MBA Compensation Heads Up as Recession Wanes, GMAC Survey Finds

Median Salary Tops US$94,500; 93 Percent of B-School Alumni Employed

GMAC Press Release, February 10, 2011

Reston, Virginia—Compensation packages for MBAs who graduated over the last decade are continuing to grow as the global economy appears to be on the mend, according to research conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), owner of the GMAT exam. The median base salary for business school alumni in the survey topped US$94,500 in 2010—well above the pre-recession level of US$89,000 recorded in 2007.
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