Consulting Company Statistics - As of December, 2024
These statistics are based solely on all user submissions to the WSO Company Database for employment through December, 2024. 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
99.1%
Boston Consulting Group
98.2%
Arthur D. Little
97.3%
Bain & Company
96.4%
A.T. Kearney
95.5%
OCC Strategy Consultants
94.5%
Oliver Wyman
93.6%
ZS Associates
92.7%
ClearView Healthcare Partners
91.8%
Strategy&
90.9%
Cornerstone Research
90.0%
Kaiser Associates
89.1%
Parthenon Group-EY
88.2%
Simon Kucher Partners
87.3%
Alvarez & Marsal
86.4%
LEK Consulting
85.5%
Kurt Salmon Associates Capital Advisors
84.5%
McKinsey
83.6%
Capgemini
82.7%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
81.8%
OC&C Strategy Consultants
80.9%
Deloitte
80.0%
Analysis Group
79.1%
AlixPartners
78.2%
DeciBio
77.3%
CBPartners
76.4%
Accenture
75.5%
Huron Consulting Group
74.5%
Charles River Associates
73.6%
Jones Lang LaSalle
72.7%
Includes funds that have at least two interview submissions (110 consulting firms)
Best Interview Experience (1)
What fund has the best interview experience?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Oliver Wyman
99.1%
Mercer
98.2%
AlixPartners
97.3%
Cornerstone Research
96.4%
Bain & Company
95.5%
PwC
94.5%
Boston Consulting Group
93.6%
Parthenon Group-EY
92.7%
McKinsey and Co
91.8%
Alvarez & Marsal
90.9%
IBM
90.0%
Simon Kucher Partners
89.1%
Deloitte
88.2%
Accenture
87.3%
Booz Allen Hamilton
86.4%
FTI Consulting
85.5%
Strategy&
84.5%
Sapient Global Markets
83.6%
ZS Associates
82.7%
ClearView Healthcare Partners
81.8%
Compass Lexecon
80.9%
Analysis Group
80.0%
Protiviti
79.1%
The Brattle Group
78.2%
OC&C Strategy Consultants
77.3%
LEK Consulting
76.4%
Kurt Salmon Associates Capital Advisors
75.5%
A.T. Kearney
74.5%
Huron Consulting Group
73.6%
NERA Economic Consulting
72.7%
Includes funds that have at least two interview submissions (110 consulting firms)
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Professional Growth and Career Opportunities - 183 Consulting Firms
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Overall Employee Satisfaction (1)
Overall how satisfied are you working for this company?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Cornerstone Research
99.5%
Bain & Company
98.9%
Boston Consulting Group
98.4%
McKinsey and Co
97.8%
Oliver Wyman
97.3%
Alvarez & Marsal
96.7%
Analysis Group
96.2%
A.T. Kearney
95.6%
Putnam Associates
95.1%
Riveron
94.5%
Strategy&
94.0%
Accenture
93.4%
Deloitte
92.9%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
92.3%
Booz Allen Hamilton
91.8%
LEK Consulting
91.3%
PwC
90.7%
Simon Kucher Partners
90.2%
Parthenon Group-EY
89.6%
Teneo
89.1%
NERA Economic Consulting
88.5%
FTI Consulting
88.0%
Charles River Associates
87.4%
Altman Vilandrie & Company
86.9%
Ankura
86.3%
Liberty Advisor Group
85.8%
McKinsey
85.2%
Protiviti
84.7%
West Monroe Partners
84.2%
Crowe Horwath
83.6%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (183 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Professional Growth Opportunities (1)
Your opportunities for professional growth?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Bain & Company
99.5%
McKinsey and Co
98.9%
Boston Consulting Group
98.4%
Oliver Wyman
97.8%
LEK Consulting
97.3%
Alvarez & Marsal
96.7%
McKinsey
96.2%
Strategy&
95.6%
Analysis Group
95.1%
Cornerstone Research
94.5%
A.T. Kearney
94.0%
Accenture
93.4%
Deloitte
92.9%
ClearView Healthcare Partners
92.3%
PwC
91.8%
West Monroe Partners
91.3%
Simon Kucher Partners
90.7%
NERA Economic Consulting
90.2%
Putnam Associates
89.6%
ZS Associates
89.1%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
88.5%
Parthenon Group-EY
