Key Takeaways
- • KPMG Private Enterprise and Agreus Group released the 2025 Global Family Office Compensation Benchmark Report, based on an online survey of 585 Family Office professionals (from Personal Assistants to Principals) and 20 in-depth interviews with CEOs, Managing Directors and senior leaders across all continents.
- • The report's most commonly reported CEO salary bands are $396,001–$500,000 in the USA, £198,001–£264,000 in the UK, €198,001–€264,000 in Europe, $500,001–$625,000 in Australia and Canada/Latin America, and $330,001–$396,000 in the Middle East.
- • Asian CEO pay varies, with the most common bands at S$198,001–S$264,000 and S$396,001–S$500,000.
- • Professionalization is accelerating, with more Family Offices established as standalone entities and wealth preservation cited as the top objective.
- • Recruitment is shifting toward adaptable, resourceful candidates who can operate beyond their job descriptions and align with family values.
Summary
KPMG Private Enterprise, working with Agreus Group, has published the 2025 Global Family Office Compensation Benchmark Report, which provides benchmark remuneration data for an industry that has historically struggled to access such figures. The report draws on an online survey of 585 Family Office professionals spanning roles from Personal Assistants to Principals, combined with 20 in-depth qualitative interviews with Chief Executive Officers, Managing Directors and senior leaders across all continents. Publisher materials describe the findings as covering salaries, bonuses and long-term incentive plans.
Regional findings show distinct pay structures. According to the report, the most common CEO salary in the UK is £198,001–£264,000, while in Europe it is €198,001–€264,000. In the USA, CEOs most commonly take home $396,001–$500,000. Australia's most common CEO band is $500,001–$625,000, and Canada and Latin America report $500,001–$625,000 as well. In Asia, salaries vary, with the most common bands at S$198,001–S$264,000 and S$396,001–S$500,000. The Middle East, particularly the UAE, reports most common CEO earnings of $330,001–$396,000. The report attributes the UK's continued appeal to political stability, a strong legal system and London's financial ecosystem despite tax changes, and attributes Asia's growth to first-generation entrepreneurial wealth.
The report identifies professionalization as a central development, with more Family Offices established as standalone entities and a stronger emphasis on governance, committees and reporting. Wealth preservation was the most frequently cited objective, which the report characterizes as a shift toward long-term, multigenerational capital safeguarding. Macroeconomic concerns have prompted greater emphasis on diversification, liquidity management and investment governance. Recruitment priorities are also changing, with growing demand for candidates who are resourceful, adaptable and aligned with family and team values.
Note that the publisher's materials provide limited additional detail on methodology beyond the survey and interview sample sizes; the full findings are available only through the downloadable report.
Regional findings show distinct pay structures. According to the report, the most common CEO salary in the UK is £198,001–£264,000, while in Europe it is €198,001–€264,000. In the USA, CEOs most commonly take home $396,001–$500,000. Australia's most common CEO band is $500,001–$625,000, and Canada and Latin America report $500,001–$625,000 as well. In Asia, salaries vary, with the most common bands at S$198,001–S$264,000 and S$396,001–S$500,000. The Middle East, particularly the UAE, reports most common CEO earnings of $330,001–$396,000. The report attributes the UK's continued appeal to political stability, a strong legal system and London's financial ecosystem despite tax changes, and attributes Asia's growth to first-generation entrepreneurial wealth.
The report identifies professionalization as a central development, with more Family Offices established as standalone entities and a stronger emphasis on governance, committees and reporting. Wealth preservation was the most frequently cited objective, which the report characterizes as a shift toward long-term, multigenerational capital safeguarding. Macroeconomic concerns have prompted greater emphasis on diversification, liquidity management and investment governance. Recruitment priorities are also changing, with growing demand for candidates who are resourceful, adaptable and aligned with family and team values.
Note that the publisher's materials provide limited additional detail on methodology beyond the survey and interview sample sizes; the full findings are available only through the downloadable report.
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