In the US, an EY Consultant earns around $87,000-128,000 annually.
In 2014, EY acquired The Parthenon Group, a Boston consulting firm, to bolster its consulting business arm. EY-Parthenon now coexists alongside EY’s Consulting division. An EY-Parthenon Consultant earns roughly $90,000-136,000 each year.
Further details on the salary of EY and EY-Parthenon (EY-P) consultants will be explored below, with a comparison to the MBB firms (McKinsey, BCG, and Bain) to give you an overview of the industry.
Disclaimer:
(1) Unless stated otherwise, salaries in this article are based on US figures. “Total Annual Salary” includes Base Salary, Performance Bonus, and Others (including Profit Sharings, Stock, Commission), scaled up to one year (for example, if an Intern works for ten weeks, we will scale up the income of ten weeks to one year for presentation purposes).
(2) One-time sums, such as Relocation or Signing Bonus, are not counted. Business allowance is also not presented here. The figures in this article are rounded to the closest 1000. Actual figures may vary, depending on location, position, experience, performance, and report time.
(3) Our primary source of information is Glassdoor. However, Glassdoor is a platform where users can anonymously share their salary and compensation information. As such, it can be difficult to verify the accuracy of its data. Furthermore, consulting firms do not openly disclose their salary information. Therefore, the below data should only be used for reference purposes.
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EY and EY-Parthenon consulting Intern salary 2023
An EY Intern consultant earns a minimum of $58,000 a year, and a maximum of $83,000. As for EY-Parthenon, an Intern’s minimum salary is $56,000 and the maximum is $89,000.
|
EY Consulting |
EY-Parthenon |
|
|
Base |
$56,000-$78,000 |
$52,000-$81,000 |
|
Bonus |
$2,000-$5,000 |
$4,000-$8,000 |
|
Total |
$58,000-$83,000 |
$56,000-$89,000 |
EY Consulting and EY-Parthenon Intern Annual Salary, USA. Source: Glassdoor
Compared to MBB firms, EY and EY-P offer a competitive Intern salary, with higher base pay. However, MBB offers better additional pay.
|
McKinsey |
BCG |
Bain |
|
|
Base |
$34,000-$69,000 |
$40,000-$63,000 |
$48,000-$70,000 |
|
Bonus |
$3,000-$7,000 |
$3,000-$6,000 |
$4,000-$8,000 |
|
Others |
$3,000-$6,000 |
$3,000-$5,000 |
$3,000-$6,000 |
|
Total |
$40,000-$82,000 |
$46,000-$74,000 |
$55,000-$84,000 |
MBB Consulting Intern annual salary, US locations, compiled from Glassdoor
EY and EY-Parthenon Associate/Consultant salary 2023 (Undergraduate, Junior-level)
At EY Consulting, an Associate makes between $69,000 - $103,000 a year, while a Consultant’s annual salary is between $87,000 - $128,000. In general, the Consultant position at EY Consulting has a higher base salary and bonus than the Associate position.
|
|
Associate |
Consultant |
|
Base |
$66,000-$97,000 |
$82,000-$119,000 |
|
Bonus |
$3,000-$6,000 |
$4,000-$8,000 |
|
Total |
$69,000-$103,000 |
$87,000-$128,000 |
EY Consulting Associate/Consultant Annual Salary, USA. Source: Glassdoor
While Associates are usually internal-facing positions, Consultants are client-facing positions. This could partly explain the pay gap because consultants need to travel more and have more responsibility. This can include daily business trips stipends for a consultant like meals, accommodation, flights, and taxi.
However, at EY-Parthenon, both Associate and Associate Consultant roles are paid roughly the same amount, around $90,000 to $130,000 a year. This is the same level of pay as an EY Consultant - while an EY-P Associate/Consultant’s base salary is lower, the additional pay is better than an EY Consultant.
|
|
Associate |
Associate Consultant |
|
Base |
$71,000-$109,000 |
$76,000-$109,000 |
|
Bonus |
$7,000-$14,000 |
$7,000-$14,000 |
|
Others |
$7,000-$13,000 |
$7,000-$13,000 |
|
Total |
$85,000-$136,000 |
$90,000-$136,000 |
EY-Parthenon Associate/Associate Consultant Annual Salary, USA.
Source: Glassdoor
We’ll compare these figures to a similar junior-level consultant at MBB firms. The minimum and maximum pay for MBB consultants can be 10-22% higher than EY’s salary. All three firms offer more generous base pay, higher bonuses, and more additional income such as stock or commission.
|
McKinsey |
BCG |
Bain |
|
|
Base |
$83,000-$122,000 |
$69,000-$105,000 |
$89,000-$132,000 |
|
Bonus |
$9,000-$16,000 |
$9,000-$16,000 |
$11,000-$21,000 |
|
Others |
$6,000-$10,000 |
$13,000-$26,000 |
$7,000-$13,000 |
|
Total |
$98,000-$148,000 |
$91,000-$147,000 |
$107,000-$166,000 |
MBB junior-level consultant annual salary, USA. Source: Glassdoor
EY and EY-Parthenon Senior Consultant/Associate salary 2023 (MBA/Experienced, Senior-level)
An EY Senior Associate earns between $89,000 and $132,000 a year. A Senior Consultant at EY earns a bit higher, with $95,000 - $137,000 a year.
|
|
Senior Associate |
Senior Consultant |
|
Base |
$86,000-$125,000 |
$90,000-$127,000 |
|
Bonus |
$4,000-$7,000 |
$5,000-$10,000 |
|
Total |
$89,000-$132,000 |
$95,000-$137,000 |
EY Senior Associate/Senior Consultant Annual Salary, USA. Source: Glassdoor
EY-Parthenon has a better base pay and bonus package for their Senior Associate, which can earn $104,000 - $158,000 annually. This is 11-17% higher than their EY counterpart, thanks to higher bonuses.
