COMPENSATION SURVEY RESULTS 2015-2016 FISCAL YEAR MAY 2016
COMPENSATION SURVEY RESULTS
2015-2016 FISCAL YEAR
MAY 2016
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17%
25%
14%
12%
8%
24%
Wealth Management Asset Management
Commercial Bank Mutual Fund
Plan Sponsor / Endowment Other
SURVEY OVERVIEW
2
What type of organization do you
work for?• 75 Total Respondents
– Majority of respondents work
in Asset Management, Wealth
Management, Commercial
Banking, and Mutual Funds
– Other industries did not have
a significant number of
respondents (n<6) but are
included in aggregate data
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SURVEY OVERVIEW
3
What is your role / title?
• 75 Total Respondents
– Majority of respondents work
as Portfolio Managers or
Research Analysts
– Other significantly represented
roles include CIOs/Directors of
Research and Consultants
Research Analyst, 14
Portfolio Mgr -SMA/Mutual
Fund, 13
Portfolio Mgr - Client/Bal.,
14
CIO/Dir. Of Research, 10
Consultant, 7
Other, 17
Research Analyst Portfolio Mgr - SMA/Mutual Fund
Portfolio Mgr - Client/Bal. CIO/Dir. Of Research
Consultant Other
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SURVEY OVERVIEW
4
How many years of work
experience do you have?• 75 Total Respondents
– Most respondents have
significant work experience
– Average work experience of
17 years
– Median work experience of 18
years
4
16
7
12
16
10
8
0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30+
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COMPENSATION TRENDS - SALARY
5
What is your current salary?Avg. & Median Salary By
Experience
0
5
10
15
20
25
$50K -$100K
$100K -$150K
$150K -$200K
$200K -$300K
$300K -$500K
# o
f re
spondents
$89K
$103K
$123K
$153K
$178K
$189K
$208K
$71K
$89K
$119K
$152K
$140K
$173K
$193K
$108K
$90K
$115K
$150K
$155K
$155K
$208K
$71K
$95K
$125K
$127K
$129K
$149K
$196K
$0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000
0 - 5
5 - 10
10 - 15
15 - 20
20-25
25-30
30+
Years
of E
xperience
2014 Median Salary 2015 Median Salary
2014 Avg. Salary 2015 Avg. Salary
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COMPENSATION TRENDS – SALARY CONT’D
6
Avg. & Median Salary By Industry
• In aggregate, most respondents
have a salary between $100K -
$150K
– Work Experience appears to
drive most variations in salary
– Plan Sponsors / Endowments
/ Foundations saw both the
highest increases in average
and median salary over 2014
(13.8% and 14.3%,
respectively)
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
$140,000
$160,000
$180,000
$200,000
2015 Avg. Salary 2014 Avg. Salary
2015 Median Salary 2014 Median Salary
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COMPENSATION TRENDS – BONUSES & OTHER
7
Bonus Distribution
• The proportion of respondents
receiving a bonus was largely
unchanged from 2014 (85% vs.
88% of respondents)
• While the average bonus was
down ~13% from 2014 ($100K vs.
$115K), the median bonus
increased 20% ($48K vs. $40K)
• Profit-sharing and Company
Stock/Options were the most
common forms of other
compensation
56% 53%
16%17%
9% 11%
6% 4%
2% 5%
11% 9%
85% 88%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2015 2014
<$50K $50K - $100K $100K - $150K
$150K - $200K $200K - $250K >$250K
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COMPENSATION TRENDS – TOTAL COMPENSATION
