Who earns what?
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SALARY BY POSITION
Median total income for selected positions*
Median total income for selected positions*
Executives
Advisers
Supportive roles
Rank all
Advisers
Supportive roles
Rank all
*Medians are derived only from individuals who received a given type of compensation.
**Includes total traditional compensation (salary or commissions-based primary compensation, and bonus) as well as value of perks and any profit distributions.
Source: 2015 InvestmentNews Adviser Compensation and Staffing Study
SALARY RANGE
Median total cash compensation range
Median total cash compensation range
Source: 2015 InvestmentNews Adviser Compensation and Staffing Study
TOP PERFORMERS
Median financial metrics and ratios
Median financial metrics and ratios
| Top performers* | All others | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets under management (AUM) |
$280,480,533 | $156,520,424 |
| Revenue | $2,394,497 | $1,219,239 |
| Clients | 308 | 220 |
| AUM per client | $869,219 | $759,447 |
| Compounded annual revenue growth (2012-2014) |
15.7% | 18.9% |
| Revenue per professional |
$740,500 | $407,524 |
| Operating profit margin |
42.8% | 15.5% |
| Pretax income per owner |
$699,511 | $291,536 |
OWNER INCOME
Pretax income per owner by firm revenue
Pretax income per owner by firm revenue
*Top performers are those firms who rank in the top quartile of a compound ranking of the following: operating profit margin, pretax income per owner, year-over-year revenue growth, revenue per professional and earnings before owner compensation (as a percentage of revenue).
Source: 2015 InvestmentNews Adviser Compensation and Staffing Study
STAFF STACK UP
Typical staff structure and head count by firm revenue
Typical staff structure and head count by firm revenue
*May not be sum of above due to rounding
Source: 2015 InvestmentNews Adviser Compensation and Staffing Study
Notes: The survey was conducted between April 8 and June 12. In total, qualified data were used from 363 firms who supplied financial information for their organizations, in addition to providing compensation, staffing, strategy, and management data on their practice. Compensation data was collected on 3,196 individual positions staffed at participating advisory firms.
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