Yale School of Management MBA Employment Report: Class of 2025 Salary and Outcomes
Yale SOM MBA Class of 2025 employment outcomes: offers, median salary and signing bonus, industries, functions, and locations.
Employment overview
In the Yale SOM Class of 2025, 82.1% received an offer by three months after graduation. The median base salary was $175,000 (25th percentile $140,000, 75th percentile $190,000), the median signing bonus was $30,000, and the median guaranteed year-end bonus was $40,000. Of students reporting accepted offers, 91.7% included salary information; of those, 71.5% reported a signing bonus. 121 unique employers hired members of the class, and 23 graduates started their own ventures.
Salary and compensation
- Received offer by 3 months
- 82.1%
- Median base salary
- $175,000
- Median signing bonus
- $30,000
- Salary reporting rate
- 91.7%
Industry distribution
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Consulting Services | 36.9% |
| Finance: Investment Banking | 18% |
| Technology | 8.3% |
| Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals | 5.1% |
| Finance: Diversified Financial Services | 3.7% |
| Finance: Investment Management | 3.7% |
| eCommerce | 3.7% |
| Energy | 3.7% |
| Nonprofit | 2.8% |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 2.3% |
| Transportation | 2.3% |
| Finance: Venture Capital | 1.8% |
| Finance: Private Equity | 1.4% |
| Media/Entertainment | 1.4% |
| Manufacturing | 1.4% |
Function distribution
| Function | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Consulting: External Consulting | 36.9% |
| Finance/Accounting | 29.4% |
| Internal Consulting/Strategy | 11.7% |
| Marketing/Sales | 9.8% |
| General Management | 5.6% |
| Information Technology | 2.8% |
| Operations/Logistics | 1.4% |
Geographic distribution
| Region | Share | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| United States (all) | 92.8% | $175,000 |
| Northeast | 57.7% of U.S. placements | $175,000 |
| West | 17.5% of U.S. placements | $158,000 |
| Midwest | 6.7% of U.S. placements | $155,000 |
| Southwest | 6.7% of U.S. placements | $190,000 |
| South | 6.2% of U.S. placements | $167,500 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 5.2% of U.S. placements | $175,000 |
| Outside the United States | 7.2% | $120,000 |
Organizations that hired the most graduates in 2025
- Amazon
- Bain & Company
- Bank of America
- Barclays
- Boston Consulting Group
- Citigroup
- Deloitte Consulting
- EY-Parthenon
- IBM
- JPMorgan Chase
- McKinsey & Company
- Microsoft
- Goldman Sachs
Sources
- 1. Yale School of Management, Employment Report 2025-26 (Class of 2025)