Are Bonuses A Part of Your Total Compensation Program?
This month, we are digging into annual bonuses – who receives them, what percentage of the base salary they are and what is used to set individual performance targets. Bonuses can be an effective short-term incentive to reward performance in addition to the annual salary. What’s the most effective way to use bonuses? It depends […]
Keep Your Finger On The Pulse of Compensation
In today’s fundraising environment, it is taking longer for companies to raise capital and when they do, the rounds are typically bigger, which helps secure a longer runway. According to the latest PitchBook Global Private Market Fundraising Report, “the tone has reverted to cautiously optimistic. The recent uptick in exit activity, coupled with announcements from large […]
CEO Compensation in Digital Health, Biotech and Tech
How much do digital health CEOs earn in 2025? Thelander benchmarks CEO cash and equity compensation across digital health, biotech, and tech — broken down by early and mid-stage companies.
Private Company Severance Plans: Exclusive Data on M&A and Change of Control
This month’s Thelander Digest dives into severance and change in control – which affects private company executives and key employees. It’s important to have a plan in place even if there’s no merger or acquisition on the horizon. And, to create that plan, you need access to relevant, real-time data specific to the global private […]
Private Companies Buck Return to Office Trends: Remote Work Policy
The federal government and big tech companies like Google, Amazon and Apple have issued return-to-office mandates for many employees, either on a full-time or hybrid (two or three days in the office) basis. Surprisingly, many privately held companies across life sciences and tech remain remote or hybrid, according to our data at J.Thelander Consulting. This […]
Compensation Planning for Startups: How Cash and Equity Change as You Raise Capital
You might think the more a private company continues to raise capital, the more they pay their team. After all, more money could mean bigger paychecks, right? That’s not always the case for every position. Based on data and insights captured from our newest compensation planning tool – we analyze how total cash and equity compensation changes for […]
How Has Comp for Life Science CEOs Changed this Decade?
Recent pharmaceutical advances have placed a significant spotlight on biotech and a race to attract top talent in the field. But you might be surprised to learn that, in the past four years, medtech executive salaries and equity have surpassed those in biotech – at least for companies that have raised less than $30 million […]
Pay Premiums in the Wave of an AI Boom: What Private Companies Are Paying for Technical Talent
This month, we’re excited to release our updated analysis of technical staff-level pay premiums. In the current tech landscape, certain positions command a premium due to high demand for specialized skills, especially amidst the AI boom. Understanding these elevated compensation rates is crucial to stay competitive. Utilize the Thelander platform to benchmark these sought-after positions […]
Gender Pay Gap Tightens in Startups’ C-Suites
Welcome back to the Thelander Digest. Since March is Women’s History Month, we dug into our private company dataset to look at how the representation of female C-Suite executives at private companies has changed YoY and what progress has been made in closing the gender pay gap between men and women at the highest levels. Here’s […]
What Does Your Equity Really Mean for Your Private Company?
Ensuring the right equity distribution in privately held companies is key. Access to real-time, quality market data helps accurately benchmark and determine competitive equity allocations for your team in relation to cash compensation. Equity, typically vested over four years with a one year cliff, is THE long-term incentive exclusive to private companies. It not only drives […]