Deloitte BTA Salary Progression

Hey guys,

I am a new analyst at Deloitte and had a couple of questions regarding both career and salary progression as I am not a regular bachelor's new hire.

I joined the firm coming out of a Master of Science program with no previous experience so still got hired as an Analyst rather than a Consultant. My question however is... how will this affect me down the road as far as promotions and salary.

For example, I know a lot of people go back to get their MBA after 2-3 years while being in the Consultant position. As I already have a MS, I don't really know if it will be worthwhile to get my MBA. However, does this affect my salary? I heard someone say that when they bring back people with MBA's or other Masters degrees, they bring them in as a Senior Consultant with a significantly higher pay and bonus than if say, I were to just climb up to Senior Consultant internally. But why is this? If I already have my Masters shouldn't it be the same? I spoke to a girl who came in as a Consultant with a Masters degree for about $105K and $20K signing bonus.. this seems higher than what I've heard from other consultants who just got promoted from BTA's.

Also, should I be pushing for a faster promotion to either Consultant or Sr. Consultant because of my degree? How can I frame this without being too "self-entitled"?

I appreciate any feedback. Thanks everyone in advance.

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tech_trader

Hey guys,

I am a new analyst at Deloitte and had a couple of questions regarding both career and salary progression as I am not a regular bachelor's new hire.

I joined the firm coming out of a Master of Science program with no previous experience so still got hired as an Analyst rather than a Consultant. My question however is... how will this affect me down the road as far as promotions and salary.

For example, I know a lot of people go back to get their MBA after 2-3 years while being in the Consultant position. As I already have a MS, I don't really know if it will be worthwhile to get my MBA. However, does this affect my salary? I heard someone say that when they bring back people with MBA's or other Masters degrees, they bring them in as a Senior Consultant with a significantly higher pay and bonus than if say, I were to just climb up to Senior Consultant internally. But why is this? If I already have my Masters shouldn't it be the same? I spoke to a girl who came in as a Consultant with a Masters degree for about $105K and $20K signing bonus.. this seems higher than what I've heard from other consultants who just got promoted from BTA's.

Also, should I be pushing for a faster promotion to either Consultant or Sr. Consultant because of my degree? How can I frame this without being too "self-entitled"?

I appreciate any feedback. Thanks everyone in advance.

master degrees, especially those "integrated" approaches, are viewed as the same as a bachelor degree. You might see a slight bump in your starting salary but other than that, you will be viewed as an entry level.

 

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