A senior EY-P Consultant's salary can be much higher than their EY counterpart. An EY-P Consultant can earn between $134,000 to $198,000 a year.
At EY-P, the senior-level sees a large pay gap between Senior Associate and Consultant roles. This is similar to other large consulting firms, where there’s a clear distinction between Consultants and supporting Associates.
|
|
Senior Associate |
Consultant |
|
Base |
$86,000-$124,000 |
$107,000-$147,000 |
|
Bonus |
$10,000-$18,000 |
$13,000-$24,000 |
|
Others |
$8,000-$16,000 |
$14,000-$27,000 |
|
Total |
$104,000-$158,000 |
$134,000-$198,000 |
EY-Parthenon Senior Associate/Senior Consultant Annual Salary, USA.
Source: Glassdoor
For senior consulting roles, EY Consulting offers a lower salary for senior-level consultants than MBB firms. They also do not offer additional pay for senior roles. By contrast, EY-Parthenon’s senior-level consultants have a competitive salary compared to McKinsey, but both lag far behind compared to BCG and Bain.
|
McKinsey |
BCG |
Bain |
|
|
Base |
$96,000-$153,000 |
$69,000-$105,000 |
$96,000-$153,000 |
|
Bonus |
$18,000-$34,000 |
$9,000-$16,000 |
$17,000-$32,000 |
|
Others |
$11,000-$20,000 |
$30,000-$55,000 |
$29,000-$55,000 |
|
Total |
$125,000-$207,000 |
$159,000-$262,000 |
$142,000-$240,000 |
MBB senior-level consultant annual salary, USA. Source: Glassdoor
EY and EY-Parthenon consulting Manager salary 2023 (Manager-level)
At EY, a consulting Manager makes between $141,000 to $217,000 a year, and an EY-Parthenon Manager annual salary is $183,000 minimum and $285,000 maximum. At both companies, base pay is almost comparable. However, EY-P offers double the amount of additional pays compared to EY Consulting.
At EY Consulting, about 25% of a manager’s income is from additional pays. At EY-Parthenon, this percentage is around 30-45%.
|
EY |
EY-Parthenon |
|
|
Base |
$111,000-$160,000 |
$124,000-$176,000 |
|
Bonus |
$8,000-$15,000 |
$15,000-$28,000 |
|
Others |
$22,000-$41,000 |
$43,000-$80,000 |
|
Total |
$141,000-$217,000 |
$183,000-$285,000 |
EY and EY-Parthenon Consulting Manager Annual Salary, USA.
Source: Glassdoor
Looking at MBB firms, BCG pays their manager roles the lowest ($173,000 - $278,000), and even lower than EY Parthenon. EY Consulting’s figures are the lowest among all five firms. McKinsey and Bain, on the other hand, pay their managers almost twice as much.
|
McKinsey |
BCG |
Bain |
|
|
Base |
$140,000-$211,000 |
$120,000-$179,000 |
$134,000-$203,000 |
|
Bonus |
$28,000-$53,000 |
$20,000-$37,000 |
$27,000-$50,000 |
|
Others |
$86,000-$158,000 |
$33,000-$62,000 |
$51,000-$96,000 |
|
Total |
$254,000-$422,000 |
$173,000-$278,000 |
$212,000-$349,000 |
MBB manager-level consultant annual salary, USA. Source: Glassdoor.
Higher positions like these see a large difference between the min-max amounts reported, both in the base pay and bonuses. As one ascends through the ranks, compensations and benefits vary greatly due to a consultant’s experience and contribution to the firm.
EY and EY-Parthenon consulting Partner salary 2023 (Partner-level)
At EY, a partner makes between $264,000 - $483,000 annually. Over half of their income comes in the form of additional pay. EY-Parthernon offers a higher salary level for their partners, $372,000 - $661,000 a year. Similar to EY Partners, half of their income is from additional pay.
|
EY |
EY-Parthenon |
|
|
Base |
$150,000-$270,000 |
$179,000-$301,000 |
|
Bonus |
$28,000-$53,000 |
$54,000-$100,000 |
|
Others |
$85,000-$160,000 |
$139,000-$260,000 |
|
Total |
$264,000-$483,000 |
$372,000-$661,000 |
EY Consulting and EY-Parthenon Partner annual Salary, USA. Source: Glassdoor
We see a similar pay composition for both EY and MBB partners, with over half of their total salary consisting of additional pay. However, all three MBB firms provide a higher salary level than EY Consulting and EY-Parthenon.
|
McKinsey |
BCG |
Bain |
|
|
Base |
$171,000-$321,000 |
$156,000-$315,000 |
$170,000-$315,000 |
|
Bonus |
$46,000-$131,000 |
$46,000-$123,000 |
$49,000-$119,000 |
|
Others |
$126,000-$325,000 |
$125,000-$304,000 |
$132,000-$302,000 |
|
Total |
$343,000-$777,000 |
$327,000-$742,000 |
$351,000-$736,000 |
MBB partner-level consultant annual salary, USA. Source: Glassdoor
Higher positions like these see a large difference between the min-max amounts reported, both in the base pay and bonuses. As one ascends through the ranks, compensations and benefits vary greatly due to a consultant’s experience and contribution to the firm.
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