Salaries: Pensions Industry (Worldwide) – Q4 2025

Latest salary surveys: Pensions industry

In the list below, you will find surveys of salaries from a range of roles across the pensions industry, including directors and CIOs.

The latest salary surveys

UK | PensionChair Remuneration Report 2025 (WTW)

The median remuneration for Chairs of pension schemes who responded to the survey increased by 14% to £57,000 in 2024, up from £50,000 last year.

UK | Pensions Salary Survey 2025 (Pension Careers)

A Pensions Director in London and the South East can expect to receive total pay of £81,000 to £215,000.

U.S. | Public Pension Investment Manager Salary Survey 2025 (Texas Tribune)

The Director of Investments is the highest paid position, with a salary of $469,428. Updated as of October 1st 2025.

U.S. | Pension FSA Salary Survey 2026 (DW Simpson)

FSA qualified pension professionals should total compensation of $270,000 with 20 years of experience.

U.S. | CIO Salaries of U.S. Public Pension Funds (GovSalaries)

Top 3 states paying the highest average Chief Investment Officer salary are Tennessee, with an average salary of $722,572, followed by Virginia.

IRE | Pensions and Treasury Salary Guide 2025 (Abrivia)

In Dublin, a Senior Pensions Consultant can expect to be paid up to 90,000 euros (p.29). Head of Treasury roles can attract annual compensation up to 195,000 euros (p.21).

IRE | Asset Management, Pensions, and Compliance Salary Guide 2026 (Brightwater)

This comprehensive guide covers a variety of front office roles such as Senior Portfolio Manager, Quantitative Investment Analyst, and more.

CAN | Pension Funds Compensation (Mergers & Inquisitions)

Canadian pension funds are a variant of SWFs; unlike SWFs, they do not invest reserves from commodity wealth or trade surpluses but rather from the required pension contributions.

Previous salary surveys

U.S. | Public Pension Investment Manager Salary Survey 2025 (Texas Tribune)

The Director of Investments is the highest paid position, with a salary of $469,428. Updated as of July 1st 2025.

U.S. | Compensation for Investment Management Positions 2025 (CalPERS)

Latest data shows that Chief Investment Officer pay ranges between $450,000 - $750,000.

U.S. | TERS: Salaries by Role 2025 (The Texas Tribune)

Explore the TERS salary range by roles with the latest data.

UK | Trustee Pay Survey 2024 (PwC)

Published in January 2025, our Pensions Management Consulting team completed the 9th biennial survey of UK pension trustee pay.

U.S. | CalSTRS’ Compensation Review (McLagan)

CalSTRS asked McLagan to assess the salary and total cash compensation and provide recommendations for 8 executive and investment management positions.

U.S. | 2024-2025 Pension Actuarial Salary Survey (Ezra Penland)

U.S. pension actuary compensation is shown here by years of experience.