Salary by Function 

Weekly Salary

Accepting Jobs

Mean

Median

High

Low

Finance 

43%

$1,696

$1,827

$2,500

$500

Consulting

25%

$1,580

$1,500

$3,000

$333

Marketing/Sales 

16%

$1,309

$1,480

$1,875

$400

General Management

13%

$1,351

$1,400

$3,080

$500

Human Resources

2%

$1,037

$1,000

$1,500

$611

Operations/Production*

1%

n/a

Salary by Industry 

Weekly Salary

Accepting Jobs

Mean

Median

High

Low

Financial Services 

40%

$1,782

$1,827

$3,000

$600

     Investment Banking 

20%

$1,817

$1,827

$2,235

$600

     Diversified Financial Services

12%

$1,720

$1,635

$3,080

$1,000

     Investment Management 

5%

$1,475

$1,500

$2,000

$750

     Private Equity/Venture Capital

3%

$2,300

$2,400

$2,500

$2,000

Nonprofit

16%

$753

$600

$1,800

$333

Consulting Services

12%

$2,028

$2,300

$3,000

$611

Energy/Utilities

7%

$1,621

$1,675

$2,500

$1,000

Consumer Products 

5%

$1,362

$1,463

$2,250

$700

Technology

4%

$1,722

$1,700

$2,000

$1,500

Retail

4%

$1,457

$1,400

$1,750

$1,250

Government 

3%

$841

$525

$1,700

$480

Pharmacueticals/Biotechnology/
Healthcare

2%

$1,524

$1,650

$1,683

$1,238

Manufacturing

2%

$1,553

$1,463

$1,875

$1,413

Media/Entertainment

2%

$1,225

$1,225

$1,250

$1,200

Real Estate

2%

$747

$640

$1,000

$600

Other*

1%

n/a

Salary by Region

Accepting Jobs

Northeast

67%

West 

10%

International

7%

Midwest

7%

Mid-Atlantic

6%

Southwest

2%

South

1%