Salaries: Asset Management (U.S. & Canada) – Q4 2025

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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. | Global Markets Compensation Survey 2025 (Heidrick & Struggles)

Average total compensation for primary market professionals rose to $1.27M, according to latest data.

U.S. | Treasury Salary Survey 2025 (The Treasury Recruitment Company)

In the U.S., a Global Treasurer/Treasury Director can expect total compensation of $390,717.

U.S. | Think Tanks and Consulting Firms Pay 2026 (eFinancialCareers)

In 2026, average total compensation for MBA/PhD graduate consultants ranged from $204,000 at Deloitte to $285,000 at Bain & Company.

U.S. | Quantitative Finance Compensation 2026 (QuantNet)

Baruch College graduates can expect base compensation of $178,824.

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. | Private Equity, 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.

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. | Hedge Fund Salary in New York 2025 (300Hours)

Updated as of November 2025, in New York, a Junior Analyst can expect total compensation of $100k – $300k. A Senior Portfolio Manager can earn $1m – $10m+.

U.S. | Financial Services Compensation Q3 2025 Trends (Johnson Associates)

Total compensation for CEOs and CIOs of large offices is in the order of US $1 million with bonus and incentivization payments roughly equivalent to base salaries. See p.61.

U.S. | Crypto and Blockchain Compensation Survey (Pantera Capital)

Published in August 2025, this comprehensive report covers a variety of roles in crypto and blockchain.

U.S. | Compensation and Equity in Crypto Startups 2025 (Stackup)

This guide covers all you need to know about compensating employees in crypto startups.

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.

U.S. | Actuarial Recruitment Salary Survey 2025-2026 (Ezra Penland)

On page 13 there is data on the U.S. pension actuary compensation depending on years of experience.

U.S. & EUR | Family Offices Compensation Survey 2025 (Heidrick & Struggles)

Heidrick & Struggles’ first survey of family office investment professionals in the U.S. and Europe examines compensation trends, demographics, structures, and asset class focus.

CAN | Pension Funds Compensation (Mergers & Inquisitions)

Explore the latest data on pension fund compensation in Canada.