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Search MBA salary, ROI, and debt payback by school, concentration, industry, and city. Every figure is source-labeled — verified, estimate, or demo. No invented numbers, no fake rankings.

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National attainment benchmarks

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Bachelor's degree median

Broad benchmark

$80,236

$1,543/week × 52. The baseline an MBA builds on.

Master's degree median

Broad benchmark

$95,680

$1,840/week × 52. All fields — not MBA-specific.

Professional degree median

Broad benchmark

$122,876

$2,363/week × 52. Highest of any attainment level.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Education pays, 2024” — broad education-attainment context, annualized by SalaryMBA (weekly × 52). Not MBA-specific.

Direct answer
There is no single “average MBA salary” worth quoting in isolation. As a national baseline (all fields, not MBA-specific), BLS reports a master's-degree median near $95,700/yr versus $80,200/yrfor a bachelor's (annualized from weekly figures). MBA outcomes themselves vary heavily by school, cost, industry, work experience, geography, and debt. Use the tools below to model your own numbers.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Education pays 2024 (attainment baseline, verified from the primary BLS report); GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey 2025 (directional market context). Neither is a school-specific outcome. Accessed 2026-06-09.

Market contextNo dollar value — directional finding only

“U.S. MBA and business master's graduates are expected to receive larger nominal and real starting salaries in 2025 compared to 2024.”

More than 1,100 corporate recruiters and hiring managers. Survey fielded January to March of 2025.

Source: GMAC — Corporate Recruiters Survey 2025 ↗. Exact starting-salary figures are pending a direct read of the primary report and are not shown.

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The core tools and views.

Calculate MBA ROIPayback period, salary uplift, and 5/10-year value.Compare MBA programsBrowse schools and programs with data-status badges.Salary by concentrationFinance, consulting, marketing, tech, and more.Search by schoolFind a school's MBA outcome data and status.Estimate debt payoffLoan payoff time, monthly payment, total interest.

What MBA-relevant roles pay

Real BLS wage ranges for the roles MBAs commonly target — not MBA-specific outcomes, but source-backed data you can use today.

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Computer and Information Systems Managers$175,140median
Marketing Managers$166,790median
Financial Managers$166,570median
Medical and Health Services Managers$123,860median
General and Operations Managers$105,770median
Management Analysts$101,860median
10th–90th pct middle 50% median
Broad benchmarkBLS OEWS · May 2024 estimates (published April 2025) · United States

These are occupational wage benchmarks for roles MBA graduates commonly target — wage context across all workers, not verified MBA-specific outcomes.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics ↗

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School cost & debt context

Source-backed school profiles from College Scorecard — institution context, not MBA-specific salaries.

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Harvard Business School (HBS)

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit

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Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB)

Stanford University

Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit

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Wharton (Penn)

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit

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Michigan Ross

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public

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Institution-level context (College Scorecard). School-specific MBA salary ranges are published only once enough reviewed outcomes exist.

MBA ROI Calculator

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How we source data

Every figure is labeled with its source: College Scorecard, IPEDS, BLS, Census, GMAC, school reports, or reviewed user submissions.

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