They are using all available years, starting 25+ years ago, which can magnify the difference. In more recent years, when UCLA and UCB had more comparable selectivity, the numbers are more similar. Some example numbers are below.
Median 2 → 3 year earnings progression for 2021 grads
UCB CS Grads: $154k → $175k
UCLA CS Grads: $150k → $170k
Median 2 → 5 year earnings progression for 2019 grads
UCB CS Grads: $176k → $214k → $217k → $245k
UCLA CS Grads: $161k → $200k → $218k → $235k
Median 2 → 10 year earnings progression for 2014 grads, in steps of 2 years
UCB CS Grads: $141k → $181k → $234k → $330k → $266k
UCLA CS Grads: $126k → $172k → $218k → $307k → $276k
If you broke it down further, I expect you’d see a notable variation by both location and specific company. The companies that employed the most new UCB CS grads are below:
- Amazon – 152
- Google – 75
- Atlassian – 43
- Facebook – 39
- Microsoft – 38