Author: Taylor Warfield, Former Bain Manager and interviewer

Last Updated: August 27, 2026

 

AlixPartners salary ranges from a $110,000 flat base for undergraduate Analysts to roughly $437,000 in average total compensation for Directors, with Vice Presidents near $244,000 and Senior Vice Presidents near $329,000. This guide breaks down base pay, bonus, and long-term incentives at every level, shows the exact ranges AlixPartners publishes in its own job postings, and compares the firm against MBB.

 

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Key Takeaways

 

AlixPartners pays a median total compensation package of about $221,600 across all roles and roughly $250,000 for management consultants, which puts it ahead of both McKinsey and BCG at the median.

 

• Undergraduate Analysts start at a flat $110,000 base, with no published salary band

 

• Vice President is the post-MBA entry level and averages $244,000 in total pay

 

• Bonus grows from 5% of pay at Consultant to 36% at Director

 

• The firm posts wide bands publicly: $160,000 to $310,000 for a single Senior Vice President role

 

• A tenure-based Value Accumulation Plan adds equity-linked upside below the partner level

 

• New York packages run roughly 19% above Chicago at the median

 

How Much Does AlixPartners Pay?

 

AlixPartners pays a median total compensation of about $221,600 across all roles and roughly $250,000 for management consultants, according to 2026 Levels.fyi data. Consulting pay starts near $128,000 at the Consultant level and reaches about $437,000 at Director. Bonus makes up a larger share of the package at every step up.

 

Level	Base salary	Bonus	Equity	Total comp
Consultant	$122,000	$5,800	$0	$128,000
Vice President	$184,857	$59,226	$0	$244,083
Senior Vice President	$223,833	$104,083	$1,417	$329,333
Director	$266,417	$155,417	$14,917	$436,751

 

Source: Levels.fyi United States data, 2026. Figures are averages of self-reported and verified packages.

 

What Is the AlixPartners Salary at Each Career Level?

 

AlixPartners runs six consulting levels: Analyst, Consultant, Vice President, Senior Vice President, Director, and Managing Director. The firm is deliberately top-heavy, so senior professionals make up a much larger share of headcount than at a traditional pyramid firm. That structure shapes both the pay curve and how hard each level is to enter.

 

Analyst salary at AlixPartners

 

AlixPartners has posted its undergraduate Analyst role at a flat $110,000 per year with eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus. There is no published band for this level, which is unusual and tells you the firm does not negotiate much at the entry point. Glassdoor reports a wider Analyst spread of $83,773 to $143,121 as of May 2026, which reflects analyst titles in support functions rather than the client-facing consulting track.

 

The bar to get that $110,000 is steep. The posting requires a minimum 3.7 GPA and openness to up to 100% travel Monday through Friday, which is a heavier travel commitment than most peer firms ask for on paper. Seats are also scarce, because AlixPartners rarely recruits at scale from undergraduate campuses and routes every application through a single talent acquisition review.

 

Consultant salary at AlixPartners

 

Consultants average $128,000 in total compensation, built from $122,000 in base and only $5,800 in bonus. That bonus share of roughly 5% is the lowest of any level at the firm. In Boston, Glassdoor puts the Consultant total package at a $145,000 median with a $118,000 to $180,000 range.

 

Consultant is a pre-MBA level that AlixPartners fills sparingly. In my experience coaching candidates into this level, almost none arrive straight from school. They come from a Big Four practice, an operating role, or a corporate finance seat.

 

Vice President salary at AlixPartners

 

Vice President is the post-MBA entry point and averages $244,083 in total compensation: $184,857 base plus $59,226 bonus. Glassdoor reports a higher average of $284,563 across 276 submissions as of March 2026, with a typical band of $213,423 to $391,980. AlixPartners itself has posted a Vice President role at $120,000 to $180,000 base plus discretionary bonus, which shows how much of the package sits outside base.

 

This is the level where a candidate has the most bargaining room, because the firm hires most heavily here and competes directly against private equity operating roles for the same people.

