Quarterly benchmark refresh - Q1 2025
What’s new?
We have updated salary, total cash compensation, and equity benchmarks for all job areas and specializations across both valuation and headcount based peer groups.
Benchmark Trends
In aggregate, salary and total cash compensation benchmarks are slightly higher than our last release, increasing by a bit more than 1%. These increases were consistent across all valuation peer groups and levels. Similar to previous updates, specialization level data continues to change more than the broader sample, as sample sizes for these roles are smaller than job area level data.
Equity benchmarks are increasing in aggregate, showing about a 3% increase versus last quarter. Similar to last quarter, increases are fairly tightly correlated with company valuation, with higher valuation benchmarks seeing the largest increases.
What were the largest areas of movement from these benchmarks?
Salary - Salary benchmarks for most job areas and specializations are within 2% of last quarter’s data. Social Media Marketing and Logistics & Supply Chain saw the largest increases versus last quarter
Equity - Equity benchmarks are generally within 5% of last quarter’s benchmarks. There is more variation by role in this quarter’s release, with Recruiting, Strategy, and Partnerships showing the largest increases. Mobile, Logistics & Supply Chain, and Art & Graphic Design are showing the largest decreases
How do I update my benchmark version?
You can also preview the new benchmarks on your Scorecard by navigating to the Benchmarks page and clicking on the "Preview benchmarks" bubble in the top left.
Here you will have the opportunity to preview the new plan with the updated benchmarks version and assess their impact on your Scorecard before accepting the new plan.
Questions?
If you have any questions about these new benchmarks, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager.