February 2005

For the Record:
MBA Class of 2004 Placement Report

Industry	Percentage of Class	Median Base Salary	Median Total Compensation
Service (79 percent)
Management Consulting E-Commerce/Internet Private Equity Invest. Banking/Brokerage Hedge Funds Investment Management Entertainment/Media Financial Svs./Diversified Nonprofit/Government Real Estate Venture Capital Consumer Services Health/Human Services Other	18 8 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 4	$105,000 $92,500 $125,000 $85,000 $100,000 $100,000 $101,250 $90,000 $80,000 $95,000 $122,000 $80,000 $100,500 $92,500	$140,000 $125,500 $230,000 $142,500 $197,500 $136,375 $131,250 $140,000 $93,200 $135,000 $168,500 $125,000 $134,000 $121,000
Manufacturing (21 percent)
Consumer Products Biotech/Pharm/Medical Computers (Software) Computers (Hardware) Networking/Telecom Other	6 4 4 2 2 3	$85,000 $88,752 $100,000 $97,500 $92,000 $88,752	$108,200 $129,252 $132,500 $276,500 $117,000 $129,252
Top functions Consultant: 18 percent Brand/Marketing Manager: 14 percent Business Development/Strategic Planner, Investment Manager, and Private Equity Analyst: 9 percent each Base salary Median: $96,875 Range: $35,000–$223,000 Total compensation Median: $136,785 Range: $35,000–$340,000 For further details: www.gsb.stanford.edu/cmc/reports/report04.html

Source: Stanford Business School Career Management Center