Consulting Salary Central: Management & Strategy Consulting



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Job Title
Year Received Undergrad Degree
Graduate Degree
Experience in Consulting Location
Salary (Expected 2006)
Bonus (Expected 2006)
Signing Bonus (and year))
NERA Economic Consulting
Research Associate
2004
No graduate degree
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$
Research Associate
1999
No graduate degree
4-5 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Research Associate
2005
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Research Associate
2002
No graduate degree
2-3 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Research Associate
Before 1993
No graduate degree
10+ years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$-$$$, depending mostly on your hours
$$$, in 2005
Research Associate
Before 1993
No graduate degree
10+ years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Research Associate
2005
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Research Associate
2001
No graduate degree
4-5 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$
Research Associate
2003
No graduate degree
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Research Associate
1996
No graduate degree
7-8 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2006
Research Associate
2003
No graduate degree
2-3 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Research Associate
2003
No graduate degree
2-3 years
Location not provided
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Research Associate
2003
No graduate degree
2-3 years
Washington, DC
$$$
Info not given
No signing bonus
Research Associate
2004
No graduate degree
1-2 years
Location not provided
$$$
$$$
$$$
Senior Analyst
2003
ME/MS/MICS
2-3 years
Philadelphia, PA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Associate Analyst
2005
No graduate degree
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
Info not given
$$$ in 2005
Research Associate
2005
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
San Francisco, CA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Associate Analyst
2004
No graduate degree
1-2 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Associate Analyst
2002
No graduate degree
1-2 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Research Associate
2002
No graduate degree
3-4 years
Los Angeles, CA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Analyst
2004
ME/MS/MICS
Under 1 year
Los Angeles, CA
$$$
$$$-$$$
No signing bonus
Associate Analyst
1995
No graduate degree
9-10 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Associate Analyst
2004
No graduate degree
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2003
Research Associate
2005
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
Washington, DC
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Associate Analyst
1999
No graduate degree
6-7 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Associate Analyst
2000
Info not given
5-6 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$
Associate Analyst
1999
No graduate degree
6-7 years
Los Angeles, CA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Associate Analyst
2005
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
San Francisco, CA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Associate Analyst
Before 1993
No graduate degree
10+ years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Associate Analyst
Before 1993
No graduate degree
4-5 years
San Francisco, CA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Associate Analyst
Before 1993
Info not given
3-4 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Analyst
2004
No graduate degree
1-2 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$-$$$
$$$ in 2003
Associate Analyst
2005
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Associate Analyst
2001
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Analyst
2004
ME/MS/MICS
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Analyst
2001
No graduate degree
1-2 years
Washington, DC
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Analyst
2005
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
Los Angeles, CA
$$$
$$$
Received signing bonus, amount not specified
Associate Analyst
2005
No graduate degree
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Analyst
1999
No graduate degree
6-7 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2003
Analyst
1997
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2003
Analyst
2001
No graduate degree
4-5 years
San Francisco, CA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2003
Analyst
1998
No graduate degree
3-4 years
Washington, DC
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Analyst
2002
No graduate degree
2-3 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Senior Analyst
1997
No graduate degree
3-4 years
Chicago, IL
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2000
Senior Analyst
2003
No graduate degree
2-3 years
Denver, CO
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Analyst
2005
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Senior Analyst
2004
No graduate degree
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Analyst
2002
