February 2006

For the Record:
MBA Class of 2005 Placement Report

INDUSTRY	Percentage of Class	Median Base Salary	Median Total Compensation
Consulting	19	$110,000	$145,000
Consumer Services	9	$83,600	$113,600
E-Commerce	8	$100,000	$150,000
Private Equity	8	$125,000	$232,000
Biotech/Pharm/Medical	7	$95,500	$123,825
Hedge Funds	6	$125,000	$250,000
Real Estate	6	$100,000	$140,500
Investment Banking	5	$95,000	$172,500
Computers (Software)	4	$105,000	$141,625
Investment Management	4	$105,000	$159,250
Financial Services/Diversified	3	$95,000	$142,500
Media/Entertainment	3	$85,000	$108,950
Nonprofit	3	$82,500	$92,500
Manufacturing	2	$95,000	$382,500
Venture Capital	2	$135,000	$175,000
Other (median average)	11	$96,000	$110,710
TOP FUNCTIONS Consultant: 20 percent Brand/Product/Marketing Manager: 17 percent Investment Researcher/Portfolio Manager: 11 percent BASE SALARY Median: $100,000 Range: $12,000–$285,000 TOTAL COMPENSATION Median: $140,000 Range: $32,000–$660,000 For further details: www.gsb.stanford.edu/cmc/reports/ Source: Stanford Business School Career Management Center