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Salary Statistics - 2006 Salary Survey Results

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 2006. Back to statistics home page.

Undergraduate Majors Percentage
Humanities and Social Sciences 9.43%
Economics 7.55%
Engineering and Science 58.49%
Business Administration 18.87%
Other 5.66%

 

Base Salaries by Industry
Industries % 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
Industries % 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 3.851% $ 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 Work Experience
Years of experience % 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 Major
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

 

Signing Bonus and Guaranteed Compensation
Compensation type 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 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 10 Employers for Class of 2006 (in alphabetical order)

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

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