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Salary Statistics - Class of 2006 Salary Stats

Class of 2006 Salary Survey Results

The following statistics are based on a survey of the Leavey School of Business Graduate Business Class of 2006, conducted in Fall of 2006.

Undergraduate Degrees of MBA Class of 2006


Humanities and Social Sciences 9.43%
Economics 7.55%
Engineering and Science 58.49%
Business 18.87%
Other 5.66%

 

Base Salaries by Industry


Industry % of class Mean Median High Low
Government / Non-Profit  -- -- -- -- --
Manufacturing 41.18%  $ 95,605  $ 93,100 $142,000 $ 56,000
Service 56.86% $ 96,348 $ 95,000 $ 130,000 $ 55,000
Other 1.96% $ 85,000 $ 85,000 $ 85,000 $ 85,000

 

Base Salaries by Function
% of class Mean Median High Low
Marketing 25.00% $ 99,727 $ 99,000 $ 130,000 $ 55,000
Sales 5.77% $ 92,667 $ 98,000 $ 100,000 $ 80,000
Finance 11.54% $ 82,000 $ 83,500 $ 90,000 $ 75,000
Accounting 1.92% $ 55,000 $ 55,000 $ 55,000 $ 55,000
Engineering / Computer Programming 17.31% $ 117,444 $ 123,000 $ 142,000 $ 80,000
General Management 1.92% $ 98,700 $ 98,700 $ 98,700 $ 98,700
Operations / Production 7.69% $ 87,875 $ 84,500 $ 110,000 $ 72,500
Human Resources 3.85% $ 92,500 $ 92,500 $ 100,000 $ 85,000
MIS 5.77% $ 83,400 $ 92,200 $ 95,000 $ 63,000
Legal -- -- -- -- --
Consulting 3.85% $ 120,000 $ 120,000 $ 140,000 $ 100,000
Other Job Functions 15.38% $ 98,667 $ 100,000 $ 118,000 $ 75,000

 

Salaries by Years of Work Experience


No. of Years % of class Mean Median High Low
Less than 1 year  -- -- -- -- --
1 to 2 years 1.89%  $ 85,000  $ 85,000 $ 85,000 $ 85,000
3 to 5 years 32.08% $ 80,700 $ 85,000 $ 105,000 $ 60,000
6 to 10 years  43.40%  $ 93,343  $ 99,000  $ 140,000  $ 55,000
More than 10 years 22.64% $ 119,518 $ 120,000 $ 142,000 $ 98,700

 

Salaries by Undergraduate Degree


Major % of class Mean Median High Low
Engineering 43.40%  $ 107,325  $ 112,000 $ 140,000 $ 63,000
Business 18.87% $ 91,700 $ 95,000 $ 110,000 $ 60,000
Economics 7.55%  $ 81,000  $ 70,000  $ 118,000  $ 55,000
Sciences  15.09%  $ 92,400 $ 91,100  $ 142,000  $56,000 
Humanities & Social Sciences   9.43% $88,425  $91,850  $100,000  $70,000 
Other 5.66% $ 99,000 $ 92,000 $ 130,000 $ 75,000

 

2006 Signing Bonus and Guaranteed Compensation


Mean Median High Low
Signing Bonus  $ 6,156  $ 5,000 $ 10,000 $ 1,000
Other Compensation $ 20,413 $ 15,000 $ 106,000 $ 2,000

 

Other 2006 Averages


Salary Increase from Matriculation to Graduation $ 23,501
Tuition Reimbursement Received from Employer $ 23,730
Change of Industry as result of MBA 57%
Change of Function as result of MBA 49%
Employed by start-up company 11%

 

Top Employers (in alphabetical order)

Adobe Systems
Altera
Availigent
Cisco
GMAC-RFC 
Hewlett Packard 
Interbase Corporation 
Nethra Imaging 
Network Appliance