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Employment Statistics - May Class of 2008

  • Employment by Job Type
  • Employment by Geographical Region
  • Employment by Industry

    Highlights

    Career Highlights Class of 2007 Class of 2008
    Average starting base salary $50,350 $53,274
    Median starting base salary $53,500 $55,000
    Employment by Job Type**:
      Accounting
      Actuarial
      Consulting
      Finance
      Management
      Marketing
      Military
      Teaching
      Other

    4%
    0%
    19%
    53%
    4%
    13%
    1%
    1%
    4%

    1%
    1%
    20%
    47%
    4%
    16%
    1%
    1%
    8%
    Employment by Industry**:
      Business
      Government/Education/Nonprofit
      Health/Science-related
      Manufacturing
      Service
      Other

    N/A
    N/A
    N/A
    5%
    95%
    N/A

    56%
    %2
    2%
    5%
    33%
    1%
    By Geographic Region**:
      North Carolina
      Mid-Atlantic
      Midwest
      Northeast
      Southeast (not NC)
      West
      International

    38%
    15%
    2.5%
    23%
    16%
    5.5%
    1%

    33%
    16%
    1%
    21%
    20%
    7%
    1%
    Companies Hiring 2 or
     More Students:
    Deloitte Consulting
    Edgeview Partners
    Ernst & Young
    GE
    Genworth Financial
    IBM
    KPMG
    Lehman Brothers
    Metlife
    Morgan Joseph
    Morgan Stanley
    Navigant Consulting
    Neiman Marcus
    Opus Trading Fund
    Sageworks
    SunTrust
    Triage Consulting Group
    Wachovia
    Wachovia Securities
    Wells Fargo

    Banc of America Securities
    Bank of America
    BB&T
    BearingPoint
    Black & Decker
    Deloitte Consulting
    FTI Consulting
    General Mills
    Genworth Financial
    Goldman Sachs
    KMPG
    Macquarie Capital Advisors
    McColl Partners
    Morgan Keegan
    Morgan Stanley
    Navigant Consulting
    Oppenheimer & Co.
    Stockamp & Associates
    SunTrust
    The Hershey Company
    Triage Consulting Group
    Wachovia
    Students Satisfied or
    Very Satisfied with Job

    89%

    97%
    Graduate School Admissions:
      Law School
      Master of Accounting
      Other
    24%
    17%
    75%
    8%
    24%
    13%
    76%
    11%

    Employment by Job Type**

    Salary figures are based on accepted offers (in U.S. dollars); base pay only.
    *Salary figures not reported for categories listing 1 percent.
    **Discrepancy between cumulative and individual percentages due to rounding.
    ***To ensure confidentiality, salary figures not reported. Starting salary is in the $60K range for the Real Estate & Sales and Trading & Management functional areas.

    Area Percent Salary Range Average
    Accounting*
    1%
    Actuarial*
    1%
    Consulting
    20%
    $30,000-$65,000
    $54,500
    Finance**
    47%
    $40,000-$70,000
    $57,978
  • Banking, Non-Investment
    3%
    $44,000-$60,000
    $48,500
  • Finance, Taxation, Monetary Policy
    3%
    $30,00-$55,000
    $44,500
  • Financial/Treasury/Analysis
    8%
    $44,000-$55,000
    $50,600
    Corporate Finance
    12%
    $48,000-$60,000
    $58,412
    M&A
    13%
    $40,000-$70,000
    $59,118
    Portfolio Manager/Brokerage
    2%
    $40,000-$55,000
    $46,667
    Real Estate***
    2%
    Sales and Trading
    3%
    Management***
    4%
    Marketing**
    16%
    $24,000-$52,000
    $44,474
    Advertising*
    3%
    $37,050-$40,000
    $39,017
    Brand/Product Management*
    1%
    Buyer/Merchandising*
    1%
    Marketing Research*
    1%
    Sales
    10%
    $24,000-$51,000
    $44,182
    Military*
    1%
    Teaching*
    1%
    Other
    8%
    $35,000-$90,000
    $56,111

    Employment by Geographical Region**
    *Salary figures not reported for categories listing 1 percent.
    **Discrepancy between cumulative and individual percentages due to rounding.
    ***To ensure confidentiality, salary figures not reported. Starting salary in Other Northeast is in $40K range.

