{"id":280240,"date":"2022-06-28T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jthelander.com\/?p=280240"},"modified":"2022-06-28T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T23:00:00","slug":"ceo-compensation-private-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brightturn.io\/?p=280240","title":{"rendered":"CEO Compensation at Private Companies: What the Data Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the\u00a0first\u00a0<strong>Thelander Digest<\/strong>, our monthly newsletter where we explore helpful compensation insights\u00a0for private companies. Each month we&#8217;ll bring\u00a0you an exclusive look at different areas within the compensation landscape. First up, CEO Compensation. At <a href=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\">J. Thelander Consulting<\/a>, we&#8217;ve been collecting CEO compensation data directly from private companies for nearly 30 years. Here&#8217;s what the data shows.<br><br><strong>CEO Compensation at Private Companies: Experience Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First time CEOs are being replaced with 2nd and 3rd time CEOs as companies mature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experience makes a difference in building companies and raising money, since the majority of late-stage companies are led by multiple-time CEOs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image img-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9dd6e7b7-6529-7a30-fe81-566c1a5b7d88.png\" alt=\"How much experience does you CEO have?\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image img-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/652f7e7b-0d5b-7132-0491-d26396eb2c75.png\" alt=\"Total Cash by CEO Experience\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In summary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2nd\u00a0and 3rd time CEOs make more than 1st time CEOs across all levels of financing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Median total cash by CEO experience:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1st-time CEO: $270,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2nd-time CEO: $314,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3rd-time CEO: $322,500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s a 16\u201319% premium for a CEO who has done it before. Experience brings pattern recognition boards are willing to pay for \u2014 how to structure a fundraise, when to scale, how to manage through a down round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why Financing Stage Also Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funding stage is the other key variable. Pay scales significantly with capital raised \u2014 a seed-stage CEO and a Series D CEO are operating in different compensation environments. This is why broad market salary surveys often mislead. Thelander data segments by financing stage so you&#8217;re comparing apples to apples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to see how your CEO compensation stacks up? Participate in the Thelander\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cvent.com\/surveys\/Questions\/IDConfirm.aspx?s=de273884-adfa-4b52-8e0e-fbd0ddacdda0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Private Company Compensation Survey<\/a> today to access real-time comp data for your entire organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center btn-post wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the\u00a0first\u00a0Thelander Digest, our monthly newsletter where we explore helpful compensation insights\u00a0for private companies. Each month we&#8217;ll bring\u00a0you an exclusive look at different areas within the compensation landscape. First up, CEO Compensation. At J. Thelander Consulting, we&#8217;ve been collecting CEO compensation data directly from private companies for nearly 30 years. 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