite with 30.5% of the latest class choosing the industry, while technology came second at 23.9%. The median base salary was at $125,000 with the range starting from $40,000 to $200,000. Since the split up on Bonus was not available by industry, the consulting industry leads when it comes to median and total salary. 
The MIT Sloan team has shared the bonus for popular post-MBA job functions. Investment Banking has a standard base salary of $125,000 but the signing bonus was $49,000 for the latest class, taking the total salary to $174,000. 
Consulting and Strategic Planning – the most popular post-MBA job function, attracted offers with a total median salary of $166,000. The three other popular functions for MIT Sloan MBA graduates were in Operations/Project Management, Marketing/Sales and Product Management/Development, earning MBA candidates total median salaries in the range of $136,000 to $154,000.
Reference: MIT Sloan MBA Employment Report
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