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abi, sounds like all of these responses are for fresh grads (be it BS, MS, or Phd). It would be interesting to see the stats for offers after 1, 2, up to 10 years in industry. There was some element of 'hockey stick growth' for me from the year I graduated (unemployed for some months), to my first job (nothing to brag about, salary wise), to my second job (which is much better). I wonder if it will be the same for Stanford grads since they're already starting relatively high.

[Periodic]

It might also be interesting to control for prior experience. Some people enter the masters/PhD program with years of industry experience, as I did.

I'm a little sad to see that after five years in industry I made less than the median Stanford masters grad and was pretty much on par with the recipients of bachelors degrees. I should complete my masters by the end of the academic year and I'm starting to wonder how much I could conceivably be making so I know what to ask for during salary negotiations. I'm expecting my experience should help some, but but I bet the degree will be the eye catcher.