School | Class of '98 salary in 2002 | | $195,000 | | $161,000 | | $160,000 | | $160,000 | | $160,000 | | $153,000 | | | | $150,000 | | $150,000 | | $141,000 | | Cornell (Johnson) | $140,000 | | NYU (Stern) | $139,000 | | London (LBS) | $135,000 | | UCLA (Anderson) | $135,000 | | Yale | $131,000 |
Source: "B-Schools: The Payback." Forbes 13 Oct. 2003. The average annual salary of the top 15 schools is 25% greater than the next 15 schools and 68% greater than the schools ranked 31-85. | 
