How many years in consulting (non MBA) does it typically take in a high COL city to get to > $170k in base salary? Have a friend that is 3 years out of college already @ 160 at a boutique IT firm 🧐

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Id expect it to take 8-10 years in a place like philly, bostpn, dc, or seattle to hit that type of base salary. Your friend must be in sales, lying to you, or be in a super niche field

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However long it takes to get to manager

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Depends on what type of consulting and which company. 6 yrs for me

EY1, 6 years from graduating undergrad?

SC1 and EM1 are both on point from my perspective in NYC, I'll add I have seen a few folks reach $170 as Consultants with 14+ years but generally the faster you're trusted to manage people's careers and grow the business the sooner you'll get there.

About 4 years, but 3 is not totally uncommon. I suspect your friend may not have a big bonus though (while 30%+ is pretty common in consulting at this level).

2 for us now

For us, with the recent increases, base is $165 after completing 2 years. Independent of geo

Yeesh here I am with my measly 135 at 31 (though admittedly not in a high COL city)

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