Know your number.
The strongest move in any compensation conversation is walking in with data. Comp Check gives you an honest read on what senior leaders in your role are actually earning - built from 25 years of real executive placements, not crowd-sourced guesses. Free, no signup.
Three tools
- Explorer - see what executive roles earn across regions and industries. Filter by role group, seniority, and location: base, bonus, and total comp on one screen.
- Calculator - where do you sit? Enter your role, seniority, location, and company size; numbers shift by stage, from seed to S&P 500.
- Real Pay - the actual pay of executives at U.S. public companies, as they disclosed it. Search by company, compare roles, see industry leaders.
What executive compensation really includes
Base is the number people quote. The package is base, bonus, equity, and what is written down to move: sign-on, relocation, severance.
Why trust this data
Checked by hand, on 25 years of search. Placements, not a crowd-sourced database.
Common questions
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