No. 2: Strategy& (a division of PwC), $160,000

Headquarters: New York City

Median total compensation: $160,000

Median base salary: $147,000

An acquisition of audit, tax, and consulting-services firm and part of PwC, Strategy& helps global clients strategize and undertake risky business opportunities. Before its acquisition, the consulting firm had a hand in the merger of the National and American football leagues in the late 1960s.