8
What is your total compensation?Avg. & Median Total Compensation
By Experience
0
5
10
15
20
25
# o
f re
spondents
2015 2014
$97K
$135K
$131K
$278K
$280K
$254K
$409K
$92K
$117K
$177K
$252K
$258K
$307K
$510K
$114K
$130K
$125K
$292K
$211K
$251K
$338K
$92K
$115K
$150K
$158K
$188K
$273K
$277K
$0K $100K $200K $300K $400K $500K $600K
0-5
5-10
10-15
15-20
20-25
25-30
30+
Years
of E
xperience
2014 Median 2015 Median 2014 Avg. 2015 Avg.
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COMPENSATION TRENDS – TOTAL COMP. CONT’D
9
Avg. and Median Total Comp. By Industry
$199K
$229K
$182K
$207K
$398K
$223K
$161K
$380K
$158K $168K
$378K
$204K
$149K
$181K
$142K
$172K
$303K
$179K
$136K
$231K
$143K$153K
$270K
$168K
$0K
$50K
$100K
$150K
$200K
$250K
$300K
$350K
$400K
$450K
Wealth Management Asset Management Commercial Bank Plan Sponsor/Endowment/Foundation
Mutual Fund Other
2015 Avg. 2014 Avg. 2015 Median 2014 Median
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COMPENSATION TRENDS – SATISFACTION
10
How satisfied were you with your compensation for 2014? (7=Highly
Satisfied, 1=Highly Unsatisfied)?
Approximately half of respondents are satisfied (4+) with their current
compensation
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
% o
f re
spondents
Satisfaction Score
2015 % 2014 %
Satisfaction
Score
2015 Avg.
Comp.
2014 Avg.
Comp.
2015 Median
Comp.
2014 Median
Comp
1 $187,850 $232,088 $126,074 $109,100
2 $193,857 $170,167 $112,000 $148,500
3 $183,336 $303,100 $160,000 $206,000
4 $213,275 $135,536 $171,500 $145,000
5 $200,764 $207,000 $150,000 $175,000
6 $223,380 $293,618 $150,000 $190,000
7 $411,354 $311,017 $350,000 $344,000
Role / Title
Avg. Satisfaction
Score
Median
Satisfaction Score
Research Analyst 3.5 3.5
Portfolio Mgr. - Client/Bal. 4.1 4.0
Portfolio Mgr. - SMA/Mutual Fund 4.5 4.0
CIO/Dir. Of Research 5.2 5.0
Investment Consultant 5.0 6.0
Other 4.8 5.0
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COMPENSATION TRENDS – TOTAL COMP. CONT’D
11
Median Salary & Compensation by Role
2015 Median
Salary
2014 Median
Salary
2015 Median
Bonus
2014 Median
Bonus
2015 Median
Total Comp.
2014 Median
Total Comp.
Bachelors Degree $112,500 $120,000 $17,838 $20,000 $134,000 $150,000
Graduate Degree or Higher $150,000 $134,000 $50,000 $46,000 $246,000 $197,000
Median Salary & Compensation by Education
2015 Median
Salary
2014 Median
Salary
2015 Median
Bonus
2014 Median
Bonus
2015 Median
Total Comp.
2014 Median
Total Comp.
Research Analyst $96,250 $93,250 $26,678 $20,000 $125,537 $115,750
Portfolio Manager - Separate Accounts/Mutual Fund $180,000 $141,500 $125,000 $115,000 $275,000 $270,000
Portfolio Manager - Client/Balanced Accounts $117,500 $126,000 $28,500 $32,000 $149,250 $151,500
Chief Investment Officer/Director of Research $201,000 $147,000 $37,500 $36,500 $228,000 $204,500
Investment Consultant $140,000 $95,000 $60,000 $27,000 $325,000 $145,000
Other (Please Specify) $122,500 $172,500 $26,843 $19,000 $167,500 $230,500
Business Development/Sales $200,000 $163,000 $350,000 $462,000 $496,000 $639,000
Risk Management $129,500 $142,500 $39,500 $40,000 $169,000 $195,000
Manager of Manager $115,000 $120,000 $3,000 $10,500 $118,000 $195,000
Relationship Management $100,000 $127,000 $20,000 $10,000 $120,000 $137,000
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INDUSTRY SPECIFIC SUMMARIES
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SALARY & COMP. TRENDS – MUTUAL FUNDS
