+7 Business Drivers vs. Levers 5 6y
0 Grant Thornton - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Grant Thornton - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 PwC - Review - Technology Consulting Data 6y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Technology Consulting Data 6y
+17 Unpopular(?) opinion: there is a hierarchy within MBB 19 6y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 6y
+12 Intern experience for MBB or Big 4? 1 6y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+9 Studying part-time in Consulting 5 6y
+18 Laid off from job in a very niche industry, want to do consulting for competitor of former employer. 1 6y
0 BDO Consulting - Review - Consulting Data 6y
0 BDO Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 6y
+13 Best internship to go MBB full time, Big tech or Big 4 consulting? 3 6y
0 ClearView Healthcare Partners - Interview - Life Sciences Data 6y
+23 Transfer for junior year or stay at non-target top state school? 9 6y
+13 Recession impact on post-undergraduate MBB positions? 4 6y
0 A.T. Kearney - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 6y
0 Riveron - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+3 Big 4 trainee contract 1 6y
+9 Client Delivery and Operations - Accenture 1 6y
0 RSM US LLP - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 6y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 6y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 6y
+9 Stock transactions 1 6y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Management Consulting Data 6y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 6y
+3 Advanced Degree Case Partner - USA 1 6y
+21 Government RE Strategy Consulting - Need Help! 1 6y
0 Trindent Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 6y
+35 Q&A: MBB Wanting to Give Back 14 6y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Commercial Banking Data 6y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 6y
0 KPMG - Review - Corporate Finance Data 6y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 6y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Ankura - Review - Restructuring Data 6y
0 Ankura - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 6y
+21 Berkeley Research Group: type of work, exit ops, and prestige 12 6y
+14 Deloitte Interview- help needed 2 6y
0 PwC - Interview - Strategy Data 6y
+12 PA Consulting vs Capgemini Invent 1 6y
0 Oliver Wyman - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Accenture - Review - Consulting Data 6y
0 Oliver Wyman - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 6y
0 Capital One - Review - Consulting Data 6y
0 Capital One - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 6y
0 Siemens - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Siemens - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+22 Pros/Cons of Boutique Consulting 2 6y
+13 How to quit boutique firm? 4 6y
+28 Is Management Consulting the best start to become a CEO/own a business? 12 6y
+3 When will work from home be over for consultants? 1 6y
0 Analysis Group - Salary & Bonus - Economic Consulting Data 6y
+26 MBB intern Q&A 17 6y
+11 EY risk as a freshman... Options for sophomore year? 4 6y
0 PwC Finance Transformation versus Accenture Strategy EVT 5 6y
0 Robert Half International - Review - Consulting Data 6y
+3 BCG GAMMA DS Interview 1 6y
0 Accenture - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Economic Consulting Data 6y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Economic Consulting Data 6y
0 Cornerstone Research - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Cornerstone Research - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 6y
+12 D&A vs. Finance Management Consulting, where is the real money at? 1 6y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Silver Lake - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
0 Accenture - Review - Technology Consulting Data 6y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Technology Consulting Data 6y
+83 Q&A - Consulting interview prep - firm specific questions 23 6y
+18 What are your favorite parts about MBB consulting? 17 6y
+36 What Does It Take to Get a Job at McKinsey? 36 6y
+5 Thoughts on PE group 4 6y
0 A.T. Kearney - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 A.T. Kearney - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Review - Restructuring Data 6y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 6y
+4 Deloitte: Accelerated Promotion from BTA to Consultant in 1 year 1 6y
0 Novantas - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 6y
0 ClearView Healthcare Partners - Interview - Life Sciences Data 6y
+6 How will COV1D-19 affect summer interns in MBB consulting? 3 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 KPMG - Review - Valuation Data 6y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 6y
0 PwC - Interview - Consulting Data 6y
0 Accenture - Review - Management Consulting Data 6y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 6y
0 A.T. Kearney - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 A.T. Kearney - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Generalist Data 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Consulting

  • Boston Consulting Group 99.5%
  • Bain & Company 98.9%
  • McKinsey & Company 98.4%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.9%
  • LEK Consulting 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Consulting

  • Cornerstone Research 99.5%
  • Bain & Company 98.9%
  • Boston Consulting Group 98.4%
  • McKinsey & Company 97.9%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Consulting

  • Bain & Company 99.5%
  • Boston Consulting Group 98.9%
  • McKinsey & Company 98.4%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.9%
  • LEK Consulting 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Consulting

  • Partner (4) $361
  • Principal (30) $294
  • Director/MD (58) $274
  • Vice President (52) $246
  • Engagement Manager (114) $233
  • Manager (171) $173
  • 2nd Year Associate (185) $142
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (116) $137
  • Senior Consultant (355) $132
  • Consultant (642) $122
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (164) $121
  • 1st Year Associate (577) $121
  • NA (16) $114
  • Engineer (6) $114
  • 2nd Year Analyst (393) $104
  • Associate Consultant (176) $101
  • 1st Year Analyst (1165) $90
  • Intern/Summer Associate (208) $83
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (640) $68
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