Here's the base salary MBA candidates say they expect to earn.

Industry	Expected salary first job after graduation $	Expected salary five years after graduation $
Venture capital	103,274	234,344
Investment management	98,088	225,254
Management consulting	97,563	195,341
Internet/e-commerce	95,971	177,324
Investment banking	95,726	239,336
Computer software	95,342	173,842
Financial services	93,155	194,733
Energy/power	92,838	168,435
Biotechnology	92,809	160,629
Telecommunications	92,733	178,493
Hospitality	91,531	172,188
Healthcare/pharmaceutical	91,432	158,157
Real estate	91,426	183,755
Computer hardware	90,752	144,504
Healthcare	90,220	159,541
Metals	89,500	186,800
Other	89,097	157,480
Electronics	89,043	144,281
Chemical/petroleum	88,919	152,453
IT consulting	88,424	154,208
Food service	88,326	176,075
Utilities	88,200	160,385
Airline/travel	87,763	166,835
Academic research	87,743	173,456
Automotive	87,046	144,606
Consumer goods	87,012	143,776
Hotel/restaurant/tourism	86,962	143,228
Retail/fashion/apparel	86,871	155,552
Engineering/manufacturing	86,684	142,374
Forestry/paper/pulp	86,667	139,444
Entertainment/media/public relations	86,100	150,435
Network communications/data networking	85,724	163,069
Insurance	85,592	175,938
Commercial banking	85,289	155,832
Government/public service	85,266	144,882
Engineering consulting	85,178	133,378
Aerospace/defense	84,908	142,212
Non-profit	84,339	138,309
Environmental/conservation	84,027	130,342
Transportation/distribution/logistics	83,180	143,083
Agricultural	82,130	144,545
Construction	81,394	141,563
Education/teaching	79,908	139,554
Advertising/public relations	79,804	126,402
Auditing/accounting/taxation	56,531	92,000
Average	88,087	167,052

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