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2003
Analyst
2004
ME/MS/MICS
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Analyst
1997
No graduate degree
6-7 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2003
Senior Analyst
2000
No graduate degree
10+ years
Washington, DC
$$$
$$$
$$$
Senior Analyst
1993
ME/MS/MICS
7-8 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Analyst
Before 1993
ME/MS/MICS
10+ years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$-$$$
$$$ in 2003
Consultant

No graduate degree
5-6 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2000
Consultant
2000
No graduate degree
5-6 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2000
Consultant
2004
ME/MS/MICS
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Consultant
2004
Has unspecified graduate degree
Under 1 year
Washington, DC
$$$
$$$-$$$
$$$ in 1998
Consultant
2005
MBA, ME/MS/MICS
Under 1 year
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2002
Senior Consultant
2003
No graduate degree
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Consultant
2005
MBA, PhD
Under 1 year
Boston, MA
$$$
Info not given
$$$
Director
1997
ME/MS/MICS
5-6 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$
Senior Consultant
2005
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Consultant
2001
ME/MS/MICS
3-4 years
Washington, DC
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Vice President
2003
No graduate degree
1-2 years
Philadelphia, PA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Consultant
1998
PhD
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Senior Consultant
2000
PhD
2-3 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2002
Senior Consultant
1998
PhD
6-7 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$-$$$
$$$ in 2004
Vice President
2001
PhD
4-5 years
San Francisco, CA
$$$
$$$
Received signing bonus, amount not specified
Vice President
1994
PhD
6-7 years
San Francisco, CA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2003
Vice President
2004
PhD
4-5 years
Detroit, MI
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Vice President
2004
MBA, PhD
Under 1 year
Washington, DC
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2000
Vice President
2000
ME/MS/MICS
3-4 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Vice President
2002
PhD
2-3 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 1997
Senior Consultant
2002
PhD
Under 1 year
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$

1994
MBA
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
Received signing bonus, amount not specified
Senior Consultant
Before 1993
MBA, PhD
2-3 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$
Vice President
1993
PhD
10+ years
Washington, DC
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Vice President
Before 1993
PhD
4-5 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
Received signing bonus, amount not specified
Vice President
1997
PhD
6-7 years
San Francisco, CA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Vice President
1998
ME/MS/MICS
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
CFO
1998
No graduate degree
1-2 years
Location not provided
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Vice President
Before 1993
PhD
2-3 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Novantas
Associate
Before 1993
No graduate degree
10+ years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Associate
Before 1993
No graduate degree
9-10 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Associate
Before 1993
No graduate degree
7-8 years
New York, NY
$$$
$16,500
$$$ in 2005
Associate
2000
No graduate degree
5-6 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Associate
1994
No graduate degree
5-6 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Associate
Before 1993
No graduate degree
10+ years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$-$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Associate
1994
No graduate degree
8-9 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Senior Associate
1996
ME/MS/MICS
2-3 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Associate
Before 1993
No graduate degree
10+ years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Senior Associate
2002
No graduate degree
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Associate
2004
No graduate degree
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2003
Associate
1999
No graduate degree
3-4 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Senior Associate
2002
No graduate degree
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2003
Senior Associate
2001
No graduate degree
3-4 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$-$$$
$$$ in 2004
Senior Associate
Before 1993
ME/MS/MICS
10+ years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Associate
2005
JD
Under 1 year
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Manager
Before 1993
No graduate degree
5-6 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2002
Manager
1996
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2001
Senior Associate
1995
MBA
4-5 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Manager
2004
No graduate degree
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2001
Senior Technology Associate