88.0%
Riveron
87.4%
FTI Consulting
86.9%
Ankura
86.3%
Altman Vilandrie & Company
85.8%
AlixPartners
85.2%
Teneo
84.7%
Booz Allen Hamilton
84.2%
Berkeley Research Group
83.6%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (183 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Career Advancement Opportunities (1)
Your opportunities for career advancement?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Bain & Company
99.5%
Boston Consulting Group
98.9%
McKinsey and Co
98.4%
Oliver Wyman
97.8%
LEK Consulting
97.3%
Alvarez & Marsal
96.7%
West Monroe Partners
96.2%
Riveron
95.6%
Cornerstone Research
95.1%
Deloitte
94.5%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
94.0%
Simon Kucher Partners
93.4%
PwC
92.9%
Strategy&
92.3%
Accenture
91.8%
A.T. Kearney
91.3%
McKinsey
90.7%
Putnam Associates
90.2%
FTI Consulting
89.6%
ZS Associates
89.1%
AlixPartners
88.5%
ClearView Healthcare Partners
88.0%
Huron Consulting Group
87.4%
Ankura
86.9%
Protiviti
86.3%
Parthenon Group-EY
85.8%
Analysis Group
85.2%
Altman Vilandrie & Company
84.7%
Liberty Advisor Group
84.2%
NERA Economic Consulting
83.6%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (183 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
HealthScape Advisors
100.0%
Insight Sourcing Group
100.0%
GRAPH Strategy LLC
100.0%
Crowe Horwath
91.7%
UnitedHealth Group
90.0%
MasterCard Advisors
90.0%
Capco
90.0%
Altman Solon
90.0%
Cherry Bekaert
90.0%
Cornerstone Research
85.8%
Bain & Company
84.2%
ClearView Healthcare Partners
84.0%
Crowe LLP
83.3%
Strategy&
81.2%
McKinsey and Co
80.9%
Parthenon Group-EY
80.7%
A&M - Alvarez and Marsal
80.0%
Bates White Economic Consulting
80.0%
Russell Reynolds Associates
80.0%
Renaissance Strategic Advisors
80.0%
The Brattle Group
80.0%
Mars & Co
80.0%
McGladrey LLP
80.0%
FTI Consulting
77.5%
LEK Consulting
77.1%
Includes funds that have at least one intern offer rate submission (89 consulting firms)
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Promotions and Fairness - 183 Consulting Firms
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Feedback (1)
Feedback you receive about your job performance?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Bain & Company
99.5%
Boston Consulting Group
98.9%
McKinsey and Co
98.4%
Oliver Wyman
97.8%
Analysis Group
97.3%
LEK Consulting
96.7%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
96.2%
Alvarez & Marsal
95.6%
PwC
95.1%
Protiviti
94.5%
West Monroe Partners
94.0%
Cornerstone Research
93.4%
Booz Allen Hamilton
92.9%
Accenture
92.3%
Altman Vilandrie & Company
91.8%
Deloitte
91.3%
A.T. Kearney
90.7%
Strategy&
90.2%
Putnam Associates
89.6%
ZS Associates
89.1%
Meketa Investment Group
88.5%
IBM
88.0%
McKinsey
87.4%
Parthenon Group-EY
86.9%
Simon Kucher Partners
86.3%
Riveron
85.8%
FTI Consulting
85.2%
Mercer
84.7%
Liberty Advisor Group
84.2%
Huron Consulting Group
83.6%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (183 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Best Recognition (1)
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Bain & Company
99.5%
Oliver Wyman
98.9%
Analysis Group
98.4%
McKinsey and Co
97.8%
Boston Consulting Group
97.3%
West Monroe Partners
96.7%
Alvarez & Marsal
96.2%
Cornerstone Research
95.6%
Booz Allen Hamilton
95.1%
Putnam Associates
94.5%
Accenture
94.0%
PwC
93.4%
Parthenon Group-EY
92.9%
Protiviti
92.3%
Deloitte
91.8%
NERA Economic Consulting
91.3%
Strategy&
90.7%
A.T. Kearney
90.2%
LEK Consulting
89.6%
FTI Consulting
89.1%
Crowe LLP
88.5%
Simon Kucher Partners
88.0%
Riveron
87.4%
McKinsey
86.9%
Mercer
86.3%
ZS Associates
85.8%
Ankura
85.2%
Liberty Advisor Group
84.7%
IBM
84.2%
Kaiser Associates
