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4.5.3 Target Salary

The mean, global, target salary after an MBA has risen by US$ 5,000 to US$ 75-80,000. This means that the average applicant aims to triple or quadruple his or her salary immediately after completing the MBA. There are differences between the genders in salary expectation. Pre-MBA the salaries of women and men are 13% apart. Post-MBA, men target salaries more than 30% higher than women. The mean average target salary for a man is US$ 82,000 and only US$ 63,000 for a woman.

Even more extreme, 50% more men than women expect to earn in excess of US$ 100,000: 33% of men as against 22% of women. Target salaries are generally well informed, with variations by country reflecting local differences in salary levels.

Figure 16: Target Salary

Source: QS World MBA Tour - TopMBA.com Applicant servey 2006

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