Hi,The forum had some interesting discussions regarding consulting. I wanted to inquire the salaries offered by strategy consulting firms like McKinsey,BCG and Mercer to MBA's at Associate level in Middle East like Dubai.Thanks,Lary

Well I had a friend at Mck in Dubai at an associate level (27~30k dirhams per month) but I was told the salaries were increased lately (after he left in 2004) to compensate for the ridiculously increasing real estate prices.As for BCG, another friend of mine got hired more recently at the Dubai office too (last quarter 2006) with an MBA and a salary of 30k as I recall.By the way: What are your credentials/experience?

I am based out in Dubai and am, to my knowledge, the only Dubai based Head-Hunter with recruiting into the region's top strategy consulting firms. In terms of salaries in the region, I actually have the current salary structures for a number of the top firms but for obvious reasons of client confidentiality, I cannot post them on this site. If you want to know more about the sector out here, please call or email me and I will gladly give you the virtual tour - or the actual tour if you make it out here of course! Those I have spoken to will hopefully vouch for the fact that I am brutally honest about the good, the bad and the ugly of living and working out here...Good Luck,John Curtis-Oliverjco@rpint.com+971 50 640 1976