Finally, Harvard can chalk up a legitimate victory over Stanford. The 25 graduates who found work in the Southwest received average bases of $159,520 in 2021 – over $9,300 more than their GSB brethren. An HBS grad also earned bragging rights for the highest base at $315,000, way ahead of individual graduates at the Wharton School and Texas McCombs ($200K each). Chicago Booth and Yale SOM grads scored the 2nd- and 3rd-highest paydays, while Southwest stalwarts Rice Jones ($135,986) and Texas McCombs ($130,700) failed to crack the Top 10 on their home turf.