{"id":285823,"date":"2025-11-30T21:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T05:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jthelander.com\/?p=285823"},"modified":"2025-11-30T21:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T05:35:00","slug":"private-company-compensation-by-gender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brightturn.io\/?p=285823","title":{"rendered":"Private Company Compensation by Gender: What the Data Shows for Executives and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month, we are digging into gender compensation data for executives and staff-level employees. According to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/files.pitchbook.com\/website\/files\/pdf\/Q3_2025_PitchBook-NVCA_Venture_Monitor.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PitchBook &#8211; NVCA Q3 Venture Monitor Report<\/a>, &#8220;80% of first-time financings go to all-male teams.&#8221; Thelander has been tracking gender compensation dat for the last 10 years. So, how does this impact compensation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The composition of the 9,734 total employees whose gender was indicated in our 2025 Private Company Compensation Survey was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>62.41% Male<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>37.33% Female<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>0.26% Non-Binary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-border\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1850\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/d01e63c0-c5e6-b899-0553-2e41c95ab152.png\" alt=\"Overall Gender Breakdown\" class=\"wp-image-285835\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is more to the narrative. How does the gender breakdown look by level of seniority &#8211; Executives (Chiefs and VPs) compared to Staff-Level Employees (below the VP level)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1852\" height=\"938\" src=\"https:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cf4af708-01f4-1e6b-b121-507c48db0515.png\" alt=\"Executives vs. Staff Gender Breakdown\" class=\"wp-image-285836\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\" alt=\"bullet\" class=\"wp-image-279309\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a large difference is gender composition between executives and staff, with executives roles tending to be much more male dominated than staff roles (71.7% vs. 55.5%).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\" alt=\"bullet\" class=\"wp-image-279309\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women in private companies have less representation among the high echelons of leadership, which means they have less access to the higher pay that goes with those senior roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How does this translate into real-time compensation data for CEOs?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1856\" height=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/b86e5689-c47d-e3d8-1fdc-ac40e8adc0f4.png\" alt=\"CEO Compensation by Gender\" class=\"wp-image-285837\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While there are fewer women, those who get to the CEO roles are doing well. When looking at the 25th, median and 75th percentiles for total cash, founder and non-founder equity for CEOs at companies that have raised between $15 and $69.9 Million:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\" alt=\"bullet\" class=\"wp-image-279309\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women are making slightly&nbsp;<strong><em>more<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;than their male counterparts in total cash at every percentile except for the 75th percentile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\" alt=\"bullet\" class=\"wp-image-279309\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Female founders are taking home more in total founder equity for every percentile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\" alt=\"bullet\" class=\"wp-image-279309\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Non-founders CEOs are on par with their male counterparts in terms of equity percentages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\" alt=\"bullet\" class=\"wp-image-279309\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where&#8217;s the catch?&nbsp;&nbsp;There are 216 data points for men compared to 56 for women. That means there is 1 female CEO to every 3.9 men.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How does this data compare to 2024?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1862\" height=\"946\" src=\"https:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/b5a0c786-a1b9-d39b-3d88-4a9f0c3e092a.png\" alt=\"CEO Compensation by Gender (2024)\" class=\"wp-image-285838\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"23\" width=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1_b3b91457-6065-d89f-0e4b-b69cfd41f221.png\">&nbsp;Similar to the real-time data, women CEOs are outperforming their male counterparts across all percentiles in total cash.&nbsp;<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"23\" width=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1_b3b91457-6065-d89f-0e4b-b69cfd41f221.png\">The equity is competitive &#8211; regardless of gender.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you move down the level of seniority and look at staff-level employees, Thelander data shows that:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1_b3b91457-6065-d89f-0e4b-b69cfd41f221.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Men make up the majority of engineers below the manager level (75% male).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1_b3b91457-6065-d89f-0e4b-b69cfd41f221.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whereas women make up the slight majority of scientists (52% female).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How does this impact their compensation?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1858\" height=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4c718f91-123e-5cd3-47c3-721d6169091d.png\" alt=\"Median Female-to-Male Compensation Ratios\" class=\"wp-image-285839\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\" alt=\"bullet\" class=\"wp-image-279309\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Engineers below the manager level are also more unequal in terms of compensation, with women making around 88% of what men do at the median in total cash and 80% in equity. The exact mix of cash and equity depends on the job title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jthelander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bullet-swirl.png\" alt=\"bullet\" class=\"wp-image-279309\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Male and female scientists are much closer to equality in terms of total cash, with women making around 96% of what men do. But, there is still a larger gap in terms of equity, with women only receiving around 83% of what men do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What&#8217;s the bottom line?&nbsp;<\/strong>Having access to real-time, comprehensive and and trustworthy compensation data allows you to make educated decisions for your entire team &#8211; from C-Suite Executives to Staff-Level Employees. Trial the Thelander&nbsp;platform and access compensation data for&nbsp;<em>every job title you complete<\/em>&nbsp;in the Thelander Private Company Compensation Survey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center btn-post wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/survey.jthelander.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Complete The Thelander Private Company Compensation Survey Today<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By completing the&nbsp;<strong>Thelander Private Company Compensation Survey,<\/strong>&nbsp;you will be able to access real-time compensation data for every job title you complete &#8211; including base salary, actual bonus amounts, bonus as a % of base salary, total cash, target bonus amounts, target bonus as a % of base salary and equity percentages for founder and non-founders. Complete your response today by clicking&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/survey.jthelander.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month, we are digging into gender compensation data for executives and staff-level employees. According to the\u00a0PitchBook &#8211; NVCA Q3 Venture Monitor Report, &#8220;80% of first-time financings go to all-male teams.&#8221; Thelander has been tracking gender compensation dat for the last 10 years. So, how does this impact compensation? 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