BEP, you're often entertaining, but you do seem happy to write 300 word posts, but only read the first 10 of others posts!The OP clearly knows what to do with the offer. He's expressed surprise that consultancy is not as lucrative as he's always assumed, and asked how high up in a firm he'd need to be to get a comparable salary.To biomark,To make 250k plus bonus you'd probably have to go in to a consultancy firm at " director" level, I.e. on the path to Partner.At director you would be expected to be both directly billable on projects at a very high day rate ($3k+) AND sell a few mill of project revenue, either alone or under loose supervision of an existing partner.As no consulting firm would ever hire an external hire to this level without existing experience of selling consultancy, it's unlikely that any firm would be able to make you an attractive offer.Bottom line - you're already a well paid baseball star. No hockey team can afford you a a rookie.