To structure this debate, these are the titles during your 4 first years post-mba at BCG:Year 1-2: Consultant, USD 140K packageYear 3-4: Project Leader, no idea on exact numberYear 5-...: Principal, than partner after at least 3, mostly 5 years. Note: A career isn't 100% predefined, but the time spans given are good guidelines imho.So, after 4 years, you are either a 2nd year PL or a 1st year principal.Fact: BCG raises your salary by 5% every 6 months. The 5% is confirmed for the lower ranks at least - let's assume the exact percentage stays like this throughout the ranks.Fact: Big raise every promotion.Estimate: 25% raise consultant => PL and PL=> Principal (This 25% includes the 5% 'standard' raise.)This yields the following guesstimate for your BCG package 4 years out of your MBA:(Every line is 6 months of time.)Package Raise in %140000 5147000 5154350 5162067,5 25202584,375 5212713,5938 5223349,2734 5234516,7371 25 <= 2nd year PL293145,9214 5 <= First year principal307803,2175 5323193,3783 5339353,0472 5356320,6996 5374136,7346 5There you have it, my best guess is USD 235-295K.Note: Bonus becomes more significant as well as variable as you move up. Guarantueed part of package will rise slower, expected bonus quicker over time.Hope it helps.Reflection: In reality it might be a bit more lucrative, since the principal-partner pay gap with my numbers.