Career Services
Placement Statistics
The job and salary that you negotiate will reflect several things - your geographic mobility, years of previous experience, ability to market your skills, and academic preparation. As you review placement data for the School of Labor and Employment Relations, please remember that this is just a guideline for discussion, not a hurdle to be jumped or a competition to be won. In addition to the salaries reported below, most companies pay relocation expenses, some offer stock options immediately, and if you convert your internship to full-time employment, some companies will adjust your start date to reflect your intern work. We recommend Professor Greg Northcraft's book, Get Paid What You're Worth, for advice on negotiating strategies. Click here to see the entire 2010-11 LER Placement Report.
Summary Data for 2010 - 2011
(updated after Placement Report publication)
In 2010-11, 90% of domestic candidates who were eligible for and searching for full-time employment in the US were placed in positions by May graduation. For full-time entry-level hires, the average private sector salary was $73,093. Signing bonuses averaged $8,207 ranging between $3,000 - $35,000. Ninety-two percent of graduates found their positions through LER Career Services.
Interns received an average salary of $4,824 per month (private sector), with a range of $1,920 - $6,800 per month. Ninety-eight percent of eligible domestic LER students were placed in internships and 47% of graduating domestic LER students accepted a full-time position with the company at which they interned the previous summer. Eighty-eight percent of students found their positions through LER Career Services.
Salary Acceptance by Region, 2010-11
(Full-time, Private-sector)
Regional Locations |
Salary Average |
Salary Range |
| West | $68,871 | $38,500 - $83,000 |
| South | $73,738 | $58,000 - $89,000 |
| Northeast | $73,600 | $70,000 - $75,000 |
| Greater Midwest | $69,570 | $47,664 - $78,000 |
| Illinois | $67,087 | $55,000 - $89,000 |
Top Internship Employers:
(Based on Number of Hires)
- Cummins (11)
- PepsiCo (9)
- Boeing, General Mills, Honeywell, Microsoft (3)
- Caterpillar, Ford Motor Company, GE, IBM, Procter & Gamble, Samsung, Shell Oil Company, Texas Instruments (2)
Top Full Time Employers:
(Based on Number of Hires)
- General Mills (5)
- PepsiCo (5)
- Cummins, NLRB (3)
- Anheuser Busch InBev, Citigroup, Life Technologies, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, IBM China (2)