    Region Percent Salary Range Average
    Mid-Atlantic**
    16%
    $38,000-$65,000
    $53,263
  • Maryland
    3%
    $50,000-$55,000
    $52,333
  • Virginia
    6%
    $46,000-$65,000
    $54,333
  • Washington, D.C.
    6%
    $51,000-$60,000
    $54,667
    Midwest
    1%
    Northeast**
    21%
    $40,000-$70,000
    $55,733
  • New York, N.Y
    17%
    $40,000-$70,000
    $58,154
  • Other Northeast***
    4%
    Southeast (not N.C.)**
    20%
    $45,000-$65,000
    $53,875
  • Atlanta, GA
    15%
    $50,000-$65,000
    $56,167
  • Florida
    2%
    $45,000-$51,000
    $47,000
  • Other Southeast
    3%
    $45,000-$48,000
    $47,000
    North Carolina**
    33%
    $24,000-$90,000
    $51,812
  • Raleigh
    5%
    $30,000-$60,000
    $41,842
  • Charlotte
    19%
    $30,000-$60,000
    $54,524
  • Durham*
    1%
  • Winston-Salem
    4%
    $24,000-$45,000
    $40,800
  • Other N.C. Cities
    4%
    $45,000-$90,000
    $67,500
    West**
    7%
    $40,000-$65,000
    $51,944
  • California
    4%
    $40,000-$65,000
    $54,250
  • Texas
    3%
    $40,000-$55,000
    $47,500
    International*
    1%

    Employment by Industry
    Salary figures are based on accepted offers (in U.S. dollars); base pay only.
    *Salary figures not reported for categories listing 1 percent.
    **Discrepancy between cumulative and individual percentages due to rounding.
    ***To ensure confidentiality, salary figures not reported. Starting salary in Insurance Carriers is in $50K range.

    Area Percent Salary Range Average
    Business**
    56%
    $30,000-$70,000
    $55,081
    Accomodation & Food Services
    3%
    $53,000-$60,000
    $55,250
    Advertising & Related Services
    3%
    $37,050-$40,000
    $39,017
    Banking (Commercial)
    8%
    $44,000-$60,000
    $48,778
    Banking (Investment & Securities Dealing)
    34%
    $30,000-$70,000
    $56,915
    Insurance Carriers & Related Activities***
    2%
    Retail Trade
    6%
    $40,000-$70,000
    $50,111
    Government/Education/Nonprofit
    2%
    $40,000-$45,000
    $41,667
    Government (Federal)*
    1%
    Other Nonprofit*
    1%
    Health/Science-related
    2%
    $45,000-$50,000
    $48,333
    Healthcare Services (for profit)*
    1%
    Medical Equipment & Supplies
    1%
    Manufacturing**
    5%
    $38,000-$51,000
    $45,600
    Computer & Electronic Products*
    1%
    Food Manufacturing
    3%
    $38,000-$51,000
    $47,000
    Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
    1%
    Other Manufacturing
    1%
    Service**
    33%
    $30,000-$70,000
    $54,766
    Consulting Services (Management)
    9%
    $40,000-$65,000
    $58,273
    Consulting Services (Other)
    10%
    $30,00-$62,000
    $51,036
    Employment Services*
    1%
    Financial Services
    7%
    $55,000-$70,000
    $61,250
    Real Estate
    2%
    $50,000-$52,000
    $51,000
    Software*
    1%
    Transportation*
    1%
    Other Services
    2%
    $24,000-$90,000
    $51,333
    Other*
    1%





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