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SolidarityThis is for 1st year consultants (post-grad)?

I know a guy at Mck. and I was told that first year as a consultant w/out an mba is ~70k, w/ an mba is between 100 and 150k all in.

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SolidarityThis is for 1st year consultants (post-grad)?

I know a guy at Mck. and I was told that first year as a consultant w/out an mba is ~70k, w/ an mba is between 100 and 150k all in.

That sounds low. From what I hear, all in at McK first year is 175-200K including sign on and year end bonus.
-MBP
 

Out of curiosity, if you are promoted from an undergraduate consultant-->senior level/same title as first year-mba, would the compensation and pay grade be the same as the first year-MBA?

 
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