Ensuring your top financial executives’ compensation package is competitive is a critical component of any successful compensation program. Learn how to attract and retain top talent across all organizations.

1. Financial
Executives
Survey 2015
Private and public company
execs earn more as
economy improves

2. Survey highlights
1. Average 2015 salary increase at private companies: 4.4% (3.3% in
2014)
2. Average 2015 salary increase at public companies: 3.9% (3.4% in
2014)
3. Overall marketplace salary increase in 2015: 3% (flat)
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3. What do salary results show?
Finance and accounting execs are highly valued:
They help achieve M&A and other opportunities.
They effectively manage assets to improve operations.
They position companies for sensible expansion.
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INTRODUCTION

4. As competition for top finance
execs has increased…
… An effective comp and benefits package is essential
84% of respondents have defined-contribution plan
22% have defined benefit plan
Employers pay an average 72% of health insurance
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What are the perks?

5. Other findings
86% of public company and 35% of private company
respondents receive stock-based incentive compensation.
The most popular perks were: cell phone-related
(81%), car (19%), paid parking (17%) and health/fitness
club dues (12%).
Most common sign-on bonus was cash (52%), as
opposed to equity.
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6. Portrait of
a CFO
• Median base salary: $262,000 public;
$195,000 private
• Median annual bonus: $120,000 public;
$55,000 private
• Total compensation (salary, bonus, long-
term comp, all-benefits value): $611,000
public; $300,000 private
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7. Portrait of a corporate
controller
• Median base salary: $191,000 public;
$130,000 private
• Median annual bonus: $49,500 public;
$22,000 private
• Total compensation (salary, bonus, long-
term comp, all-benefits value): $328,120
public; $166,500 private
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8. Portrait of a VP
of finance
• Median base salary: $202,000
public; $180,000 private
• Median annual bonus: $50,000
public; $56,800 private
• Total compensation (salary, bonus,
long-term comp, all-benefits
value): $479,000 public; $255,000
private
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4. SELECTION

9. View other survey findings
The entire Financial Executive
Compensation Survey 2015 is
right here.
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