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Which MBAs Make More: Consultants or Small-Business Owners?

Harvard Business Review

We’ll assume the salary in a traditional post-MBA job grows at a 12% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) so that it more than triples in the first 10 years, which is in line with post-MBA salary surveys we’ve done here at the Harvard Business School. But here is a sketch based on the information we have at hand.