Consulting Company Statistics - As of December, 2015
These statistics are based solely on all user submissions to the WSO Company Database for employment through December, 2015. Each company is given an adjusted score using Bayesian estimates, which takes into account the number of reviews for a particular company. For more details, please see the Methodology FAQ below.
Hardest Interviews (1)
What fund has the hardest interview?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McKinsey and Co
98.6%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
97.3%
Bain & Company
95.9%
A.T. Kearney
94.5%
Oliver Wyman
93.2%
ZS Associates
91.8%
OCC Strategy Consultants
90.4%
LEK Consulting
89.0%
Cornerstone Research
87.7%
Strategy&
86.3%
ClearView Healthcare Partners
84.9%
Arthur D. Little
83.6%
Kurt Salmon Associates Capital Advisors
82.2%
Parthenon Group-EY
80.8%
Deloitte
79.5%
Analysis Group
78.1%
Huron Consulting Group
76.7%
Alvarez & Marsal
75.3%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
74.0%
Capgemini
72.6%
Kaiser Associates
71.2%
Accenture
69.9%
Jones Lang LaSalle
68.5%
Gallup Consulting
67.1%
Sapient Global Markets
65.8%
NERA Economic Consulting
64.4%
Mizuho
63.0%
Compass Lexecon
61.6%
Capco
60.3%
Public Financial Management
58.9%
Includes funds that have at least two interview submissions (73 consulting firms)
Best Interview Experience (1)
What fund has the best interview experience?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Oliver Wyman
98.6%
McKinsey and Co
97.3%
Mercer
95.9%
IBM
94.5%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
93.2%
Bain & Company
91.8%
PwC
90.4%
Deloitte
89.0%
Cornerstone Research
87.7%
Accenture
86.3%
Alvarez & Marsal
84.9%
Booz Allen Hamilton
83.6%
Sapient Global Markets
82.2%
LEK Consulting
80.8%
ZS Associates
79.5%
Kurt Salmon Associates Capital Advisors
78.1%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
76.7%
Huron Consulting Group
75.3%
FTI Consulting
74.0%
Prudential
72.6%
Analysis Group
71.2%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
69.9%
Navigant Consulting
68.5%
ClearView Healthcare Partners
67.1%
AlixPartners
65.8%
Jones Lang LaSalle
64.4%
Compass Lexecon
63.0%
Towers Watson
61.6%
A.T. Kearney
60.3%
IMS Consulting Group
58.9%
Includes funds that have at least two interview submissions (73 consulting firms)
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Overall Employee Satisfaction (1)
Overall how satisfied are you working for this company?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McKinsey and Co
99.0%
Bain & Company
98.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
97.0%
Deloitte
96.0%
Oliver Wyman
95.0%
PwC
94.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
93.0%
Booz Allen Hamilton
92.0%
Strategy&
91.0%
ZS Associates
90.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
89.0%
A.T. Kearney
88.0%
Accenture
87.0%
LEK Consulting
86.0%
Towers Watson
85.0%
Jones Lang LaSalle
84.0%
Mercer
83.0%
The Parthenon Group
82.0%
IBM
81.0%
Cornerstone Research
80.0%
The Retirement Group
79.0%
Analysis Group
78.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
77.0%
Prudential
76.0%
Frost and Sullivan
75.0%
Huron Consulting Group
74.0%
Sapient Global Markets
73.0%
Parthenon Group-EY
72.0%
Public Financial Management
71.0%
The Brattle Group
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Professional Growth Opportunities (1)
Your opportunities for professional growth?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McKinsey and Co
99.0%
Bain & Company
98.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
97.0%
PwC
96.0%
Deloitte
95.0%
Oliver Wyman
94.0%
A.T. Kearney
93.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
92.0%
Strategy&
91.0%
Accenture
90.0%
LEK Consulting
89.0%
ZS Associates
88.0%
Booz Allen Hamilton
87.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
86.0%
Jones Lang LaSalle
85.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
84.0%
Mercer
83.0%
Cornerstone Research
82.0%
Analysis Group
81.0%
The Parthenon Group
80.0%
Towers Watson
79.0%
IBM
78.0%
Prudential
77.0%
Frost and Sullivan
76.0%
Parthenon Group-EY
75.0%
SAP AG
74.0%
The Retirement Group
73.0%
Public Financial Management
72.0%
Sapient Global Markets
71.0%
Huron Consulting Group
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Career Advancement Opportunities (1)
Your opportunities for career advancement?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McKinsey and Co
99.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
