News & Analysis

driven by the PitchBook Platform
Venture Capital

An inside look at salary increases for execs and employees at private companies

Which executives are most likely to have received a raise this year? What percentage of CEOs brought home a 30%-plus pay increase? How many employees received salary increases? We have the answers.

Which executives are most likely to have received a raise this year? What percentage of CEOs brought home a 30%-plus pay increase in 2017? How many employees received salary increases?

J. Thelander Consulting has the answers to those questions, along with much more information on merit increases for employees and executives at private companies. Click here for an overview of results from the consulting firm’s latest compensation survey, which is focused on 2017 private company merit increases, option pools and secondary markets.

Below, we’ve put together three charts with highlights from the report:




For more on private company and investment firm compensation, check out other articles PitchBook has published with J. Thelander Consulting. And click here to contact J. Thelander Consulting directly.

Learn more about our editorial standards.

  • dana-headshot.jpg
    About Dana Olsen

    Dana Olsen was a senior writer at PitchBook, covering all things venture capital. She has a BA from UC Santa Barbara and a JD from Loyola Law School.

Join the more than 2 million industry professionals who get our daily newsletter!

    I agree to PitchBook’s privacy policy