83.6%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (183 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
Bain & Company
99.5%
Cornerstone Research
98.9%
Boston Consulting Group
98.4%
Oliver Wyman
97.8%
McKinsey and Co
97.3%
NERA Economic Consulting
96.7%
Analysis Group
96.2%
Alvarez & Marsal
95.6%
Booz Allen Hamilton
95.1%
Simon Kucher Partners
94.5%
Putnam Associates
94.0%
Protiviti
93.4%
A.T. Kearney
92.9%
LEK Consulting
92.3%
Liberty Advisor Group
91.8%
PwC
91.3%
Crowe Horwath
90.7%
Deloitte
90.2%
ClearView Healthcare Partners
89.6%
FTI Consulting
89.1%
Riveron
88.5%
Accenture
88.0%
IBM
87.4%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
86.9%
Strategy&
86.3%
Crowe LLP
85.8%
Parthenon Group-EY
85.2%
West Monroe Partners
84.7%
Kaiser Associates
84.2%
ZS Associates
83.6%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (183 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
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Compensation - 183 Consulting Firms
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Best Pay (1)
Your compensation compared with similar jobs elsewhere?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Cornerstone Research
99.5%
Boston Consulting Group
98.9%
Bain & Company
98.4%
Oliver Wyman
97.8%
Analysis Group
97.3%
McKinsey and Co
96.7%
Alvarez & Marsal
96.2%
Parthenon Group-EY
95.6%
AlixPartners
95.1%
Strategy&
94.5%
Altman Vilandrie & Company
94.0%
A.T. Kearney
93.4%
LEK Consulting
92.9%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
92.3%
Crowe Horwath
91.8%
Riveron
91.3%
Accenture
90.7%
Putnam Associates
90.2%
NERA Economic Consulting
89.6%
Crowe LLP
89.1%
IBM
88.5%
OC&C Strategy Consultants
88.0%
ZS Associates
87.4%
PwC
86.9%
Deloitte
86.3%
Teneo
85.8%
Huron Consulting Group
85.2%
Charles River Associates
84.7%
McKinsey
84.2%
Liberty Advisor Group
83.6%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (183 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
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Senior Management - 183 Consulting Firms
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Best Communication (1)
Communications from management about important issues and changes?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Bain & Company
99.5%
Boston Consulting Group
98.9%
Oliver Wyman
98.4%
McKinsey and Co
97.8%
Booz Allen Hamilton
97.3%
Cornerstone Research
96.7%
Alvarez & Marsal
96.2%
Analysis Group
95.6%
PwC
95.1%
Accenture
94.5%
NERA Economic Consulting
94.0%
FTI Consulting
93.4%
Mercer
92.9%
Deloitte
92.3%
Protiviti
91.8%
Simon Kucher Partners
91.3%
LEK Consulting
90.7%
MNP LLP
90.2%
Crowe Horwath
89.6%
Putnam Associates
89.1%
A.T. Kearney
88.5%
Capgemini
88.0%
ZS Associates
87.4%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
86.9%
Strategy&
86.3%
West Monroe Partners
85.8%
Liberty Advisor Group
85.2%
Ankura
84.7%
Teneo
84.2%
ClearView Healthcare Partners
83.6%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (183 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
99.5%
Bain & Company
98.9%
Boston Consulting Group
98.4%
Cornerstone Research
97.8%
Oliver Wyman
97.3%
Protiviti
96.7%
Analysis Group
96.2%
Deloitte
95.6%
LEK Consulting
95.1%
PwC
94.5%
Accenture
94.0%
McKinsey
93.4%
Booz Allen Hamilton
92.9%
Simon Kucher Partners
92.3%
A.T. Kearney
91.8%
ZS Associates
91.3%
ClearView Healthcare Partners
90.7%
Teneo
90.2%
Strategy&
89.6%
Alvarez & Marsal
89.1%
Parthenon Group-EY
88.5%
NERA Economic Consulting
88.0%
Putnam Associates
87.4%
Charles River Associates
86.9%
West Monroe Partners
86.3%
Capgemini
85.8%
Mercer
85.2%
IBM
84.7%
Crowe Horwath
84.2%
Huron Consulting Group