98.0%
Bain & Company
97.0%
Deloitte
96.0%
Oliver Wyman
95.0%
PwC
94.0%
ZS Associates
93.0%
Strategy&
92.0%
Accenture
91.0%
LEK Consulting
90.0%
A.T. Kearney
89.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
88.0%
Booz Allen Hamilton
87.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
86.0%
Jones Lang LaSalle
85.0%
Towers Watson
84.0%
Analysis Group
83.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
82.0%
Mercer
81.0%
The Parthenon Group
80.0%
Parthenon Group-EY
79.0%
SAP AG
78.0%
Cornerstone Research
77.0%
Huron Consulting Group
76.0%
Frost and Sullivan
75.0%
Capgemini
74.0%
The Retirement Group
73.0%
Public Financial Management
72.0%
Sapient Global Markets
71.0%
Simon Kucher Partners
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Intern Offer Rates (1)
Average percentage of interns receiving full time offers
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McKinsey and Co
87.5%
LEK Consulting
85.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
85.0%
Cornerstone Research
80.0%
Mercer
80.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
80.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
80.0%
PwC
79.7%
Booz Allen Hamilton
75.0%
Charles River Associates
75.0%
Deloitte
73.4%
IMS Consulting Group
70.0%
Crowe Horwath
70.0%
Bain & Company
65.0%
Oliver Wyman
62.5%
ZS Associates
60.0%
Ericsson
60.0%
Chatham Financial
60.0%
Arthur D. Little
60.0%
A.T. Kearney
60.0%
IBM
56.7%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
52.2%
Infosys
50.0%
Strategy&
50.0%
EVA Dimensions
50.0%
Includes funds that have at least one intern offer rate submission (37 consulting firms)
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Promotions and Fairness - 100 Consulting Firms
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Feedback (1)
Feedback you receive about your job performance?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McKinsey and Co
99.0%
Bain & Company
98.0%
PwC
97.0%
Oliver Wyman
96.0%
ZS Associates
95.0%
LEK Consulting
94.0%
Deloitte
93.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
92.0%
Accenture
91.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
90.0%
Analysis Group
89.0%
Booz Allen Hamilton
88.0%
Strategy&
87.0%
A.T. Kearney
86.0%
IBM
85.0%
Cornerstone Research
84.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
83.0%
The Retirement Group
82.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
81.0%
Jones Lang LaSalle
80.0%
Mercer
79.0%
Towers Watson
78.0%
Argus Information and Advisory Services
77.0%
Charles River Associates
76.0%
SAP AG
75.0%
Protiviti
74.0%
Navigant Consulting
73.0%
Prudential
72.0%
Frost and Sullivan
71.0%
Sapient Global Markets
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Best Recognition (1)
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McKinsey and Co
99.0%
Bain & Company
98.0%
PwC
97.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
96.0%
Oliver Wyman
95.0%
Deloitte
94.0%
Booz Allen Hamilton
93.0%
Accenture
92.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
91.0%
A.T. Kearney
90.0%
Strategy&
89.0%
LEK Consulting
88.0%
Analysis Group
87.0%
Mercer
86.0%
Towers Watson
85.0%
ZS Associates
84.0%
IBM
83.0%
Cornerstone Research
82.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
81.0%
The Parthenon Group
80.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
79.0%
Frost and Sullivan
78.0%
Jones Lang LaSalle
77.0%
Sapient Global Markets
76.0%
Public Financial Management
75.0%
SAP AG
74.0%
Prudential
73.0%
The Retirement Group
72.0%
Protiviti
71.0%
Capgemini
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Most Fair (1)
Fairness in how promotions are given and people are treated?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McKinsey and Co
99.0%
Bain & Company
98.0%
Oliver Wyman
97.0%
Deloitte
96.0%
PwC
95.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
94.0%
ZS Associates
93.0%
Accenture
92.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
91.0%
Booz Allen Hamilton
90.0%
Strategy&
89.0%
Towers Watson
88.0%
Mercer
87.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
86.0%
The Parthenon Group
85.0%
Frost and Sullivan
84.0%
A.T. Kearney
83.0%
LEK Consulting
82.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
81.0%
Analysis Group
80.0%
Cornerstone Research
79.0%
Prudential
78.0%
IBM
77.0%
Jones Lang LaSalle
76.0%
Protiviti
75.0%
Parthenon Group-EY
74.0%
Public Financial Management
73.0%
Sapient Global Markets
72.0%
FTI Consulting
71.0%
Ocean Tomo