Before 1993
No graduate degree
2-3 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Manager
2000
MBA
2-3 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Principal
2000
ME/MS/MICS
Under 1 year
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Principal
1996
MBA
9-10 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$
OC&C Strategy Consultants
Associate Consultant
1994
No graduate degree
2-3 years
Los Angeles, CA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Associate Consultant
2003
ME/MS/MICS
1-2 years
Los Angeles, CA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Associate Consultant
2003
ME/MS/MICS
2-3 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$
Consultant
1995
PhD
1-2 years
Los Angeles, CA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Consultant
Before 1993
MBA
1-2 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Consultant
2001
MBA
2-3 years
San Francisco, CA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Consultant
1997
MBA
7-8 years
London
£££
£££
No signing bonus
Principal
Before 1993
No graduate degree
5-6 years
London
£££
£££
£££ in 2000
Consultant
2003
ME/MS/MICS
5-6 years
London
£££
£££
£££
Principal
2002
MBA
4-5 years
London
£££
£££
No signing bonus
Associate Consultant
1997
No graduate degree
5-6 years
London
£££
£££
£££ in 2005
Associate Consultant
2001
No graduate degree
3-4 years
London
£££
£££
£££ in 2005
Associate Consultant
1993
ME/MS/MICS
5-6 years
London
£££
£££
£££ in 2005
Associate Consultant
1998
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
London
£££
£££
£££ in 2005
Associate Consultant
1996
No graduate degree
4-5 years
London
£££
£££
££
Associate Consultant
1997
No graduate degree
3-4 years
London
£££
£££
No signing bonus
Associate Consultant
1998
No graduate degree
5-6 years
London
£££
£££ £££ (bi-annual) (probable)"
£££ 2004; currently £££ for AC hire
Associate Consultant
1996
No graduate degree
1-2 years
London
£££
Info not given
£££ in 2004
Associate Consultant
1997
No graduate degree
1-2 years
London
£££
£££
£££
Associate Consultant
1996
No graduate degree
1-2 years
London
£££
£££
£££ in 2004
Associate Consultant
1998
No graduate degree
7-8 years
London
£££
£££
No signing bonus
Consultant
1995
No graduate degree
3-4 years
London
£€€
£££
No signing bonus
Consultant
1993
No graduate degree
2-3 years
London
£€€
£££
£££ in 2002
Consultant
1999
Info not given
3-4 years
London
£€€
$$$
£££ in 2001
Consultant
1999
No graduate degree
4-5 years
London
£€€
£££
£££ in 2003
Consultant
1998
MBA
6-7 years
London
£€€
Info not given
No signing bonus
Consultant
1998
No graduate degree
6-7 years
London
£€€
£££
No signing bonus
Consultant
1994
No graduate degree
9-10 years
London
£€€
£££
£££ in 2001
Principal
Before 1993
PhD
8-9 years
Dusseldorf
€€€
€€€
No signing bonus
Associate Consultant
1994
No graduate degree
9-10 years
Paris
€€€
€€€
No signing bonus
Associate Consultant
2000
Has unspecified graduate degree
4-5 years
Paris
€€€
€€€
No signing bonus
Consultant
2002
MBA
3-4 years
Dusseldorf
€€€
€€€
No signing bonus
Consultant
2004
No graduate degree
1-2 years
Paris
€€€
€€€
No signing bonus
Consultant
1996
ME/MS/MICS
2-3 years
Paris
€€€
€€€
No signing bonus
PA Consulting Group
Principal Consultant
1994
No graduate degree
5-6 years
Location not provided
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Consultant Analyst
2005
No graduate degree
1-2 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Consultant
1999
No graduate degree
1-2 years
Washington, DC
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Consultant
1996
No graduate degree
2-3 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2001
Consultant
2003
No graduate degree
1-2 years
Location not provided
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2000
Consultant
1993
PhD
7-8 years
Location not provided
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Principal Consultant
2003
No graduate degree
2-3 years
Los Angeles, CA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 1999
Principal Consultant
1998
MBA
5-6 years
Location not provided
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Principal Consultant
2000
PhD
2-3 years
Cambridge, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2000
Principal Consultant
1998
ME/MS/MICS
Under 1 year
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Principal Consultant
1996
MBA
3-4 years
New York, NY
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Managing Consultant
2000
No graduate degree
5-6 years
Los Angeles, CA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Principal Consultant
2000
MBA
1-2 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Managing Consultant
2004
ME/MS/MICS
Under 1 year
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Managing Consultant
1998
ME/MS/MICS
7-8 years
Copenhagen
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Managing Consultant
2002
PhD
3-4 years
London
£££
£££
No signing bonus
Consultant Analyst
1997
No graduate degree
2-3 years
London
£££
£££
£££ 2004
Principal Consultant
1999
No graduate degree
5-6 years
London
£££
£££
No signing bonus
Consultant
1994
PhD
6-7 years
London
£££
£££
£££ in 2003
Principal Consultant
2003
PhD
2-3 years
London
£££
£££
No signing bonus
Senior Consultant
1998
Info not given
