Salary statistics for undergraduate business majors

Of the 2,777 Kelley seniors who graduated between July 2024 and June 2025, 2,076 reported they were actively seeking. As of three months post-graduation, our records show 96% (of these actively seeking students) reported a full-time job or graduate school acceptance, with 76% of graduating Kelley seniors having a reported status.

Get detailed salary information by position and region by selecting the majors below.

Major	Average Starting Salary	Median signing bonus
Accounting	$78,271	$5,000
Business Economics & Public Policy	$81,912	$7,500
Entrepreneurship/Corp. Innovation	$73,632	$6,000
Finance (including Real Estate)	$83,705	$8,000
Information Systems	$78,887	$5,000
Management	$68,526	$7,500
Marketing	$62,525	$6,000
Marketing and Professional Sales	$60,739	$5,000
Supply Chain Mgmt./Operations	$75,911	$5,000

As of October 1, 2025

Salary by geographic location

The Class of 2025 accepted employment offers in 34 states, the District of Columbia, and 6 countries worldwide. Data from the most popular cities can be found below.

Location	Kelley average salary	Range
Chicago, Illinois	$78,140	$30,000–$120,000
New York, New York	$92,766	$42,000–$135,000
Indianapolis, Indiana	$63,472	$30,000–$100,000
San Francisco, California	$90,855	$55,000–$121,000
Dallas, Texas	$68,133	$56,000–$90,000
Boston, Massachusetts	$81,575	$60,000–$110,000
Denver, Colorado	$75,844	$40,000–$112,000
Los Angeles, California	$78,060	$60,000–$92,300
Atlanta, Georgia	$75,330	$50,000–$100,000
Cincinnati, Ohio	$74,900	$57,600–$95,000
Nashville, Tennessee	$52,355	$32,000–$78,000
Columbus, Ohio	$65,853	$57,500–$72,400
St. Louis, Missouri	$73,375	$47,500–$108,000
Minneapolis, Minnesota	$77,409	$55,000–$110,000
Charlotte, North Carolina	$80,000	$68,000–$90,000
Austin, Texas	$65,125	$40,000–$103,500
Miami, Florida	$72,750	$52,000–$83,000
Washington, DC	$75,571	$35,000–$93,000
Louisville, Kentucky	$56,143	$39,000–$70,000
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	$76,625	$63,000–$100,000

*As of October 13, 2025

Salary for internships

An internship is more than a summer job. It’s an opportunity for Kelley students to explore industries and careers and gain real-world experience that will make them more attractive to employers after graduation. Increasingly, internships are also a recruiting tool for employers—a high percentage of them offer full-time positions to successful interns. So, competition is fierce.

As of August 1, 2025, internships were reported by 98 percent of students in the projected Class of 2026 who were actively engaged in seeking an internship.

Major	Average hourly rate	Range
Accounting	$35	$15 – $57
Business Economics & Public Policy	$35	$21 – $52
Entrepreneurship & Corporate Innovation	$22	$12 – $28
Finance (including Real Estate)	$36	$12 – $58
Information Systems	$33	$22 – $45
Management	$30	$9 – $53
Marketing	$25	$16 – $42
Marketing Professional Sales	$25	$15 – $35
Supply Chain / Operations Management	$28	$18 – $41
Average Hourly Wage	$33

*As of August 1, 2025

NOTE: Interns are typically compensated on a pro-rated hourly basis using a full-time entry-level position salary as a base.

Salary statistics for undergraduate business majors

Salary by geographic location

Salary for internships

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