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
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Compensation - 100 Consulting Firms
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Best Pay (1)
Your compensation compared with similar jobs elsewhere?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Oliver Wyman
99.0%
Bain & Company
98.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
97.0%
McKinsey and Co
96.0%
Deloitte
95.0%
A.T. Kearney
94.0%
PwC
93.0%
Strategy&
92.0%
Booz Allen Hamilton
91.0%
Huron Consulting Group
90.0%
Accenture
89.0%
Analysis Group
88.0%
Cornerstone Research
87.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
86.0%
Towers Watson
85.0%
ZS Associates
84.0%
IBM
83.0%
Parthenon Group-EY
82.0%
Mercer
81.0%
LEK Consulting
80.0%
The Parthenon Group
79.0%
The Retirement Group
78.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
77.0%
Crowe Horwath
76.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
75.0%
Mizuho
74.0%
Frost and Sullivan
73.0%
FTI Consulting
72.0%
Argus Information and Advisory Services
71.0%
Capgemini
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Company Specific Salary and Bonus Data Available
Senior Management - 100 Consulting Firms
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Best Communication (1)
Communications from management about important issues and changes?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McKinsey and Co
99.0%
Bain & Company
98.0%
PwC
97.0%
Deloitte
96.0%
Oliver Wyman
95.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
94.0%
ZS Associates
93.0%
Mercer
92.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
91.0%
Accenture
90.0%
Booz Allen Hamilton
89.0%
A.T. Kearney
88.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
87.0%
Towers Watson
86.0%
LEK Consulting
85.0%
Jones Lang LaSalle
84.0%
The Parthenon Group
83.0%
Strategy&
82.0%
Sapient Global Markets
81.0%
Frost and Sullivan
80.0%
Public Financial Management
79.0%
Cornerstone Research
78.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
77.0%
IBM
76.0%
Analysis Group
75.0%
Prudential
74.0%
Capgemini
73.0%
FTI Consulting
72.0%
Parthenon Group-EY
71.0%
IHS
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Best Teamwork (1)
Information and knowledge sharing withing company?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McKinsey and Co
99.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
98.0%
Bain & Company
97.0%
Deloitte
96.0%
PwC
95.0%
ZS Associates
94.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
93.0%
Accenture
92.0%
Oliver Wyman
91.0%
Booz Allen Hamilton
90.0%
Cornerstone Research
89.0%
Strategy&
88.0%
Towers Watson
87.0%
LEK Consulting
86.0%
Jones Lang LaSalle
85.0%
Public Financial Management
84.0%
Mercer
83.0%
A.T. Kearney
82.0%
IBM
81.0%
Sapient Global Markets
80.0%
The Parthenon Group
79.0%
Huron Consulting Group
78.0%
Argus Information and Advisory Services
77.0%
Prudential
76.0%
Analysis Group
75.0%
The Retirement Group
74.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
73.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
72.0%
Capgemini
71.0%
Parthenon Group-EY
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Best Leadership (1)
Leadership abilities of senior management?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McKinsey and Co
99.0%
Bain & Company
98.0%
Oliver Wyman
97.0%
PwC
96.0%
Deloitte
95.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
94.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
93.0%
Booz Allen Hamilton
92.0%
Accenture
91.0%
ZS Associates
90.0%
Jones Lang LaSalle
89.0%
IBM
88.0%
A.T. Kearney
87.0%
Towers Watson
86.0%
LEK Consulting
85.0%
Strategy&
84.0%
The Parthenon Group
83.0%
Mercer
82.0%
Analysis Group
81.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
80.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
79.0%
Parthenon Group-EY
78.0%
Frost and Sullivan
77.0%
Cornerstone Research
76.0%
Public Financial Management
75.0%
Sapient Global Markets
74.0%
Ocean Tomo
73.0%
Infosys
72.0%
Prudential
71.0%
The Retirement Group
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Competence (1)
Competence of senior management?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McKinsey and Co
99.0%
Bain & Company
98.0%
PwC
97.0%
Oliver Wyman
96.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
95.0%
Deloitte
94.0%
LEK Consulting
93.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
92.0%
Jones Lang LaSalle
91.0%
Accenture
90.0%
Booz Allen Hamilton
89.0%
