🇪🇸 Spain · Strategy Consultant

From EUR 81.6K / yr (≈$90K USD) by industry

Mean salary — EUR 81.6K / yr (≈$90K USD).

EUR 81.6K / yr (≈$90K USD)
🟢 Tier 1 — BLS OEWS May 2024 annual gross (mean) updated: 2024

💰 Pay spread — by industry / specialty

The mean is the headline; the spread is what matters.

150,000 EUR
MBB (McKinsey, BCG, Bain)
Top tier strategy
🟢 Tier 1 — INE — Encuesta de Estructura Salarial 2023
110,000 EUR
Big 4 strategy (Strategy&, EY-Parthenon)
Filiales Madrid
🟢 Tier 1 — INE — Encuesta de Estructura Salarial 2023
90,000 EUR
Tier 2 (Roland Berger, Accenture)
Estrategia + operaciones
🟢 Tier 1 — INE — Encuesta de Estructura Salarial 2023
80,000 EUR
Consultoría interna (gran grupo)
Célula interna
🟢 Tier 1 — INE — Encuesta de Estructura Salarial 2023

🗺️ The path — stage by stage

  1. 1. Escuela de negocios / ingeniería (5 yr) — Top escuela requerida MBB
  2. 2. Stage de pre-incorporación (— yr) — Conversión a oferta
  3. 3. Junior / sénior (5 yr) — Up or out
  4. 4. Manager (5-8 yr) — Gestión de proyectos
  5. 5. Principal → Partner (10+ yr) — Vía socio

🏛️ Top schools

School Location Notable
IE Business School Madrid Top reclutador MBB España
IESE Business School Barcelona Universidad de Navarra
ESADE Business School Barcelona Top escuela europea
ICADE — Comillas Madrid Filière Empresariales
ETSII Madrid (Industriales) Madrid Ingenieros → consultoría

🟠 Tier 3 — context only

💵 Specialties — same title, different number

Specialty / Industry Mean / yr Notes
MBB (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) 150,000 EUR Top tier strategy
Big 4 strategy (Strategy&, EY-Parthenon) 110,000 EUR Filiales Madrid
Tier 2 (Roland Berger, Accenture) 90,000 EUR Estrategia + operaciones
Consultoría interna (gran grupo) 80,000 EUR Célula interna

🏢 Employer types — base vs total comp

MBB

Base + bonus + signing

Big 4

Base + bonus, vía socio

Tier 2

Base + bonus moderado

📈 Income across years

Junior (1-2 años)
50,000 EUR
1-2 yr
Consultor sénior (5 años)
80,000 EUR
5 yr
Manager
120,000 EUR
6-8 yr
Principal / Associate Partner
180,000 EUR
10 yr
Partner
450,000 EUR
12+ yr

🌍 Same job, other countries

PPP-adjusted comparison across 6 countries — the ARBITORIA difference.