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Financial Services
Executive compensation benchmarks for 15 public companies in the investment advice industry.
$9.1M
15
$84.3M
3:1
Median
$9,070,695
Average
$22,161,119
25th Percentile
$6,650,726
75th Percentile
$23,571,777
Minimum
$1,031,350
Maximum
$84,270,205
Avg Pay Ratio
3:1
Companies
15
Published peer groups
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The median investment advice CEO compensation is $9,070,695, based on 15 public companies. The average is $22,161,119. Note that CEO compensation includes salary, bonus, stock awards, option awards, and other compensation.
Joseph Y. Bae of KKR & Co. Inc. is the highest paid investment advice CEO, with total compensation of $84,270,205 in FY2025.
The average CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio in the investment advice industry is 3:1. This means the average CEO earns 3 times what the median employee earns.
Data sourced from SEC filings (DEF 14A proxy statements). Last updated: August 30, 2026. Compensation figures are total annual compensation including salary, bonus, stock awards, and other compensation.
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| Company | CEO | Total Comp |
|---|---|---|
| KKR & Co. Inc. KKR | Joseph Y. Bae | $84.3M |
| Blackstone Inc. BX | Stephen A. Schwarzman | $84.0M |
| Moelis & Co MC | Navid Mahmoodzadegan | $42.8M |
| TPG Inc. TPG | Jon Winkelried | $29.9M |
| PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC TROW | Robert W. Sharps | $17.2M |
| Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. VCTR | David C. Brown | $16.2M |
| Acadian Asset Management Inc. AAMI | Kelly Young | $10.5M |
| Morningstar, Inc. MORN | Kunal Kapoor | $9.1M |
| Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. APAM | Eric R. Colson | $7.3M |
| Carlyle Group Inc. CG | Harvey M. Schwartz | $7.1M |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. CNS | Joseph Harvey | $7.0M |
| VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. VRTS | George R. Aylward | $6.3M |
| STEPSTONE GROUP INC. STEP | Scott W. Hart | $6.1M |
| Hamilton Lane INC HLNE | Erik R. Hirsch | $3.5M |
| PJT Partners Inc. PJT | Paul J. Taubman | $1.0M |