MBA Pay: Technology

The Tech sector absorbed 21% of MBA hiring, as measured by MBA CSEA. Here, the largest numbers belong to the Indian School of Business and INSEAD, where employers plucked 295 and 197 graduates from their ranks. To put it another way, the London Business School, Wharton School, and Harvard Business School combined for 320 hires – just 25 more than the India School of Business. That said, the number of hires and percentage of hires in Technology vary sharply. Utah Eccles and ESMT Berlin saw 50% and 48.5% of their grads choose Technology-related employers. At the same time, Washington Foster – located in tech-centric Seattle – reported 47.5% of its graduates went into the field. Considering their proximity to Silicon Valley, it should surprise few that Berkeley Haas (32.9%) and Stanford GSB (29.7%) alumni are well-represented in Technology. That said, Tech pay lags behind Consulting and Finance. Harvard and Stanford MBAs earned the highest median pay in the field at $165,000 and $163,750 respectively. As a whole, just 7 business schools can say their graduates scored $150K or better averages in Technology, a far cry from Finance (26) and Consulting (39).