Salaries: Private Equity (Worldwide) – Q1 2026

The latest salary surveys

U.S. | Alts Marketing and IR Professional Compensation (Heidrick & Struggles)

This sixth annual report provides a comprehensive picture of the compensation that North American executives in the HF, RE, and PE industries currently receive.

U.S. | Private Credit Compensation 2025 (Magellan Advisory Partners)

From Associate to Managing Director, this detailed report tables the pay for U.S. private credit roles across four quartiles.

UK | PE, Investment Management & Direct Lending Compensation (Bohill Partners)

In this report, you will find an annual review of base salaries and bonuses for London-based professionals with an assessment of compensation packages for business leaders.

UK & EUR | Private Equity Compensation 2025 (Magellan Advisory Partners)

From VP to Partner, this detailed report tables the pay for Europe-based private equity roles across four quartiles.

UK & EUR | European PE Infrastructure Compensation (Magellan Advisory Partners)

From Associate to Head of Team, this detailed report tables the pay for UK-based private infrastructure professionals.

UK | Structured Finance & Private Credit Compensation 2025 (RCQ Associates)

This report covers roles across: origination, structuring, distribution, credit risk, sales and trading, portfolio management, credit research, and more.

EUR | European Private Credit Compensation 2025 (Magellan Advisory Partners)

Associates can earn total remuneration of £275,000 to £335,000. Heads of Teams can earn £2,475,000 to £3,700,000.

EUR | European Alternative Credit Compensation 2025 (Magellan Advisory Partners)

Top quartile Associates can earn £230,000 to £295,000. For Managing Directors, this grows to £1,025,000 to £1,775,000.

EUR | PE & Direct Lending German Compensation Review 2026 (Bohill Partners)

In this report, you will find an annual review of base salaries and bonuses for Germany-based professionals.

GLOBAL | VC Compensation Report 2025 (VC Platform)

The 9th edition of the VC Platform Compensation Report aims to bring transparency to one of the most idiosyncratic corners of venture capital.

GLOBAL | VC Compensation & Carry Benchmarks 2025 (Rebel Fund)

The 2025 VC compensation landscape reveals significant disparities between junior and senior roles, particularly in seed-stage funds managing sub-$100M vehicles.

AUS | Australian Fund Management & PE Pay 2025 (Money Management)

This blog discusses Robert Walters’ Salary Guide 2025 examining the salary ranges for public markets fund management, private equity, and private credit.

Previous salary surveys

U.S. | PE Investment Professional Compensation Survey (Heidrick & Struggles)

For this report, Heidrick & Struggles compiled compensation data from a survey of 656 investment professionals in North America.

U.S. | PE, Private Credit, and Real Estate Compensation 2025 (Caravel)

This report synthesizes 2024–2025 compensation data from proprietary Caravel benchmarking across private equity, private credit, and real estate investment roles.

EUR | Europe Private Capital Compensation Survey 2025 (Heidrick & Struggles)

Heidrick & Struggles' annual survey includes a review of major hiring trends and an in-depth look into the structure of compensation packages.