Class of 2005 Salary Survey Results The following statistics are based on a survey of the Leavey School of Business Graduate Business Class of 2005, conducted in Fall 2005. Back to statistics home page. | Undergraduate Majors | Percentage | | Humanities and Social Sciences | 5% | | Economics | 5% | | Engineering and Science | 54% | | Business Administration | 17% | | Other | 19% | | Base Salaries by Industry | | | | | | | Industries | % of class | Mean | Median | High | Low | | Government / Non-Profit | 1% | $120,000 | $120,000 | $120,000 | $120,000 | | Manufacturing | 48% | $ 83,300 | $ 80,000 | $131,000 | $ 30,000 | | Service | 51% | $ 92,030 | $ 90,000 | $140,000 | $ 48,000 | | Other | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | Base Salaries by Function | | | | | | | Industries | % of class | Mean | Median | High | Low | | Marketing / Sales | 26% | $ 78,350 | $ 80,000 | $125,000 | $ 30,000 | | Finance / Accounting | 24% | $ 97,000 | $ 95,000 | $140,000 | $ 64,000 | | Engineering / Computer Programming | 7% | $101,200 | $104,000 | $130,000 | $ 72,000 | | General Management | 4% | $104,170 | $110,000 | $110,000 | $ 92,500 | | Operations / Production | 8% | $ 69,250 | $ 68,500 | $ 92,000 | $ 72,500 | | Human Resources | 3% | $ 81,800 | $ 81,800 | $ 93,600 | $ 70,000 | | MIS | 1% | $ 85,000 | $ 85,000 | $ 85,000 | $ 85,000 | | Legal | 1% | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | | Consulting | 5% | $110,250 | $120,000 | $125,000 | $ 76,000 | | Other Job Functions | 21% | $ 88,350 | $ 87,500 | $120,000 | $ 60,000 | | Salaries by Work Experience | | | | | | | Years of experience | % of class | Mean | Median | High | Low | | Less than 1 year | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | 1 to 2 years | 6% | $ 77,330 | $ 72,000 | $ 90,000 | $ 70,000 | | 3 to 5 years | 19% | $ 87,400 | $ 81,000 | $125,000 | $ 64,000 | | 6 to 10 years | 54% | $ 90,070 | $ 91,000 | $140,000 | $ 30,000 | | More than 10 years | 21% | $ 97,450 | $ 95,000 | $130,000 | $ 76,700 | | Salaries by Undergraduate Major | | | | | | | Major | % of class | Mean | Median | High | Low | | Engineering | 42% | $ 88,120 | $ 83,500 | $130,000 | $ 58,200 | | Business | 19% | $ 91,450 | $ 90,000 | $140,000 | $ 48,000 | | Economics | 6% | $ 93,000 | $ 95,000 | $125,000 | $ 59,000 | | Sciences | 17% | $ 83,080 | $ 86,000 | $110,000 | $ 30,000 | | Humanities & Social Sciences | 6% | $ 88,000 | $ 85,000 | $120,000 | $ 62,000 | | Other | 10% | $112,310 | $111,500 | $131,000 | $ 95,000 | | Signing Bonus and Guaranteed Compensation | | | | | | Compensation type | Mean | Median | High | Low | | Signing Bonus | $ 7,190 | $ 6,000 | $ 12,500 | $ 2,500 | | Other compensation | $ 20,600 | $ 15,000 | $ 80,000 | $ 1,000 | | Other Averages | | | Salary increase from Matriculation to Graduation | $ 23,501 | | Tuition reimbursement received from employer | $ 23,730 | | Received Tuition Reimbursement from Employer | 53% | | Change of industry as result of MBA | 43% | | Change of function as result of MBA | 46% | | Employed by start-up company | 11% | Top 10 Employers for Class of 2005 (in alphabetical order) Apple Computers Applied Materials eBay Electronic Arts HSBC Intel KPMG Pitney Bowes Management Services Teros, Inc. Trimble Navigation Back to Salary Statistics home page
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