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 | | 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 |
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