A.T. Kearney
88.0%
ZS Associates
87.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
86.0%
Cornerstone Research
85.0%
Towers Watson
84.0%
Mercer
83.0%
The Retirement Group
82.0%
Strategy&
81.0%
The Parthenon Group
80.0%
IBM
79.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
78.0%
Analysis Group
77.0%
Prudential
76.0%
Public Financial Management
75.0%
Parthenon Group-EY
74.0%
Sapient Global Markets
73.0%
Frost and Sullivan
72.0%
Infosys
71.0%
Ocean Tomo
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
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Reputation - 100 Consulting Firms
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Proudest Employees (1)
Company as a place you are proud to work?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McKinsey and Co
99.0%
Bain & Company
98.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
97.0%
Deloitte
96.0%
Oliver Wyman
95.0%
PwC
94.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
93.0%
IBM
92.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
91.0%
Strategy&
90.0%
Jones Lang LaSalle
89.0%
Booz Allen Hamilton
88.0%
LEK Consulting
87.0%
Accenture
86.0%
Prudential
85.0%
ZS Associates
84.0%
Mercer
83.0%
A.T. Kearney
82.0%
The Retirement Group
81.0%
Cornerstone Research
80.0%
The Parthenon Group
79.0%
Analysis Group
78.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
77.0%
Towers Watson
76.0%
SAP AG
75.0%
Parthenon Group-EY
74.0%
Public Financial Management
73.0%
Sapient Global Markets
72.0%
Compass Lexecon
71.0%
Navigant Consulting
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Recommended (1)
Company as a place you would recommend to others to work?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McKinsey and Co
99.0%
Bain & Company
98.0%
Oliver Wyman
97.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
96.0%
Deloitte
95.0%
PwC
94.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
93.0%
Strategy&
92.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
91.0%
Mercer
90.0%
Booz Allen Hamilton
89.0%
ZS Associates
88.0%
Accenture
87.0%
Towers Watson
86.0%
A.T. Kearney
85.0%
Jones Lang LaSalle
84.0%
LEK Consulting
83.0%
Cornerstone Research
82.0%
Prudential
81.0%
The Parthenon Group
80.0%
IBM
79.0%
The Retirement Group
78.0%
Analysis Group
77.0%
Parthenon Group-EY
76.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
75.0%
Frost and Sullivan
74.0%
Huron Consulting Group
73.0%
Sapient Global Markets
72.0%
FTI Consulting
71.0%
Charles River Associates
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
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Life Style - 100 Consulting Firms
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Time Off (1)
Management support for needed time off?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Booz Allen Hamilton
99.0%
McKinsey and Co
98.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
97.0%
PwC
96.0%
Oliver Wyman
95.0%
Deloitte
94.0%
Accenture
93.0%
IBM
92.0%
Bain & Company
91.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
90.0%
Cornerstone Research
89.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
88.0%
Strategy&
87.0%
ZS Associates
86.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
85.0%
Compass Lexecon
84.0%
Mercer
83.0%
The Parthenon Group
82.0%
Prudential
81.0%
Jones Lang LaSalle
80.0%
A.T. Kearney
79.0%
Towers Watson
78.0%
Public Financial Management
77.0%
Sapient Global Markets
76.0%
Frost and Sullivan
75.0%
LEK Consulting
74.0%
Protiviti
73.0%
Capgemini
72.0%
Analysis Group
71.0%
IHS
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Best Work/Life Balance (1)
Employer support in balancing between work life and personal life?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Booz Allen Hamilton
99.0%
IBM
98.0%
Deloitte
97.0%
Alvarez & Marsal
96.0%
PwC
95.0%
ZS Associates
94.0%
Mercer
93.0%
Public Financial Management
92.0%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
91.0%
Strategy&
90.0%
Accenture
89.0%
McKinsey and Co
88.0%
Sapient Global Markets
87.0%
Bain & Company
86.0%
Jones Lang LaSalle
85.0%
Oliver Wyman
84.0%
Protiviti
83.0%
Prudential
82.0%
Frost and Sullivan
81.0%
Towers Watson
80.0%
NERA Economic Consulting
79.0%
Compass Lexecon
78.0%
Capgemini
77.0%
IHS
76.0%
The Parthenon Group
75.0%
Mizuho
74.0%
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
73.0%
A.T. Kearney
72.0%
Cornerstone Research
71.0%
Analysis Group
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Worst Work/Life Balance (1)