83.6%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (183 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Best Leadership (1)
Leadership abilities of senior management?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Bain & Company
99.5%
Boston Consulting Group
98.9%
Oliver Wyman
98.4%
McKinsey and Co
97.8%
Cornerstone Research
97.3%
Alvarez & Marsal
96.7%
Protiviti
96.2%
Riveron
95.6%
West Monroe Partners
95.1%
PwC
94.5%
Analysis Group
94.0%
Simon Kucher Partners
93.4%
Ankura
92.9%
Strategy&
92.3%
Deloitte
91.8%
Accenture
91.3%
A.T. Kearney
90.7%
NERA Economic Consulting
90.2%
Booz Allen Hamilton
89.6%
FTI Consulting
89.1%
Crowe Horwath
88.5%
Putnam Associates
88.0%
Parthenon Group-EY
87.4%
Charles River Associates
86.9%
Altman Vilandrie & Company
86.3%
Teneo
85.8%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
85.2%
LEK Consulting
84.7%
ZS Associates
84.2%
ClearView Healthcare Partners
83.6%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (183 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Competence (1)
Competence of senior management?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Bain & Company
99.5%
Boston Consulting Group
98.9%
Cornerstone Research
98.4%
Oliver Wyman
97.8%
McKinsey and Co
97.3%
Alvarez & Marsal
96.7%
Riveron
96.2%
Ankura
95.6%
Simon Kucher Partners
95.1%
NERA Economic Consulting
94.5%
PwC
94.0%
Protiviti
93.4%
West Monroe Partners
92.9%
Crowe Horwath
92.3%
Putnam Associates
91.8%
Deloitte
91.3%
FTI Consulting
90.7%
AlixPartners
90.2%
Altman Vilandrie & Company
89.6%
LEK Consulting
89.1%
Accenture
88.5%
ClearView Healthcare Partners
88.0%
Strategy&
87.4%
A.T. Kearney
86.9%
Analysis Group
86.3%
Parthenon Group-EY
85.8%
Booz Allen Hamilton
85.2%
Teneo
84.7%
Jones Lang LaSalle
84.2%
ZS Associates
83.6%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (183 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
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Reputation - 183 Consulting Firms
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Proudest Employees (1)
Company as a place you are proud to work?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Bain & Company
99.5%
Boston Consulting Group
98.9%
McKinsey and Co
98.4%
Cornerstone Research
97.8%
Oliver Wyman
97.3%
Alvarez & Marsal
96.7%
Analysis Group
96.2%
NERA Economic Consulting
95.6%
Deloitte
95.1%
Putnam Associates
94.5%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
94.0%
Accenture
93.4%
PwC
92.9%
A.T. Kearney
92.3%
LEK Consulting
91.8%
AlixPartners
91.2%
Strategy&
90.7%
FTI Consulting
90.1%
Booz Allen Hamilton
89.6%
McKinsey
89.0%
IBM
88.5%
Huron Consulting Group
87.9%
Parthenon Group-EY
87.4%
Simon Kucher Partners
86.8%
ZS Associates
86.3%
Charles River Associates
85.7%
Riveron
85.2%
Teneo
84.6%
West Monroe Partners
84.1%
Jones Lang LaSalle
83.5%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (182 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
Bain & Company
99.5%
Oliver Wyman
98.9%
Boston Consulting Group
98.4%
McKinsey and Co
97.8%
Cornerstone Research
97.3%
Alvarez & Marsal
96.7%
Analysis Group
96.2%
Putnam Associates
95.6%
West Monroe Partners
95.1%
Deloitte
94.5%
Accenture
94.0%
A.T. Kearney
93.4%
PwC
92.9%
Crowe Horwath
92.3%
Altman Vilandrie & Company
91.8%
Strategy&
91.2%
FTI Consulting
90.7%
ZS Associates
90.1%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
89.6%
Charles River Associates
89.0%
Parthenon Group-EY
88.5%
McKinsey
87.9%
Simon Kucher Partners
87.4%
LEK Consulting
86.8%
Protiviti
86.3%
Riveron
85.7%
Teneo
85.2%
NERA Economic Consulting
84.6%
AlixPartners
84.1%
Booz Allen Hamilton
83.5%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (182 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
