The University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business has released their employment report for the MBA Class of 2025.
Of the 229 Haas MBA graduates, 182 (79.5 percent) sought employment post-MBA. By three months post-graduation, 86 percent of the students looking for jobs had received an offer of employment, and 84 percent accepted, which matches last year’s class. Sixty-seven percent of jobs came from school-facilitated activities, including conversions of internships, Haas-management interviews and job postings, the Haas network and more.
The reported median base annual salary is $167,250, close to the average $164,930 for the class. The latter is the highest average starting salary in the school’s history. Seventy-five percent reported receiving a sign-on bonus, which averaged $35,829, and 45 percent received grants or options in their hiring package with an average value of $100k.
Some of the top companies hiring from the Haas MBA class are Adobe, Amazon, Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, and Nvidia.
Industry Placement
Tech/telecom reclaimed the top position this year at 38.6 percent–up from 25 percent last year. Consulting followed at 26.8 percent. Nearly 16 percent of new Haas MBAs joined financial services while 5.2 percent pursued roles in energy. CPG/retail and healthcare/pharma/biotech each saw roughly three percent of Haas graduates.
Of the top industries, consulting claimed the highest average salary at $179,306. Financial services followed at $173,805. The leading industry choice, tech/telecom, saw an average salary of $159,457. Those who pursued roles in energy reported salaries averaging $156,143, while healthcare/pharma/biotech came in at $142,800 and CPG at $131,750.
| Technology/Telecom | 38.6% | $159,457 |
| Consulting | 26.8% | $179,306 |
| Financial services | 15.7% | $173,805 |
| Energy | 5.2% | $156,143 |
| Healthcare/Pharma/Biotech | 3.3% | $142,800 |
| CPG/Retail | 3.3% | $131,750 |
Regional Placement
Nearly 97 percent of employed Haas 2025 graduates stayed in the U.S. for work. Given the school’s location and the extent of its network, 81.7 percent of the MBA Class of 2025 are continuing their careers in the U.S. West. The Mid-Atlantic region became home to 5.2 percent of the class and the Northeast 4.6 percent. Just two percent moved to the Southwest or Midwest regions. West Coast hires reported a $168,190 mean base salary; in the Mid-Atlantic, it was $154,200, and in the Northeast, $160,157.
| West | 81.7% |
| Mid-Atlantic | 5.2% |
| Northeast | 4.6% |
| Midwest | 2% |
| Southwest | 2% |
Regarding international employment, two percent headed to Asia for work and less than one percent each landed in Europe or the Caribbean/Latin America.
