The most comprehensive private company compensation data set since 2011

Make Better Executive Compensation Decisions

Benchmark CEO and executive compensation against more than 1,500 private companies so you can validate pay decisions with confidence.

Based on compensation data from more than 1,500 private U.S. companies.
Validate Your Pay Decisions

Benchmark executive compensation against comparable companies before making important pay decisions.

Compare Compensation Programs

See how similar private companies structure executive salary, bonus, long-term incentives and equity participation.

Support Compensation Decisions

Use independent market data to evaluate executive pay, incentive plans and compensation programs.

Build Competitive Compensation Packages

Benchmark executive pay against comparable private companies when recruiting and retaining senior leaders.

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How Companies Use This Report

Whether you're reviewing executive pay, hiring a new leader or updating incentive plans, these decisions often lead to important questions.

The CEO & Senior Executive Compensation Report helps answer questions like:

  • How does our CEO compensation compare with similar private companies?
  • Are our salary, bonus and incentive plans in line with current market practices?
  • How are comparable companies structuring equity participation for senior executives?
  • Are we offering competitive compensation packages for key executive roles?
  • What are companies our size doing differently?

The CEO & Senior Executive Compensation Report provides those answers through benchmarking data from more than 1,500 private companies across industries, ownership structures and revenue ranges.

Benchmark Against Companies Like Yours

Executive compensation can vary significantly depending on the type of company you’re running. Comparing your executive team to broad market averages can lead to misleading conclusions.

The CEO & Senior Executive Compensation Report lets you benchmark executive pay against private companies with similar characteristics, so you can make more informed compensation decisions based on relevant market data.

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With hundreds of benchmark charts across executive compensation, compensation practices and executive roles, finding the right information quickly matters. Every report purchase includes an AI-powered research assistant trained on the complete report.

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The Questions Every Executive Compensation Discussion Should Answer

Are We Paying Competitively?

Compare every major component of executive compensation against more than 1,500 private companies, giving you the data to validate executive pay with confidence.

Benchmark:

  • Base salary
  • Annual bonus
  • Total cash compensation
  • Long-term incentives
  • Equity participation
  • Benefits & executive perquisites

How Do Our Compensation Practices Compare?

See how similar companies structure executive compensation—not just how much they pay. Compare bonus plans, long-term incentives, equity participation and salary review practices.

Compare practices including:

  • Annual incentive plans
  • Long-term incentive programs
  • Equity participation
  • Salary review practices
  • Executive benefits
  • Compensation governance

How Does Compensation Compare Across Our Leadership Team?

Benchmark compensation across more than 10 executive leadership positions, helping you evaluate pay across your entire leadership team—not just the CEO.

Roles covered include:

  • CEO
  • President
  • COO
  • CFO
  • CHRO
  • CIO
  • CMO
  • Chief Sales Officer
  • General Counsel
  • Other senior executive roles

Choose the Right Report
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Whether you need current compensation benchmarks, next year's data or both, choose the option that best fits your planning needs.

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Explore Sample Pages from the Report

Browse sample charts and tables from the CEO & Senior Executive Compensation Report to see the depth of data, level of detail and benchmarking available throughout the report.

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Common Uses for the Report

Organizations use the CEO & Senior Executive Compensation Report throughout the year to support important executive compensation decisions, including:

The Research Behind the Report

Trusted Insights. Actionable Intelligence.

The CEO & Senior Executive Compensation Report is produced by Chief Executive Research, the research division of Chief Executive Group.

For more than 14 years, we’ve benchmarked executive compensation at privately held companies across the United States, helping CEOs, boards and executive teams make better-informed compensation decisions using objective market data.

Today, the report is part of a broader portfolio of executive research that helps business leaders benchmark performance, understand market trends and make more informed strategic decisions.

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