What does the
market actually pay?
An indicative salary benchmark for senior specialist roles across our twelve sectors. Calibrated to the founder's career placement records and ongoing market benchmarking. Use it to pressure-test an internal band before you start a search, or to set candidate expectations on a first call.
+10-30k equity at scaleups
Free written benchmark, no obligation. Usually back within one business day.
The founder's placement records across 15 years of recruitment practice, continuing into AEY, supplemented with structured market benchmarking conducted quarterly across the firm's network.
Base salary unless explicitly noted as total comp. Total-comp roles (most senior leadership, quant trading) include equity, bonus and standard allowances.
The bands shown are 25th-75th percentile. Top-quartile candidates regularly land above the upper bound; below-median candidates often start below the lower. The brief, the firm, and the candidate's alternatives all shift the band materially.
Need something more specific?
The benchmark above is calibrated to representative roles. For a tailored benchmark on a specific role - including the candidate-pool size, location-by-location pay differentials, and recent comparable placements - we can produce a written one-page benchmark within one business day. Free, no obligation.
The number is the start of the conversation, not the end.
The strongest hires we make happen when the band is calibrated to the role and the candidate is convinced by the work - not by the offer. The benchmark exists to take comp off the table so the rest of the conversation can happen.