Interpreting employment data
Employment data for the UW Foster School of Business Full-time MBA Program is compiled from responses of graduates who share their employment information with MBA Career Management. We strongly urge this data be used judiciously. The median and ranges reported should be interpreted as only one source of information when making a decision regarding the appropriateness of an offer. Market conditions strongly influence salary levels as well as the number of offers extended by an organization. The amount of a salary offer tends to be influenced by a number of factors:
Student profiles
Undergraduate majors
- Business: 19%
- Engineering: 16%
- Humanities: 16%
- Social sciences: 14%
- Economics: 14%
- Math and science: 13%
- Computer science: 8%
Undergraduate majors
- Business: 20%
- Engineering: 25%
- Humanities: 14%
- Social sciences: 15%
- Economics: 9%
- Math and science: 9%
- Computer science: 8%
Undergraduate majors
- Business: 28%
- Computer science: 9%
- Economics: 7%
- Engineering: 19%
- Math and science: 8%
- Social sciences: 12%
- Humanities: 17%
Undergraduate majors
- Business: 17%
- Computer science: 6%
- Economics: 9%
- Engineering: 33%
- Math and science: 12%
- Social sciences: 6%
- Humanities: 17%
Undergraduate majors
- Business: 18%
- Computer science: 10%
- Economics: 10%
- Engineering: 28%
- Math and science: 10%
- Social sciences: 8%
- Humanities: 17%
Graduate Salary Breakout (MBA 2023)
| Function | Percentage | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting | 30% | $169,442 |
| Finance / Accounting | 22% | $133,603 |
| General Management | 10% | $146,559 |
| Marketing / Sales | 23% | $157,117 |
| Operations / Logistics | 12% | $130,900 |
| Other* | 3% | $150,700 |
*Includes Human Resources and Information Technology
Salary information in the table above based on offers accepted at 3 months.
| Function | Percentage | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting | 29% | $171,210 |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 5% | $135,000 |
| Energy | 4% | $111,667 |
| Financial Services | 5% | $147,500 |
| Manufacturing | 4% | $138,583 |
| Technology | 39% | $152,106 |
| Other* | 14% | $130,962 |
*Includes Healthcare, Media/Entertainment, Non-Profit, and Retail
Salary information in the table above based on offers accepted at 3 months.
Select each header below for the list of recent MBA graduate employers.
AlixPartners, LLP
AvAirPros
Bain & Company
Deloitte
EY Parthenon
Firmus Advisory Nigeria
Gartner
Infosys Consulting
Kearney
KPMG
McKinsey & Company
National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
PwC
Sabbi
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
The Arnold Group, LLC
The Boston Consulting Group
ZS Associates
E&J Gallo
Starbucks
Modern Electron
NorthStar Energy
Goldman Sachs
Harris Williams
Meridian Capital
Morgan Stanley
Wells Fargo
Ginkgo Bioworks
Medtronic, Inc.
Providence
COPART
Dell Technologies
Fluke Corporation
Hewlett-Packard
Philips
Pure Watercraft
TerraClear
Second Dinner Studios
Spotify
Tubi TV
Amazon
AstrumU Inc
Merrill & Ring
Microsoft Corporation
Nike
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
SAP
ServiceNow
University of Washington
CVS Health
Starbucks
Taco Bell
Walmart
Amazon
Apple
Astrolabe Analytics
Dell Technologies
Experian
Hewlett Packard
Intuit Inc.
Juniper Networks
Microsoft Corporation
myKaarma
Nerdy
Salesforce
ServiceNow
Smartsheet
Tideworks Technology
T-Mobile
Toast, Inc.
Walmart