Consultancies freeze entry-level pay - LinkedIn Starting salaries at top consultancy firms have remained unchanged again amid an industry-wide shift towards greater use of AI, the FT reports
Consulting Firms Freeze Graduate Pay Amid AI Shift An increasing reliance on AI is prompting the world’s largest consulting firms to freeze graduate pay and reduce new hires This approach may significantly alter the industry’s traditional pyramid model While the aim is to improve profitability by increasing productivity, it also threatens to limit opportunities for entry-level talent
Top Consultancies Freeze Starting Salaries as AI Threatens . . . Several of the world’s most prestigious management consulting firms have frozen their starting salaries for new hires for the third consecutive year, reflecting a deep structural change in the industry as generative artificial intelligence begins to erode the traditional “pyramid” staffing model
AI The Pyramid Compression in The Consulting Business Model 6 The Market Signal The three-year salary freeze around $135K–$140K for early-career consultants signals structural change—not cyclical turbulence Firms are not pausing compensation because of temporary demand dips They are redesigning the pyramid The freeze is a strategic realignment with AI-driven economics