 

Senior Vice President salary at AlixPartners

 

Senior Vice Presidents average $329,333, split into $223,833 base, $104,083 bonus, and a small equity component. Bonus now accounts for about 32% of the package, nearly double the Vice President share. AlixPartners posts Senior Vice President roles at $160,000 to $310,000 in base alone, a $150,000 spread that reflects how much industry specialization changes the number.

 

Glassdoor puts the New York Senior Vice President average at $340,179 as of August 2026, with a typical band of $258,703 to $456,231 and reported packages reaching about $586,000 at the 90th percentile.

 

Director salary at AlixPartners

 

Directors average $436,751 in total compensation: $266,417 base, $155,417 bonus, and $14,917 in equity value per year. Bonus is now 36% of the package, and AlixPartners posts Director roles at $180,000 to $400,000 base plus discretionary bonus. In New York, Director packages average $458,000 with base at $270,286 and bonus at $162,143.

 

The Director step is the single largest jump in the AlixPartners consulting career path, worth roughly $107,000 in average annual pay over Senior Vice President.

 

Managing Director salary at AlixPartners

 

Managing Director sits at the top of the ladder and is the highest-paid title Glassdoor tracks at the firm, with reported annual salaries reaching about $449,847 as of August 2026. AlixPartners does not publish Managing Director bands in public job postings, so verified data at this level is thin. Treat any single number you see as one data point rather than a band.

 

What Salary Ranges Does AlixPartners Publish in Its Own Job Postings?

 

Pay transparency laws force AlixPartners to state a salary range on many US postings, and those numbers are the most reliable source available because they come from the firm rather than from self-reported surveys. The catch is that posted ranges cover base pay only. Every listing adds the same line about eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus without quantifying it.

 

Posted role	Published base range	Bonus language
Analyst (undergraduate)	$110,000 flat	Discretionary, annual
MBA Summer Analyst	$25,000 to $35,000 for the summer	None stated
Vice President	$120,000 to $180,000	Discretionary, annual
Senior Vice President	$160,000 to $310,000	Discretionary, annual
Director	$180,000 to $400,000	Discretionary, annual

 

Source: AlixPartners US job postings, 2025 to 2026. Ranges cover base salary only.

 

Notice the overlap. A Senior Vice President band starts at $160,000, which is below the top of the Vice President band, and a Director band starts at $180,000. AlixPartners is not paying by title alone, it is paying by the specific industry or functional expertise you bring, which is exactly what you would expect from a firm built on restructuring consulting and specialized turnaround work.

 

How Much of an AlixPartners Salary Is Bonus?

 

Bonus climbs from about 5% of total pay at Consultant to 36% at Director. That progression matters more at AlixPartners than at a typical strategy firm, because the bonus pool is discretionary and tied to both firm results and individual performance rather than a published multiplier.

 

• Consultant: $5,800 bonus on $122,000 base, or roughly 5% of total pay

 

• Vice President: $59,226 bonus, or roughly 24% of total pay

 

• Senior Vice President: $104,083 bonus, or roughly 32% of total pay

 

• Director: $155,417 bonus, or roughly 36% of total pay

 

There is a second layer most candidates miss. AlixPartners runs a long-term incentive called the Value Accumulation Plan, which grants units tied to firm growth and employee tenure, according to the firm's benefits information on Glassdoor. Equity-linked value below the partner level is rare in consulting, and it shows up in the Levels.fyi data as $1,417 per year at Senior Vice President and $14,917 at Director.

 

The trade-off is predictability. A larger discretionary share means a strong firm year can push you well above the averages above, and a weak year can pull you well below them. If you are used to a fixed consulting bonus structure with a published target percentage, this will feel less certain.

 

How Does AlixPartners Salary Compare to MBB and Other Firms?

 

AlixPartners pays more than McKinsey and BCG at the median. Levels.fyi 2026 data puts the median management consultant package at $250,000 for AlixPartners, $232,000 for McKinsey, and $225,000 for BCG.

