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 Back to Salary Statistics home page
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