Empowering Chiefs of Staff to excel together

The 2024 Chief of Staff Salary Report provides a comprehensive analysis of compensation trends for Chiefs of Staff (CoS) across industries and organizational levels. Key insights include: • Salary Growth: The average CoS salary rose to $154K, marking a 21% increase year-over-year. Most CoS earn between $100K-$200K, with substantial bonuses and equity opportunities in select industries. • Role Dynamics: CoS roles vary significantly by company size, level, and responsibilities. Compensation aligns with seniority, industry, and geographic factors, with North America leading in salaries. • Gender Trends: Women now out-earn men on average, though disparities persist at senior levels and with extensive experience. • Career Progression: CoS is often an early to mid-career role, serving as a springboard to broader leadership positions.

From industry concentration and geographic clustering to hiring practices, tenure, and job market shifts, the Chief of Staff role is undergoing a dynamic transformation. This report leverages fresh data (courtesy of our friend Jason Saltzman at LiveData Technologies) to uncover trends and insights in the State of the CoS job market.

Chief of Staff Leveling Framework™ has brought clarity and structure to the CoS role. By establishing clear stages of progression and associated competencies, the framework has helped: CoS themselves: Define their career path and set expectations around growth Hiring Managers: Support recruitment and retention by aligning the desired role with market standards for that level HR: Create benchmarks for the role to enable training and development The Company: Understand what is in- vs. out-of-scope for the Chief of Staff to work on and how to best collaborate with them

In the era of AI, companies must move faster and smarter to exploit the opportunities in front of them. Chiefs of Staff are perfectly positioned to lead the charge, with the strategic insight, deep relationships with the executive team, and operational chops to see complex projects to completion.

This report analyzed 400 Chief of Staff "alumni" to assist current and future Chiefs of Staff in understanding their possible career pathways and advocating to achieve them. We collected a lot of data regarding CoS who moved onto another role and considered demographic factors such as gender, location, and education, as well as the seniority levels, functions, and roles that these graduates find themselves in today.