 

Firm	Median total comp	Undergrad entry base
AlixPartners	$250,000	$110,000
McKinsey	$232,000	$110,000
BCG	$225,000	Not reported

 

Source: Levels.fyi management consultant data, United States, 2026.

 

Read that median carefully, because it is a headcount artifact as much as a pay statement. AlixPartners has proportionally more Vice Presidents and above than MBB does, so its median sits higher even where level-for-level pay is similar. An undergraduate Analyst base of $110,000 matches the McKinsey salary for a Business Analyst almost exactly.

 

The post-MBA picture favors MBB. Poets&Quants reported first-year MBA total compensation of $285,000 at Bain, $270,000 at BCG, and $267,000 at McKinsey for the 2025 hiring class, above the $244,083 average for an AlixPartners Vice President. Among tier 2 consulting firms, though, AlixPartners sits at the top of the range rather than the middle.

 

One more difference is worth understanding before you compare offers. MBB partners share firm profits, which is why senior MBB pay runs into seven figures, while AlixPartners concentrates senior upside in a discretionary bonus pool and the tenure-based unit plan. The ceiling is lower and the path to it is shorter.

 

How Does AlixPartners Pay Vary by City?

 

New York pays the most, running about 19% above Chicago at the median. That gap is wider than the city differentials at MBB firms, which standardize base pay across US offices.

 

Market	Median total comp	Reported range
New York City area	$278,750	$119,000 to $451,000
Greater Chicago	$235,000	$116,000 to $336,000
Greater London	£94,900	up to £171,827

 

Source: Levels.fyi management consultant data by location, 2026.

 

New York is also where the firm's global headquarters sits, which concentrates senior restructuring work and the packages that come with it. If you are weighing offices, the AlixPartners New York office gives you the highest ceiling and the toughest competition for seats.

 

Chicago is the counterweight. Median pay is lower, but so is the cost of living, and the AlixPartners Chicago office carries a heavy share of the firm's automotive and industrials work.

 

How Much Do AlixPartners Interns Get Paid?

 

AlixPartners has posted its MBA Summer Analyst role at $25,000 to $35,000 for the summer. Across a standard 10 week US program, that is roughly $2,500 to $3,500 per week, or $130,000 to $182,000 on an annualized basis. The European version of the program runs eight weeks.

 

That annualized rate lands near the top of the market for a consulting intern salary, and it should, because the MBA internship is the primary structured route into the Vice President level. The firm does not run a large undergraduate summer program to match it.

 

What Benefits Come With an AlixPartners Salary?

 

AlixPartners lists the same benefits package across its US postings: health, vision, dental, disability, 401K, tuition reimbursement, identity theft protection, and mental wellness support. Paid time off accrues at 5.67 to 7.34 hours per pay period depending on the role, alongside up to 80 hours of annual sick time, parental leave, and twelve holidays.

 

Two items deserve attention when you value an offer.

 

• Value Accumulation Plan: a long-term incentive granting units tied to firm growth and tenure, which is uncommon below the partner level in consulting

 

• Travel load: client-facing postings state travel expectations reaching up to 100% Monday through Friday, which is heavier than most peer firms publish

 

The travel line is the one candidates underestimate. A package that looks 10% better than a competing offer can feel very different once you price in four nights a week on the road for most of the year, so weigh it against the consulting hours per week you are actually signing up for.

 

How Do You Negotiate a Higher AlixPartners Offer?

 

You negotiate at AlixPartners by anchoring on your specialization, not your title. The posted bands overlap across levels precisely because the firm prices deep industry and functional expertise, so the strongest move is proving you bring something a generalist cannot. Having personally coached hundreds of candidates through offer conversations, I have never seen a title-based argument move a number the way a specialization-based one does.

 

Tip #1: Anchor on the top of the posted band

 

AlixPartners publishes wide ranges, and a Senior Vice President band that spans $160,000 to $310,000 gives you $150,000 of documented room. Cite the firm's own posting for the role you are interviewing for rather than a third-party average.

