+3 Consultants on Tesla Price Cuts 1 2y
0 Accenture - Review - Management Consulting Data 2y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 2y
0 BRG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+11 MBB office doesn't matter for exits 5 2y
+2 Is UCLA undergrad good for consulting? 1 2y
0 Korn Ferry - Review - Industrials Data 2y
0 Korn Ferry - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 2y
+11 Berkeley or Columbia GS 16 2y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Review - Transportation Data 2y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Transportation Data 2y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Books? 1 2y
+9 Pivoting towards consulting at a semi-target (rising junior) 1 2y
0 Del 1 2y
0 LEK Offer Timing Post Final Round 1 2y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Analytics Data 2y
+38 Cornerstone Research 24 2y
+13 Darden vs. Tuck/HBS/Wharton for Consulting 2 2y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
0 Gotham Consulting Partners - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 2y
0 Bain Consulting Kickstart 2024 1 2y
0 What Is the Future of Green-Clean Hydrogen in the UAE? 2 2y
0 Baker Tilly Virchow Krause - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 2y
0 LEK Consulting - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 2y
0 Consulting Internship Database 2 2y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Government - Federal Data 2y
0 Consulting Case Partner 3 2y
0 UNC Consulting 0 2y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
+11 Looking for advice on framing story (IB -> Risk Advisory -> Strategy Consulting) 3 2y
+6 Why is this a job that pays well? 2 2y
0 Quantitative Modeling Skills + Energy/Climate 2 2y
+9 Bocconi-Fudan MIM or ESCP-Shanghai Jiao Tong MIM 2 2y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+33 Nervous about MBB - incoming BA 19 2y
+11 T2 consulting salaries 8 2y
0 Amazon - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Accenture Strategy to MBB? 2 2y
0 Econ consulting hours 1 2y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+21 Sophomore wanting to break into management consulting – would love advice 6 2y
0 BCG Advance 2 2y
0 Davenport & Company - Review - NA Data 2y
+9 Unique Consulting Recruitment Situation 1 2y
0 Does BCG call to reject? 1 2y
0 A&M Investigations & Disputes 0 2y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 2y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Finance Data 2y
+26 Can I break into MBB consulting 13 2y
+3 On campus jobs? 3 2y
+3 Am i cooked for MBB 6 2y
0 IB to MBB - What Does the Process Look Like? 4 2y
0 Got MBB internship, now what? 1 2y
+9 Seeking Advice: Applying for Consulting Roles Post-MSc—Home Country vs. Study Abroad Location 1 2y
+5 Lateral from C1 D.C. BA internship to MBB D.C. FT? 6 2y
0 McKinsey training event 0 2y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 Bain & Company - Review - NA Data 2y
+12 Premed to MBB Recruiting 2 2y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist Data 2y
+1 Portfolio Operations Group--DFW area 2 2y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+17 What do you actually do as a junior MBB consultant? 9 2y
+11 Chances at MBB - Reality Check 2 2y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Bain & Company - Interview - NA Data 2y
+6 How much do your MDs make? 1 2y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 2y
+3 McKinsey Dubai - Business Analyst post-grad? 5 2y
0 Speech Impedemint in Consulting 2 2y
+81 I stutter. Can I be an MBB consultant? 17 2y
0 Deloitte - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
+7 MD -> MBB? 5 2y
0 Incoming Associates at EYP -- Start Dates? 1 2y
+6 Is Big 4 actually a joke? 4 2y
+12 Switch MBB location Tier 3 -> Tier 1 10 2y
+7 Valuable Internships for MBB 5 2y
0 MBB start dates US 4 2y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+45 Offers from both McKinsey and BCG - which firm to choose? 15 2y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Bain & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
0 Management consulting AML exit opps 1 2y
0 KPMG - Review - Strategy Data 2y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Strategy Data 2y
0 Deloitte - Review - Tax Data 2y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Tax Data 2y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 2y
+18 Starting Fractional CFO - Consulting 1 2y
0 exam scores 1 2y
0 PwC - Review - Generalist Data 2y
+9 Ku Leuven or RSM 2 2y
+1 PwC Deals vs Accenture Strategy 2 2y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
+19 Big 4 or sustainable finance 8 2y
0 MBB SF/NYC Comp 2 2y

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 (1164) $90
  • Intern/Summer Associate (208) $83
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (640) $68
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