2009 Compensation Guide
Average Salaries for 2008*
Title |
Salary |
Accounting Manager |
$85k |
Accounting Staff |
$64.5k |
Controller (Private companies)** |
$119k |
Controller (Public Companies)** |
$135k |
Assistant Controller |
$101k |
CFO/VP Finance (Private Companies)*** |
$184K |
Finance Manager |
$92k |
Finance Staff |
$77.5k |
*Data indicates that a 15-25% premium is paid to professionals in public companies
**Controller Salaries ranged from $82,000 to $150,000 with an average salary of $115k across all revenue sizes
***CFO/VP Finance private company salaries ranged from $140k to $250k with an average salary of $184k across all revenue sizes
Note – Results reflect data collected throughout 2008 from San Diego based professionals using TurningPoint's proprietary database
Public Company CFO Average Salary Data for 2008 by Revenue*
CFO- Public Companies |
$0-$50m |
$50m-$100m |
$100-$500m |
$500m-$1B |
$1B+ |
Base Salary |
$253.8k |
$255k |
$275k |
$355.4k |
$440k |
Actual Bonus |
$74.5k |
$81.2k |
$103.3k |
$160.5k |
$441k |
Actual Bonus (% of Base) |
29% |
27% |
33% |
34% |
88% |
Actual Total Cash |
$289.5k |
$266.5k |
$311.5k |
$451.2k |
$908.7k |
Face Value of Restricted Stock |
$144k |
$55.2k |
$572.2k |
- |
$487.3k |
Number of Stock Options Granted |
50k |
77.5k |
64k |
- |
38.1k |
Total Value of Equity Grant |
$309.3k |
$78.7k |
$556.4k |
- |
$1,303.8k |
*Data compiled in partnership with Remedy Compensation Consulting
Average Increase in Base Salary
for 2008
Title |
Average Increase |
Accounting Management |
4.6% |
Accounting Staff |
5.8% |
Controller |
8% |
Assistant Controller |
2.4% |
CFO/VP Finance |
10.4% |
Finance Manager/Director |
8.1% |
Finance Staff |
10.4% |
Internal Audit Management |
3.3% |
Internal Audit Staff |
1.2% |
Operations Management |
13.7% |
Sales |
9.2% |
Tax Management |
15.4% |
