At Private Companies, Women Executives Earn Much Less Than Men
And the higher the pay, the wider the gap
By Dana Olsen June 25, 2018
This story originally ran on PitchBook.
Female founders face a major funding disparity. In 2017, US-based startups founded solely by women received just about 2 percent of all VC backing, per PitchBook data.
But what about women who aren’t necessarily founders? High-level female employees of private companies tend to experience a funding gap of their own, according to data gathered by compensation firm J.Thelander Consulting.
Women in director-level roles typically earn less than their male counterparts, particularly among the executives who are paid the most. One notable exception is at the low end of the spectrum: For CEOs, COOs and chief marketing officers earning a relatively minimal amount, women tend to be paid slightly more.
We’ve gathered information from Thelander’s most recent private company compensation report to shine a light on the pay discrepancy between female and male executives. The charts below reflect data from this year and last year:
Total cash compensation for CEOs
Total cash compensation for COOs
Total cash compensation for chief marketing officers
