Compensation benchmarks
Salary Guide
What the market actually pays for Executive Assistants, Personal Assistants, Chiefs of Staff, and Office of the CEO teams. Filter by role, city, industry, and firm size to see base salary ranges drawn from our mandates and market intelligence.
| Chief of Staff (OCEO) | San Francisco | Technology | Large Institution | $270,000 | $315,000 | $380,000 |
| Chief of Staff (OCEO) | New York | Technology | Large Institution | $250,000 | $290,000 | $350,000 |
| Chief of Staff (OCEO) | Boston | Technology | Large Institution | $245,000 | $285,000 | $345,000 |
| Chief of Staff (OCEO) | Los Angeles | Entertainment | Large Institution | $240,000 | $280,000 | $340,000 |
| Chief of Staff (OCEO) | Boston | Life Sciences & Biotech | Large Institution | $240,000 | $275,000 | $330,000 |
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Figures reflect base salary ranges observed across Blackbook Associates mandates and market intelligence. Total compensation, including bonus and other incentives, will vary by firm and individual. Our benchmarks skew towards the upper end of the market. While managing the diary and inbox remains part of the role, we place proactive professionals expected to add commercial value and operate as a genuine extension of their principal — a different calibre to the reactive, old-school secretary — and compensation reflects that.