7-8 years
Copenhagen
£££
£££
No signing bonus
Principal Consultant
1998
PhD
6-7 years
London
£££
£££
No signing bonus
Principal Consultant
Before 1993
PhD
8-9 years
London
£££
£££
No signing bonus
Managing Consultant
1996
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
London
£££
£££
No signing bonus
Managing Consultant
1996
No graduate degree
4-5 years
London
£££
£££
No signing bonus
Managing Consultant
2005
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
London
£££
$$$
No signing bonus
PRTM
Consultant
Before 1993
No graduate degree
6-7 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Senior Consultant
1998
No graduate degree
7-8 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Associate
1995
MBA, ME/MS/MICS
8-9 years
Location not provided
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Associate
1993
No graduate degree
7-8 years
Washington, DC
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Associate
1997
MBA, ME/MS/MICS
7-8 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Associate
2004
MBA, ME/MS/MICS
1-2 years
Location not provided
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Associate
2005
MBA, ME/MS/MICS
Under 1 year
Location not provided
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Manager
2002
MBA
3-4 years
Location not provided
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Associate
2005
MBA
Under 1 year
Palo Alto, CA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Manager
2002
MBA, ME/MS/MICS
Under 1 year
Washington, DC
$$$
$$$
$$$
Manager
1994
MBA, ME/MS/MICS
1-2 years
Washington, DC
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Manager
1999
MBA, ME/MS/MICS
4-5 years
Detroit, MI
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Manager
2005
MBA
Under 1 year
Location not provided
$$$
10% of base salary
No signing bonus
Principal
2001
ME/MS/MICS
4-5 years
Detroit, MI
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 1998
Principal
1997
PhD
6-7 years
Dallas, TX
$$$
$$$
$$$
Manager
1998
ME/MS/MICS
6-7 years
London
£££
£££
No signing bonus
Manager
1999
MBA, PhD
1-2 years
Frankfurt
€€€
€€€
€€€ in 2001
Putnam Associates
Analyst
1997
No graduate degree
1-2 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2005
Associate Consultant
2005
No graduate degree
Under 1 year
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Senior Associate
1997
No graduate degree
9-10 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2003
Senior Associate Consultant
1998
No graduate degree
4-5 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2003
Consultant
1998
MBA, PhD
4-5 years
Boston, MA
$$$ and $$$
$$$-$$$
Received signing bonus, amount not specified
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
Senior Project Manager
Before 1993
ME/MS/MICS
5-6 years
Zurich
CHF$$$
CHF$$$
No signing bonus
Project Manager
Before 1993
MBA, ME/MS/MICS
5-6 years
Paris
€€€
€€€
No signing bonus
Principal
1998
MBA
Under 1 year
Berlin
€€€
€€€
No signing bonus
Principal
1999
MBA
Under 1 year
Munich
€€€
€€€
No signing bonus
Senior Consultant
2003
MBA
2-3 years
Munich
€€€
€€€
€€€ in 2005
Senior Consultant
Before 1993
ME/MS/MICS
8-9 years
Vienna
€€€
€€€
No signing bonus
Senior Consultant
Before 1993
MBA
3-4 years
Munich
€€€
€€€
No signing bonus
Senior Consultant
1994
MBA
2-3 years
Stuttgart
€€€
€€€
€€€ in 2005
Senior Consultant
2005
PhD
Under 1 year
Dusseldorf
€€€
€€€
€€€ in 2004
Simon Kucher & Partners
Consultant
1997
No graduate degree
6-7 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Consultant
Before 1993
No graduate degree
9-10 years
Cambridge, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Consultant 1
Before 1993
No graduate degree
10+ years
Cambridge, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Consultant 1
2002
No graduate degree
3-4 years
Cambridge, MA
$$$
Info not given
No signing bonus
Consultant
2004
No graduate degree
6-7 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Consultant
Before 1993
No graduate degree
5-6 years
Cambridge, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Consultant
2001
ME/MS/MICS
3-4 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Consultant
1995
ME/MS/MICS
7-8 years
Cambridge, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Consultant
1994
PhD
10+ years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Consultant
2002
Info not given
3-4 years
Cambridge, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Consultant
1995
No graduate degree
10+ years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Consultant I
2003
Has unspecified graduate degree
2-3 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Consultant 2
1998
PhD
3-4 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Consultant
2003
No graduate degree
2-3 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Consultant
2002
MBA
3-4 years
Cambridge, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Consultant
Before 1993
ME/MS/MICS
10+ years
Cambridge, MA
$$$
$$$
No signing bonus
Senior Consultant
2000
MBA, ME/MS/MICS
5-6 years
Boston, MA
$$$
$$$
Received signing bonus, amount not specified
Senior Consultant
1996
MD
3-4 years
Cambridge, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004
Senior Consultant
2001
MBA, ME/MS/MICS
4-5 years
Cambridge, MA
$$$
$$$
$$$ in 2004