Guide to Private Equity Compensation

Our Guide to Private Equity Compensation, Fourth Edition, is based on a survey of 237 professionals conducted in the spring and summer of 2024. It includes salary and bonus data for associates, senior associates/VPs, principals/directors, partners/managing directors, managing general partners/CEOs at U.S. buyout and growth equity firms, independent sponsors, money managers/family offices, and public pension funds; compensation breakdowns for small (less than $500M AUM), medium ($500M to $1B), large ($1B to $2.5B), and extra-large ($2.5B+) firms; carried interest at work for junior-level, mid-level, and senior-level executives, and much more. Special bonus: All purchasers of our Guide to Private Equity Compensation are entitled to receive a one-year complimentary subscription to our industry-leading recruitment platform, Private Equity Career.