The table below shows the expected average starting salaries for business majors graduating in 1999.  For those students with work experience, annual compensation will be higher.  Source: Job Outlook '99 Student Online Version by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
 
 

	Average	% change since	Percentiles
Major	Salary Offer	1999	75th	25th
Accounting	$32,991	4.3	35,400	30,000
MIS	38,642	5.2	42,000	35,500
Bus Admin	31,425	4.4	34,000	28,000
Mkt/Mgmt	30,895	4.1	33,000	27,500
FINANCE	34,699	4.1	37,500	31,600

 

The following table shows the results of a survey done for the Association for Investment Management and Research (www.AIMR.com) for established positions in investment management.  Source:  Association for Investment Management and Research and Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc.
 

Investment Counseling	Banking	Securities Broker	Insurance Company	Mutual Fund Mgt	Endowment & Pensions
$185,000	128,000	185,000	150,000	196,000	104,200
90% Percentile (10% of the sample earned more the amount listed below)
$682,264	365,111	757,108	430,769	814,603	294,400