UC Berkeley Haas School of Business MBA Employment Report: Salary, Industries, Outcomes
Class of 2025 career outcomes for the UC Berkeley Haas full-time MBA: salary, sign-on bonus, offer and acceptance rates, industries, functions and top employers.
Employment overview
Of the 229 graduates in the Haas full-time MBA Class of 2025, 182 were seeking employment. By three months after graduation, 156 (86%) had received a job offer and 153 (84%) had accepted one; by graduation, 66.5% had received an offer and 62.6% had accepted one. The median base salary was $167,250 and the mean $164,930, based on the 88.9% of graduates who reported salary. Of those reporting salary, 75% received a sign-on bonus, with a median of $30,000 and a mean of $35,829. Technology was the largest industry (39%), followed by consulting (27%) and financial services (16%). Haas reports these figures under the MBA CSEA Standards.
Salary and compensation
- Median base salary
- $167,250
- Mean base salary
- $164,930
- Median sign-on bonus
- $30,000
- Mean sign-on bonus
- $35,829
- Received sign-on bonus
- 75%
- Salary reporting rate
- 88.9%
Offers and acceptances
- Received offers by 3 months
- 86%
- Accepted offers by 3 months
- 84%
- Received offers by graduation
- 66.5%
- Accepted offers by graduation
- 62.6%
Industry distribution
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Technology | 39% |
| Consulting | 27% |
| Financial Services | 16% |
| Energy | 5% |
| CPG/Retail | 3% |
| Health/Bio/Pharma | 3% |
| Public/Non-Profit | 2% |
| Real Estate | 2% |
| Transportation | 2% |
| Other | 1% |
Function distribution
| Function | Percentage | Mean base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting | 28% | $177,988 |
| Finance/Accounting | 19% | $162,060 |
| General Management | 16% | $158,960 |
| Information Technology | 15% | $172,442 |
| Marketing/Sales | 9% | $155,946 |
| Other | 7% | $145,960 |
| Operations/Logistics | 6% | $148,993 |
| Human Resources | 1% | Insufficient data |
Top employers (hired three or more Class of 2025 graduates)
- Adobe Systems Inc.
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- Bain & Company
- Boston Consulting Group
- Deloitte Consulting LLP
- McKinsey & Company
- Microsoft
- Morgan Stanley
- NVIDIA Corporation
- ServiceNow
Equity and role type
45% of Class of 2025 graduates who reported salary received compensation packages with equity, with a median equity value of $90,000 and a mean of $106,352. Of graduates who accepted a job offer by three months after graduation, 15% went to work for startups and 16% reported that their role has a social or environmental impact.
Sources
- 1. UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, Full-time MBA Employment Report, Class of 2025
- 2. UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, Full-time MBA Employment Report, Class of 2025 (PDF tables)