13
Salary and Total CompensationSalary & Compensation By
Experience
Note: No respondents with 0-5 or 10-15 years of experience
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
$100K -$150K
$150K -$200K
$200K -$250K
$250K -$300K
$300K -$500K
$500K -$1MM
$1.0MM -$1.5MM
# o
f re
spondents
2015 Salary 2014 Salary 2015 Total Comp. 2014 Total Comp.
$103K
$172K
$195K
$141K
$360K
$103K
$175K
$160K
$141K
$360K
$150K
$308K
$379K
$246K
$150K
$305K
$275K
$246K
$1,120K
$0K $200K $400K $600K $800K
5-10
15-20
20-25
25-30
30+
Years
of E
xperience
Median Total Comp. Avg. Total Comp.
Median Salary Avg. Salary
$1,120K
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SALARY & COMP. TRENDS – ASSET MANAGEMENT
14
Salary and Total CompensationSalary & Compensation By
Experience
Note: No respondents with 0-5 or 10-15 years of experience
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
# o
f re
spondents
2015 Salary 2014 Salary 2015 Total Comp. 2014 Total Comp.
$102K
$167K
$163K
$143K
$201K
$87K
$150K
$148K
$170K
$201K
$137K
$347K
$185K
$227K
$468K
$93K
$374K
$168K
$263K
$468K
$0K $100K $200K $300K $400K $500K
5-10
15-20
20-25
25-30
30+
Years
of E
xperience
Median Total Comp. Avg. Total Comp.
Median Salary Avg. Salary
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SALARY & COMP. TRENDS – WEALTH MANAGEMENT
15
Salary and Total CompensationSalary & Compensation By
Experience
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
$50K -$100K
$100K -$150K
$150K -$200K
$200K -$250K
$250K -$300K
$300K -$500K
$500K -$1MM
# o
f re
spondents
2015 Salary 2014 Salary
2015 Total Comp. 2014 Total Comp.
$83K
$113K
$115K
$115K
$125K
$110K
$163K
$83K
$113K
$115K
$115K
$125K
$110K
$163K
$110K
$128K
$127K
$155K
$432K
$150K
$263K
$110K
$128K
$125K
$155K
$432K
$150K
$263K
$0K $100K $200K $300K $400K $500K
0-5
5-10
10-15
15-20
20-25
25-30
30+
Years
of E
xperience
Median Total Comp. Avg. Total Comp.
Median Salary Avg. Salary
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SALARY & COMP. TRENDS – COMMERCIAL BANKING
16
Salary and Total CompensationSalary & Compensation By
Experience
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
$50K -$100K
$100K -$150K
$150K -$200K
$200K -$250K
$250K -$300K
$300K -$500K
# o
f re
spondents
2015 Salary 2014 Salary
2015 Total Comp. 2014 Total Comp.
$60K
$95K
$105K
$138K
$80K
$160K
$156K
$60K
$95K
$105K
$138K
$80K
$160K
$156K
$60K
$142K
$129K
$341K
$95K
$205K
$185K
$60K
$142K
$129K
$341K
$95K
$205K
$185K
$0K $100K $200K $300K $400K
0-5
5-10
10-15
15-20
20-25
25-30
30+
Years
of E
xperience
Median Total Comp. Avg. Total Comp.
Median Salary Avg. Salary
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SALARY & COMP. TRENDS – PLAN SPONSOR /
ENDOWMENT / FOUNDATION
17
Salary and Total CompensationSalary & Compensation By
Experience
Note: No respondents with 0-5, 15-20, 25-30, or 30+ years of
experience
0
1
2
3
$50K -$100K
$100K -$150K
$150K -$200K
$200K -$250K
$250K -$300K
$300K -$500K
$500K -$1MM
# o
f re
spondents
2015 Salary 2014 Salary
2015 Total Comp. 2014 Total Comp.
$139K
$183K
$191K
$139K
$183K
$160K
$144K
$183K
$257K
$144K
$183K
$160K
$0K $50K $100K $150K $200K $250K $300K
5-10
10-15
20-25
Median Total Comp. Avg. Total Comp.
Median Salary Avg. Salary