Salary data
MBA Salary by Concentration
How MBA pay varies across concentrations. Click any concentration for its profile, synonyms, and related searches.
- Concentrations tracked
- 11
- Role wage benchmarks
- 50
- Verified MBA outcomes
- 0
- Source
- BLS OEWS
Compare concentrations by wage range
Each bar spans the median wages of the public occupations a concentration maps to. Wider, higher bars indicate roles that pay more across all workers — occupational wage context, not a verified MBA outcome.
Each bar spans the median wages of the public occupations a path maps to — occupational wage context across all workers, not a verified MBA-specific salary for that path.
Benchmark coverage by path
Mapped roles, how many have a published wage benchmark, and the median-wage span across them.
| MBA path | Mapped roles | Benchmarks | Mapped role wage context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 6 | 6 | $91,640 – $213,990 |
| Consulting / Strategy | 5 | 5 | $78,760 – $105,770 |
| Marketing | 5 | 5 | $78,760 – $166,790 |
| Product Management | 5 | 5 | $78,760 – $175,140 |
| Operations | 5 | 5 | $82,320 – $126,060 |
| Supply Chain | 5 | 5 | $82,320 – $126,060 |
| Entrepreneurship | 4 | 4 | $101,860 – $213,990 |
| Business Analytics | 4 | 4 | $78,760 – $120,230 |
| Accounting | 4 | 4 | $83,680 – $166,570 |
| General Management | 4 | 4 | $101,860 – $213,990 |
| Healthcare Management | 3 | 3 | $101,860 – $123,860 |
These are occupational wage benchmarks for roles MBA graduates commonly target — wage context across all workers, not verified MBA-specific outcomes.
“Mapped role wage context” is the median-wage span across the public occupations a path maps to — not a verified MBA outcome for that path. MBA-specific outcomes are still being collected.
Data-status legend
Concentration salary figures here are demo until source-backed records clear the sample-size gate (5+ for a median).
The figures on this page are illustrative demo data for layout review — they are not verified MBA outcomes and are not indexed as fact. Real values will come from cited public datasets and verified reports. See methodology.
Browse concentrations
Search and sort. Salary figures stay gated until source-backed records exist.
| Salary data | Explore | |
|---|---|---|
| AccountingAdvanced accounting, controllership, and finance-adjacent roles. | Being collected | Explore path |
| Business AnalyticsData, analytics, and quantitative decision-making roles. | Being collected | Explore path |
| Consulting / StrategyManagement consulting and corporate strategy roles. | Being collected | Explore path |
| EntrepreneurshipFounders, venture, and innovation-focused paths. | Being collected | Explore path |
| FinanceInvestment banking, corporate finance, private equity, and asset management tracks. | Being collected | Explore path |
| General ManagementBroad leadership and rotational management tracks. | Being collected | Explore path |
| Healthcare ManagementHealthcare administration, biotech, and health systems leadership. | Being collected | Explore path |
| MarketingBrand management, growth, and marketing leadership tracks. | Being collected | Explore path |
| OperationsOperations management, process, and logistics leadership. | Being collected | Explore path |
| Product ManagementTechnology product management and product leadership. | Being collected | Explore path |
| Supply ChainSupply chain, procurement, and logistics management. | Being collected | Explore path |
Accounting
Advanced accounting, controllership, and finance-adjacent roles.
Business Analytics
Data, analytics, and quantitative decision-making roles.
Consulting / Strategy
Management consulting and corporate strategy roles.
Entrepreneurship
Founders, venture, and innovation-focused paths.
Finance
Investment banking, corporate finance, private equity, and asset management tracks.
General Management
Broad leadership and rotational management tracks.
Healthcare Management
Healthcare administration, biotech, and health systems leadership.
Marketing
Brand management, growth, and marketing leadership tracks.
Operations
Operations management, process, and logistics leadership.
Product Management
Technology product management and product leadership.
Supply Chain
Supply chain, procurement, and logistics management.
How concentration shapes MBA pay
Concentration signals the roles and industries a graduate targets, which is what actually drives compensation. Finance and consulting tracks feed into high-base, high-bonus roles; product, analytics, and general management span a wider band; nonprofit and operations paths trade cash for other goals. Two graduates with the same concentration at different schools, in different cities, with different pre-MBA experience can land far apart — which is exactly why we gate concentration numbers until we have enough verified records to show a real distribution rather than a misleading single figure.