Meanwhile, during this low - immigration period, real median compensation for U.S. workers surged, increasing more than 90 percent from 1948 to 1973, according to the Economic Policy Institute. (washingtonpost.com)
At Wharton, the first - year median compensation package for a graduating MBA was $ 146,303 — a pre-tax sum that exceeds the average $ 122,370 in debt borrowed by those who financed their education with loans. (fortune.com)
Based on the responses of more than 2,100 law firm partners in the U.S., the average compensation for law firm partners hit $ 877,000, up 22 % from the 2014 survey, with median compensation climbing to $ 575,000, a 21 % increase. (mlaglobal.com)