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Opera Solutions
99.0%
Young and Partners
98.0%
The Townsend Group
97.0%
Gotham Consulting Partners
96.0%
EVA Dimensions
95.0%
MNP LLP
94.0%
IMS Consulting Group
93.0%
Trinity Partners
92.0%
The Advisory Board Company
91.0%
NorthStar Management Partners
90.0%
Marcum Group
89.0%
Acquisition Advisors
88.0%
AMN Consulting
87.0%
ScottMadden
86.0%
Advocates Business Consultants, Inc
85.0%
Arthur D. Little
84.0%
Walmart
83.0%
SolomonEdwardsGroup
82.0%
Park Street Advisors
81.0%
ABI Group
80.0%
New Heights Research
79.0%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
78.0%
The Retirement Group
77.0%
Carlisle and Gallagher Consulting Group
76.0%
The Brattle Group
75.0%
Navigant Capital Advisors
74.0%
AMEC Environment and Infrastructure
73.0%
Argopoint
72.0%
Spencer Stuart
71.0%
wise and intelligent LLC
70.0%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (100 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
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Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Financo
87.5
EVA Dimensions
75.0
Teneo
72.5
Galt and Company
70.0
McKinsey and Co
68.9
Strategy&
66.3
The Parthenon Group
65.9
Bain & Company
65.5
Mars & Co
65.0
Keystone Strategy
65.0
The Hackett Group
65.0
Campbell Alliance
65.0
Oliver Wyman
64.9
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
63.9
A.T. Kearney
63.7
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
63.2
LEK Consulting
62.8
Arthur D. Little
62.5
Mizuho
62.5
OCC Strategy Consultants
62.5
IMS Consulting Group
62.1
The Cambridge Group
61.7
Marlin and Associates
61.7
Crowe Horwath
60.0
Parthenon Group-EY
60.0
Public Consulting Group
60.0
Public Financial Management
59.0
Marakon
58.3
KornFerry International
58.3
Innosight
58.3
Includes funds that have at least three or more submissions (101 consulting firms)
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How often is this data updated?
The rankings are constantly changing and evolving based on additional data we collect every day. The graphs and tables use the data from YTD and the prior 2 years. See tabs located above on this page to access previous year rankings.
Why do the average compensation numbers look so low?
Remember that the compensation you are accustomed to hearing for top performers in the top groups in New York is well above the average for cities around the world. The compensation average graphs are a global average which includes regional cities and groups that bring the average down. If you would like company and group specific compensation data, please visit the WSO Company Database.
Where does this data come from?
The compensation, review and interview data comes from WSO member submissions to the WSO Company Database. With over 50,000 submissions to date across thousands of companies, the database is solely a representation of what our members were paid and how they rank companies on various metrics. Please see below for a detailed breakdown of the member statistics for those that have contributed to the database.
What are the percentile rankings based on?
The percentile rankings of companies listed here are based on the current YTD and the prior two years of data for companies that received at least one vote. The simple average scores are converted into an Adjusted Score before the companies are ranked to take into account companies with a smaller sample size. This method uses Bayesian Statistics.
Why do you use Bayesian Statistics to adjust scores?
This methodology is used in order to account for standard deviation in rankings. As a company gets more rankings and data, we have more confidence that the average ranking is a true reflection of reality, so this is reflected in the adjusted scores and Percentile rankings. Learn more about Bayesian Statistics here.
Why don't I see company XYZ?
Some great smaller firms may not be represented in the rankings for the simple reason that we have not collected enough data to represent them accurately or for us to have enough data to display them at all.
What is the geographical representation of the submissions?
The WSO user base is very US-centric with approximately 70% of all submissions coming within the United States of America. Please see the detailed breakdown of the member statistics for those that have contributed to the database. For more company and city specific compensation, please visit the WSO Company Database.
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