MBA Pay Drops as Tech Rebounds

MBA salaries are taking a serious hit this year, but the industry everyone thought

was dead is actually coming back to life. Duke Fuqua just dropped their 2025 employment numbers

and it is a massive reality check for anyone chasing a business degree right now.

The median base salary for grads dropped from one hundred seventy-five grand last year

down to one hundred sixty grand. That is a fifteen thousand dollar pay cut in just

twelve months. Total compensation is down almost eight percent, and fewer students

are landing offers within three months of graduation. The usual heavy hitters like consulting

and finance are pulling back way harder than expected, which is dragging the averages down.