Leading U.S. colleges 2023/24, by starting and mid-career pay of graduates

U.S. colleges whose graduates (All Alumni) earn the most in c, ranked by starting and mid-career salary

CharacteristicEarly career payMid-career pay
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 110,200 196,900
Princeton University 95,600 194,100
United States Naval Academy 96,700 187,800
Harvey Mudd College 115,000 185,900
Babson College 90,600 181,400
Stanford University 102,300 181,200
Santa Clara University 91,000 179,500
Dartmouth College 92,300 178,700
University of Pennsylvania 92,500 178,300
Harvard University 95,600 177,400
Colgate University 87,400 176,100
Lehigh University 89,100 175,600
California Institute of Technology 111,000 175,400
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October 2024

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Survey time period

2024

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Salary combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime, and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable.
Salary does not include equity (stock) compensation, which can be a significant portion of pay for some executive and high-tech jobs. In addition, salary does not include cash value of retirement benefits, or value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).

Early career employees are full-time employees with five years of experience or less in their career or field who hold a bachelor's degree and no higher degrees.
The typical (median) starting employee is 25 years old and has two years of experience.

Mid-career employees are full-time employees with at least 10 years of experience in their career or field who hold a bachelor's degree and no higher degrees.
The typical (median) mid-career employee is 42 years old and has 15 years of experience.

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