Median base salaries were highest in consulting and financial services, topping out at $150,000 to start this year. The lowest median salary--$95,000--went to MBAs who took jobs in the nonprofit or government sectors.
All numbers are median. HBS does not report average numbers nor does it report on the full range of salaries and bonuses, preferring to report the 25th and 75th percentile numbers. An asterisk indicates that the data cannot be listed for categories because it was reported by < 1% of students seeking employment.