Just thought I'd toss this here for anyone thinking of consulting as a career:
Latest information from Management Consulted - UPDATED 2015
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Accenture MBA Salary
Signing Bonus: $35,000 (Canada: $15,000)
Base: $135,000 (Canada: $140,000)
Relocation: $8,000
Performance Bonus: up to $43,500 ($30K of which is MBA bonus and is only available in for your 1st year)
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Total Compensation: up to $221,500
Retirement: 6% Employee Match
Tuition Reimbursement: up to $80,000 ($50,000 after taxes)
Vacation: 5 Weeks
A.T. Kearney MBA Salary
Signing Bonus: $20,000
Base: $140,000 (Germany: €80,000)
Relocation: $5,000 (Germany: €3-€5,000)
Performance Bonus: up to $33,500 (Germany: up to €16,000)
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Total Compensation: up to $198,500 (Germany: up to €101,000)
Retirement: 401k contribution up to $8,000
Bain & Company MBA Salary
Signing Bonus: $25,000
Base: $135,000
Performance Bonus: up to $35,000
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Total Compensation: up to $195,000
Retirement: 401k contribution up to $8,000
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) MBA Salary
Signing Bonus: $25,000
Base: $147,000
Relocation: $2-5,000 depending on distance
Performance Bonus: up to $42,000
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Total Compensation: up to $219,000
Retirement: up to $9,000/5% of bonus + salary is put into retirement fund, no contributions required
Down the Road: Project leaders at BCG (~2-3 years out of B-school) were paid $165,000 base.
Deloitte MBA Salary
Signing Bonus: $35,000 ($25,000 if returning after internship) (Canada MBA: $5,000)
Base: $140,000 (Canada MBA: $95-100,000)
Relocation: up to $2,000
Performance Bonus: up to $35,000 (25% of base)
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Total Compensation: up to $212,000
Retirement: .25 match of first 6% contributed for a total of 1.5%
Tuition Reimbursement: up to $50,000 + 2nd year tuition for returning interns
Ernst & Young MBA Salary
Signing Bonus: $25,000
Base: $140,000
Relocation: $5,000
Performance Bonus: up to $30,000
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Total Compensation: up to $200,000
IMS Consulting Group MBA Salary
Signing Bonus: $25,000
Base: $125,000
Performance Bonus: up to $15,000
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Total Compensation: up to $165,000
Infosys MBA Salary
Signing Bonus: $20,000
Base: $117,000
Relocation: $3,000 non-discretionary relocation (reimbursement for movers/storage)
Performance Bonus: up to $25,000
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Total Compensation: up to $165,000
Retirement: DNK
Kalypso MBA Salary
Signing Bonus: $15,000
Base: $115,000
Performance Bonus: up to $15,000
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Total Compensation: up to $145,000
KPMG MBA Salary
Signing Bonus: $15,000
Base: $130,000
Relocation: $2,000
Performance Bonus: up to $22,750
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Total Compensation: up to $169,750
L.E.K. MBA Salary
Signing Bonus: $25,000
Base: $140,000
Relocation: $5,000
Performance Bonus: up to $25,000
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Total Compensation: up to $195,000
Retirement & Profit Sharing: up to $30,000
McKinsey & Company MBA Salary
Signing Bonus: $25,000
Base: $140,000
Relocation: $2-9,000 depending on distance
Performance Bonus: up to $35,000
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Total Compensation: up to $209,000
Retirement: up to $20,400/12% of bonus + salary is put into retirement fund, no contributions required
Overall BCG and McKinsey post-grad/MBA salaries are almost identical — although McKinsey has a lower base, they also have a higher retirement contribution.
Mercer MBA Salary
Signing Bonus: $20,000
Base: $87,000
Performance Bonus: up to $17,000 (20% of base)
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Total Compensation: up to $124,000
Retirement: DNK
The Parthenon Group MBA Salary
Signing Bous: $35,000
Base: $170,000
Relocation: $2,000
Performance Bonus: up to $9,000
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Total Compensation: up to $216,000
PwC MBA Salary
Signing Bonus: $25,000 (+$10,000 if you interned)
Base: $140,000
Relocation: $2,000
Performance Bonus: up to $27,000
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Total Compensation: up to $194,000
Retirement: DNK
Strategy& MBA Salary
Signing Bous: $25,000
Base: $135,000
Relocation: $3,000
Performance Bonus: up to $33,750
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Total Compensation: up to $196,500
Retirement: 10% of salary
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MBA Internships
AT Kearney MBA: $11,000/month
Bain MBA: $26,000 (10 weeks)
BCG MBA: $27,000
Deloitte MBA: $28,450 + 2nd year MBA tuition reimbursement (up to $50,000)
IMS MBA: $11,000/month + $5,000 signing bonus
L.E.K. MBA: $2600/week + up to $4,000 performance bonus
McKinsey MBA: $28-29,500 (10 weeks)
Parthenon Group MBA: $27,000 + $5,000 signing bonus (for 10 weeks)
PwC MBA: $60/hour
Strategy& (formally Booz & Co.) MBA: $11,250/month
ZS MBA: $11,000/month + $5,000 signing bonus
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Also, here's a link to a survey that looked at the industry more generally, and what people make after they leave consulting:
https://charlesaris.com/wp-content/uplo ... y-2014.pdf