What's the progression like for data scientists at MBB?
I see data scientist, senior, and principal lvls at McK and I'm not sure how quickly people are promoted there. And what's the comp range for each level? I see 100k, 130k, 200k respectively in Glassdoor but not sure if that's true.

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Not sure about McK but I heard Gamma comp is aligned with BCG classic

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Also, personal thoughts: I am at the senior level (despite my FB title) in a federal B4/T2 practice, which puts me at 100k TC. Will be 120k at the upper end of my level later, and about 130k-140k at the M level.

MBB doesn't seem that much higher than even federal consulting except at the principal level. And compared to my commercial practice, it's just slightly higher even at that principal level. So this is disappointing if true.

Confirming OW1, same pay and same promotion timeline. (18-24 months per step).

TC at BCG gamma would be substantially higher than where you are. But obviously bar is very high. TBH 100k tc for a senior data scientist anywhere, including small startups, is super low.

Sometimes yes sometimes no on coding and algorithm depth, it’s client context dependent. The bar isn’t some leetcode problem and checkboxes to fill so it’s hard to give you that objective take. Just like P1 mentioned the profile of someone who would succeed in a DS role at MBB will be competitive at faang. The soft skills generally are the missing piece for lots of DS people that I’ve worked with.

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