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Life Style - 183 Consulting Firms
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Time Off (1)
Management support for needed time off?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Booz Allen Hamilton
99.5%
Protiviti
98.9%
Cornerstone Research
98.4%
Compass Lexecon
97.8%
Oliver Wyman
97.3%
Alvarez & Marsal
96.7%
Boston Consulting Group
96.2%
Bain & Company
95.6%
IBM
95.1%
Analysis Group
94.5%
Crowe Horwath
94.0%
McKinsey and Co
93.4%
Accenture
92.9%
Mercer
92.3%
PwC
91.8%
Deloitte
91.3%
Simon Kucher Partners
90.7%
Capgemini
90.2%
NERA Economic Consulting
89.6%
Parthenon Group-EY
89.1%
Ankura
88.5%
Teneo
88.0%
LEK Consulting
87.4%
Wood Mackenzie
86.9%
West Monroe Partners
86.3%
Strategy&
85.8%
ZS Associates
85.2%
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
84.7%
Capco
84.2%
A.T. Kearney
83.6%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (183 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
99.5%
Protiviti
98.9%
IBM
98.4%
Compass Lexecon
97.8%
Capgemini
97.3%
Accenture
96.7%
Mercer
96.2%
Wood Mackenzie
95.6%
Analysis Group
95.1%
Bain & Company
94.5%
West Monroe Partners
94.0%
Deloitte
93.4%
Ankura
92.9%
NERA Economic Consulting
92.3%
Meketa Investment Group
91.8%
PwC
91.3%
Alvarez & Marsal
90.7%
Crowe Horwath
90.2%
Teneo
89.6%
Boston Consulting Group
89.1%
Charles River Associates
88.5%
Cornerstone Research
88.0%
Oliver Wyman
87.4%
Simon Kucher Partners
86.9%
Gartner group
86.3%
FTI Consulting
85.8%
Capco
85.2%
UnitedHealth Group
84.7%
Liberty Advisor Group
84.2%
Korn Ferry
83.6%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (183 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
Worst Work/Life Balance (1)
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Gotham Consulting Partners
99.5%
Opera Solutions
98.9%
The Townsend Group
98.4%
Young and Partners
97.8%
Deloitte Korea
97.3%
Navigant Capital Advisors
96.7%
Milliman FRM
96.2%
Hotel Asset Value Enhancement
95.6%
Zinnov Management Consulting
95.1%
Claro Healthcare LLC
94.5%
CMA Strategy Consulting
94.0%
Renaissance Strategic Advisors
93.4%
Marakon
92.9%
ABI Group
92.3%
ScottMadden
91.8%
SolomonEdwardsGroup
91.3%
New Heights Research
90.7%
Park Street Advisors
90.2%
Walmart
89.6%
Acquisition Advisors
89.1%
AMN Consulting
88.5%
Aberdeen Advisors
88.0%
Mu Sigma
87.4%
Empire Valuation Consultants
86.9%
Myers-Holum, Inc.
86.3%
Alpha FMC
85.8%
STEER Partners
85.2%
The Retirement Group
84.7%
Carlisle and Gallagher Consulting Group
84.2%
Marcum Group
83.6%
Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for consulting firms that received at least one vote (183 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.
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Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Financo
87.5
Gotham Consulting Partners
87.5
EVA Dimensions
75.0
Oncology Solutions, LLC
75.0
Galt and Company
72.5
ABeam
70.0
Value Partners Management Consulting
70.0
Kaufman Hall and Associates
70.0
McKinsey
67.0
The Parthenon Group
66.7
McKinsey and Co
66.0
Mu Sigma
65.0
Applied Value Group
65.0
Campbell Alliance
65.0
Ivy Research Council
65.0
Renaissance Strategic Advisors
65.0
CMA Strategy Consulting
65.0
Strategy&
64.2
Boston Consulting Group
63.7
A.T. Kearney
63.5
Oliver Wyman
63.4
Bain & Company
63.1
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
63.0
Mizuho
62.5
LEK Consulting
62.5
Altman Vilandrie & Company
62.5
Marlin and Associates
61.7
The Cambridge Group
61.7
EXL Service
61.7
StratForce
61.7
Includes funds that have at least three or more submissions (195 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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