 

Tip #2: Ask what the bonus actually paid last year

 

Base is only 61% of a Director package and 76% of a Vice President package, so a base-only conversation ignores a third of your pay. Ask your recruiter what the discretionary pool paid at your level in the most recent cycle, and get the answer in a range rather than a single number.

 

Tip #3: Get the Value Accumulation Plan terms in writing

 

Because the plan is tenure-based, the value you accrue depends on how long you stay and when your units begin accumulating. Ask specifically when eligibility starts and how units are valued, since neither is stated in the public postings.

 

Tip #4: Use a competing offer, because AlixPartners expects one

 

The firm competes for the same experienced hires as private equity operating groups and other restructuring practices, so a written competing offer moves the number more than a strong interview does. This is the single most effective way to negotiate a consulting offer at the experienced-hire level.

 

Tip #5: Do not assume a signing bonus is included

 

AlixPartners postings list base plus discretionary bonus eligibility and say nothing about sign-on payments. If a signing bonus matters to you, raise it explicitly and confirm it appears in the offer letter.

 

What Do You Need to Do to Earn an AlixPartners Salary?

 

Getting to these numbers means clearing a hiring process built for a firm that fills most seats through referrals and search firms rather than open applications. Expect a recruiter screen, an online assessment, several rounds of cases, and a heavy focus on the specific expertise you claim.

 

The cases themselves skew toward turnaround, cash management, and profitability rather than classic market entry. Preparing for an AlixPartners case interview means practicing distressed-company math and being ready to defend a hard recommendation under time pressure.

 

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Your application has to survive the screen first. Because so many roles are filled through referrals, a sharp AlixPartners resume that leads with quantified operational or financial results does more work here than a polished generalist profile.

 

The AlixPartners salary you can realistically target depends far more on the expertise you walk in with than on the title you are given, which is why the firm's posted bands overlap so heavily across levels. Decide which industry or functional specialty you want to be priced on, then build your entire application and interview prep around proving it.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

How much does an AlixPartners Vice President make?

 

Vice Presidents at AlixPartners average about $244,000 in total compensation in the United States, built from roughly $185,000 in base salary and $59,000 in bonus, based on 2026 Levels.fyi data. Glassdoor puts the average higher at about $285,000 as of March 2026, with a typical band of $213,000 to $392,000. The gap comes from how much bonus each source captures, so treat $185,000 as the realistic base and the rest as variable.

 

Does AlixPartners pay more than McKinsey, BCG, or Bain?

 

At the median, yes. Levels.fyi 2026 data puts the median management consultant package at AlixPartners at $250,000, compared with $232,000 at McKinsey and $225,000 at BCG. The comparison flips at the very top, because MBB partners share firm profits while AlixPartners caps most senior pay through a discretionary bonus pool and a tenure-based long-term incentive plan.

 

Does AlixPartners pay a signing bonus?

 

AlixPartners job postings list a base salary plus eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus and do not publish a standard signing bonus figure. Signing bonuses at the firm are negotiated case by case rather than set by a published band, which means an experienced hire with a competing offer has real room to ask. Do not assume one is included until it appears in writing in your offer letter.

 

How much does an AlixPartners MBA intern get paid?

 

AlixPartners has posted its MBA Summer Analyst role at $25,000 to $35,000 for the summer. Across a standard 10 week US program, that works out to roughly $2,500 to $3,500 per week. The internship is the main structured entry point into the post-MBA Vice President level.

 

How long does it take to get promoted at AlixPartners?

 

AlixPartners does not run a fixed up or out clock, so promotion timing depends on performance, client impact, and whether a seat opens above you. Employees describe the process as self-driven rather than calendar-driven, which means strong performers can move faster than a typical two year cycle and average performers can sit at a level longer. Each step up is worth roughly $85,000 to $116,000 in average total compensation.

 

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