Industry path · Financial services
MBA careers in Finance
Financial-services employers — banks, asset managers, PE/VC, and fintech — hire MBAs across investing, advisory, and corporate-finance roles.
- Mapped roles
- 5
- occupations MBAs take in finance
- With wage data
- 5
- published benchmarks
- Median wage span
- $92k–$167k
- across mapped roles
- Verified MBA outcomes
- 0
- still being collected
What MBA roles in finance pay
Wage ranges for the occupations MBAs commonly fill in finance — the soft band is the 10th–90th percentile, the solid band the middle 50%, the marker the median. These are occupational wage benchmarks across all workers, not MBA-specific salaries, but they show how pay is structured in this industry.
These are occupational wage benchmarks for roles MBA graduates commonly target — wage context across all workers, not verified MBA-specific outcomes.
Financial Managers
$166,570median
Corporate finance and banking leadership.
Financial and Investment Analysts
$102,740median
Investing and markets analysis.
Personal Financial Advisors
$105,070median
Wealth and advisory roles.
Budget Analysts
$91,640median
Budget and planning seats.
General and Operations Managers
$105,770median
Management track within financial firms.
See the full benchmark table▸
| Role (occupation) | Median annual | 10th–90th pct | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|---|
Financial Managers Corporate finance and banking leadership. SOC 11-3031 | $166,570 | $94,310 – $323,270 | 841,710 |
Financial and Investment Analysts Investing and markets analysis. SOC 13-2051 | $102,740 | $63,720 – $180,860 | 361,980 |
Personal Financial Advisors Wealth and advisory roles. SOC 13-2052 | $105,070 | $50,190 – $357,020 | 266,800 |
Budget Analysts Budget and planning seats. SOC 13-2031 | $91,640 | $62,250 – $136,660 | 47,160 |
General and Operations Managers Management track within financial firms. SOC 11-1021 | $105,770 | $50,090 – $253,390 | 3,503,020 |
These are occupational wage benchmarks for roles MBA graduates commonly target — wage context across all workers, not verified MBA-specific outcomes.
Is Finance a fit for you?
A strong fit if you…
- Like markets, deals, capital allocation, and analysis
- Are motivated by performance-based upside
- Thrive in high-intensity, high-accountability roles
Maybe look elsewhere if you…
- Prefer creative or product-building work
- Want predictable hours over variable, deadline-driven cycles
What MBAs do here
Investment banking
M&A and capital-markets advisory.
Private equity / VC
Investing and portfolio management.
Corporate finance / FP&A
Planning and capital allocation inside firms.
Functions MBAs run
The teams and remits graduates commonly own in this industry.
What affects your pay on this path
Two people on the same path can earn very differently. These are the factors that move the number most — worth weighing as you plan your MBA.
- Bonus and carry can exceed base in some seats
- Buy-side vs. sell-side vs. corporate
- Financial-center geography
- Pre-MBA markets/deal experience
Concentrations that fit this industry
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Methodology
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Help us add real salary ranges for MBAs in Finance
SalaryMBA is built from real outcomes people share. A reliable range here needs:
- 1A handful of real, reviewed outcomes from people on this path
- 2Their school, role, industry, and city — so ranges reflect like-for-like
- 3Public datasets and school reports to cross-check the numbers