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Salaries: Asset Management (U.S. & Canada) – Q4 2023

  • ,  Senior Investment Writer |
  • 02 Nov 2022
  • Updated 06 Feb 2024

Salary Survey Round-up: Front, middle, and back-office roles

How does your remuneration package compare with those across the industry? The Savvy Investor Content Team has updated this unique list of the best U.S. and Canadian asset management salary surveys covering a range of roles in the investment, pensions, and finance industries.

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Trends in Director Compensation (Harvard Law School)

Today, directors are expected to adhere to stringent independence standards; preside over both strategic direction and oversight of every possible risk; and be on call to respond to crises. Compensation has risen accordingly.

Marketing and IR Professionals Compensation Within Alts (Heidrick & Struggles)

Published in December 2023, Heidrick & Struggles' annual survey of investment professionals in North America explores recent compensation data and trends across private equity.

U.S. & Europe Private Equity Compensation: 2024 Trends to Watch (WTW)

Ongoing developments within private equity have brought key emerging roles into the spotlight with reference to salary expectations.

U.S. Salary Guide: Investment Banking (Selby Jennings)

For compliance reasons, this paper is only accessible in the United States

Our guide gives you a comprehensive overview on Investment Banking salaries, providing valuable information on base and bonus compensation in the U.S., across boutique, middle market, elite, and bulge bracket firms.

U.S. Public Pension Investment Manager Salary Survey 2024 (Texas Tribune)

For compliance reasons, this paper is only accessible in the United States

This database of compensation for Texas state employees is published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization.

U.S. Sales & Trading Salary Guide (Wall Street Prep)

For compliance reasons, this paper is only accessible in the United States

Updated as of December 2023, this survey covers average base and bonus salaries for Sales & Trading from the Analyst and Associate ranks, through to Managing Director.

U.S. Actuarial Recruitment Salary Survey 2024 (Ezra Penland)

For compliance reasons, this paper is only accessible in the United States

Ezra Penland’s Actuarial Recruitment survey offers in-depth insight into a wide variety of actuarial employment roles and which cover a broad range of remuneration packages.

Private Equity Salaries by Seniority in the USA 2023 (eFinancialCareers)

For compliance reasons, this paper is only accessible in the United States

When people talk about a bigger paycheck – what do they mean? Well, thanks to information from recruitment consultant Odyssey Search Partners, we can give you an idea.

U.S. Quant Starting Salaries 2023 (QuantNet)

The 2023 QuantNet ranking of Financial Engineering, Quantitative Finance masters programs in the US provides detailed information on placement and admission statistics as well as salary.

CFA Salary Guide (Wall Street Oasis)

The highly rigorous education provided and the highly technical skills garnered in the CFA program is why charterholders usually receive a significant pay raise, starting right after finishing the program.

U.S. 2023 Salary Guide (Randstad)

For compliance reasons, this paper is only accessible in the United States

This U.S. economy compensation guide notably covers accounting and finance roles.

Hedge Fund Salary Guide 2023 (Wall Street Oasis)

From analyst to portfolio manager, this salary guide is updated as of April 2023 for U.S hedge fund roles.

Average Investment Banker Salary for 2024 (Fortunly)

For compliance reasons, this paper is only accessible in the United States

Banks make a lot of money, which explains why investment bankers are some of the highest-paid individuals in the world. The average investment banker salary is more than $150,000 per year, while CEOs in some of the bigger institutions make tens of millions of dollars.

Financial Modeling Salary Guide 2023 (Wall Street Oasis)

For compliance reasons, this paper is only accessible in the United States

This guide covers U.S. roles in the following financial modeling roles: investmement banking, corporate accounting, private equity, hedge funds, equity research, financial planning, and risk analysis.

Working Hours and Salary in Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity (eFinancialCareers)

For compliance reasons, this paper is only accessible in the United States

There are a lot of ways out of banking. Monasticism, the French Foreign Legion, or consulting are all valid options. For most serious bankers, however, there are really only two agreeable exits – private equity, or a hedge fund.

CFA Salary: How Much Can You Earn in 2024? (Career Employer)

For compliance reasons, this paper is only accessible in the United States

In this paper, we’ll dig deep into how much CFA earns throughout their career. We’ll talk about how experience, education, location, and industry influence CFAs’ earning potential.

U.S. Investment Banker Salary and Bonus Report 2023 (Mergers and Inquisitions)

For compliance reasons, this paper is only accessible in the United States

When you see stories about “outrageous bonuses” or “Wall Street greed,” you know it has been a good year for bankers. And when most stories are about layoffs or people pushing back their planned retirements, you know things are bad.

U.S. UK & EU Compliance and Financial Crime Salary Guide 2023 (Compliance Professionals)

This survey covers compliance and financial crime roles across the UK, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Ireland, and the U.S.