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Is the ManagementConsulted 2024 Salary guide accurate for Saudi Arabia?

BCG compensation salary Saudi Arabia starting salary

Most recent answer on Mar 05, 2024

Hagen

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hagen

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gave the best answer on Mar 05, 2024

#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hi Cesar, I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question: First of all, the figure you mentioned does fall within the range of what BCG seems to offer in Saudi Arabia. However, it's always good to cross-referenc ... (read entire answer)

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Starting Salary for consultants in Singapore post MBA

starting salary

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gave the best answer on Mar 16, 2022

Hi there, You are going to get paid less but still paid well. Comp appears to be generally the same SPD as USD. At a .73 USD to 1 SGD exchange rate that's technically a downgrade. Given Singapore's cost of living that's ... (read entire answer)

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Compensation for MBB (post-MBA position) at South East Asia

BCG McKinsey and Bain consulting Southeast Asia starting salary

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Bryan

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Ex-Bain Manager | Final Round Interviewer & Recommender for Bain | Summer Program Lead

Bryan

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gave the best answer on Sep 25, 2022

Ex-Bain Manager | Final Round Interviewer & Recommender for Bain | Summer Program Lead

Hey, Estimates on glassdoor are in the range for a post-MBA hire. I was from the Bain SEA office (Singapore / Thailand) and part of the final round interviewing process. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions.

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Starting Salary Mck Switzerland

starting salary

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gave the best answer on Jul 22, 2023

Hi Leo, That's a tough one because it depends on your degree/experience. It's it's an MBA and you're joining as a Consultant level, you'll get double the entry-level. If it's an “other” Master's but you have extensive w ... (read entire answer)

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Salary Negotiation

consulting salary negotiation starting salary

Most recent answer on Jan 09, 2023

Hagen

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hagen

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gave the best answer on Jan 08, 2023

#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hi there, First of all, congratulations on the offer! I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it: It is not uncommon for consulting firms to ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey Middle East: salaries for BA to Associates?

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Most recent answer on Dec 06, 2022

gave the best answer on Dec 05, 2022

Hi there, Management consulted says it's $25K USD base, but I think this is a mistake. One of my candidates who got BCG Dubai received $92k base and $3k (for entry level). For the Consultant level, recent candidates of ... (read entire answer)

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Can offer get rescinded due to sharing salary expectations?

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gave the best answer on Aug 09, 2022

Hi there, 17% isn't outrageous. Don't worry, this is all part of the negotiation process. They will get back to you (likely with a higher signing bonus to compensate)

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New MSc grad trying to understand my worth in the market

Big4 salary salary negotiation starting salary

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Hagen

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hagen

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gave the best answer on Oct 08, 2021

#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hi there, First of all, congratulations on the offer! This is indeed an interesting question which is probably relevant for quite a lot of users, so I am happy to provide my perspective on it: First of all, I fear there ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey Experienced Hire Salaries

Experienced Hire starting salary

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Antonello

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McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Antonello

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gave the best answer on Aug 28, 2021

McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi, the salary should be the same for the 2 backgrounds. What is different and open to be negotiated is the signing bonus.About the interviews, the process is exactly the same Best,Antonello

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Salary negotiation

salary salary negotiation starting salary

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Robert

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McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author

Robert

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gave the best answer on Oct 20, 2020

McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author

Hi Anonymous, At McKinsey salary for non-experienced hires is not negotiable, and even afterwards very limited (mostly it's around sign-up bonus, relocation assistance, ..) - and I believe it's the same for all MBB. ... (read entire answer)

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Roland Berger compensation (middle east)

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Antonello

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McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Antonello

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gave the best answer on Nov 17, 2019

McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi, they are usually aligned with MBB. In Dubai, entry-level consultants can reach $70k (plus, you have to consider that taxes are very low). Check on Glassdoor for more accurate numbers. Best, Antonello

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Starting salary for phd graduate

graduate MBB phd salary starting salary Top tier

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Anonymous B gave the best answer on Jul 13, 2017

It depends on the firm. MBB hire PhDs/JDs/MDs at post-MBA level so the salary is same as MBA graduates. They are hired at McK at associate level and at BCG and Bain at consultant level. The salary depends largely on ... (read entire answer)

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