Contents | Survey Highlights

Statistics Charts
Employment and Compensation
Career Fields | Fields & Industries Breakdown
Compensation by Career Field
Compensation Trends
Dot Coms | Job Offers | Company Size

Attitudes and Goals
Goals | Most Admired

Primary Objectives | Location
Career Decision | Career Choices

Comparison of Male and Female Responses
Employment & Compensation | Most Admired

Career Field Comparison

Compensation in Select Career Fields/Industries
   All Respondents            Women              Men
Average* %
Receiving
Bonuses
Average* %
Receiving
Bonuses
Average* %
Receiving
Bonuses
           
Consulting
  Base Salary (Yearly) in U.S. Dollars   $93,261   $91,833   $93,903  
  Signing Bonus in U.S. Dollars   $13,881 77% $13,100 69% $14,186 80%
  Guaranteed Annual Bonus   $15,465 29% $17,030 28% $14,813 30%
  2nd Year Tuition Reimbursement   $31,225 28% $31,333 17% $31,200 33%
  Stock Options (average number of shares) 2,775 3% 0 0% 2,775 5%
                 
       
 Investment Banking
  Base Salary (Yearly) in U.S. Dollars   $87,431   $85,429   $87,672  
  Signing Bonus in U.S. Dollars   $22,973 86% $21,500 86% $23,150 86%
  Guaranteed Annual Bonus   $25,577 20% $15,000 14% $26,458 21%
  2nd Year Tuition Reimbursement   $23,600 8% $18,000 14% $25,000 7%
  Stock Options (average number of shares) 15,050 3% 0 0% 15,050 3%
                 
       
Marketing & Management
  Base Salary (Yearly) in U.S. Dollars   $84,843   $81,662   $86,486  
  Signing Bonus in U.S. Dollars   $18,455 87% $17,571 89% $18,926 86%
  Guaranteed Annual Bonus   $12,744 31% $11,593 24% $13,145 35%
  2nd Year Tuition Reimbursement   $29,103 7% $18,267 8% $35,875 7%
  Stock Options (average number of shares) 2,939 28% 6,461 22% 1,642 31%
                 
       
 Finance (not Investment Banking)
  Base Salary (Yearly) in U.S. Dollars   $86,075   $84,731   $86,657  
  Signing Bonus in U.S. Dollars   $16,305 84% $16,391 79% $16,271 87%
  Guaranteed Annual Bonus   $22,065 38% $34,593 24% $19,041 43%
  2nd Year Tuition Reimbursement   $26,667 3% $0 0% $26,667 4%
  Stock Options (average number of shares) 2,045 21% 2,509 34% 1,580 15%
                 
* Averages are taken over those responses that reported some non-zero level of that compensation type