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CEOSalary turns SEC proxy filings and IRS Form 990 disclosures into a sourced, board-ready benchmark — so your next comp conversation isn't a guess.

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What negotiating blind actually costs

Under-negotiated total comp at offer or renewal

$40,000–$250,000/yr

Unprotected severance / change-of-control terms

$200,000–$1,000,000+ one-time

Foregone move to a better-compensated role

$50,000–$300,000/yr

Board/comp-committee information asymmetry

$25,000–$100,000/yr

Blended, that's roughly $65,000–$150,000 a year — against a subscription that costs $590–$1,990/yr.

How CEOSalary answers each one

  • Sourced peer-set builder
  • Percentile positioning report with citations
  • Negotiation case-builder PDF
  • Offer-comparison + equity-valuation tools
  • Saved peer alerts

Everything the benchmark needs to hold up

Peer-set builder (revenue/sector/region/ownership filters)

SEC DEF 14A + XBRL ingestion, cross-validated

IRS Form 990 nonprofit positioning (Tracker+)

Percentile positioning report with citations

Negotiation case-builder PDF export

Offer-comparison calculator + equity-valuation helper

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How it works

  1. 1

    Build your peer set by revenue band, sector, region, ownership type.

  2. 2

    See exactly where you sit — 25th/50th/75th/90th percentile, every figure sourced.

  3. 3

    Export a negotiation case-builder PDF and bring it into the room.

Where does your pay sit among CEOs like you?

Enter your base, bonus and equity, your sector and your company's size. See which quarter you sit in and what closing the gap to the median is worth, from real SEC and IRS filings. No signup to see the result.

Find your pay position

Example: $4,200,000 in total pay, $1B – $10B company

Second quarter (below the median)

of 889 public-company chief executives of that size

Median for the band
$6,745,783
Gap to the median, a year
$2,545,783

From SEC proxy filings, snapshot as of 2026-10-28.

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    Peer filings in, your percentile out — the Quick-Start Peer Comparison Worksheet positions your comp against a public-company and nonprofit peer set you build…

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    Competing offers in, one normalized total-comp comparison out — the CEO Compensation Negotiation Kit positions each against public-filing peer percentiles.

    $99

  • Complete Executive Career Kit

    Your comp and chosen peers in, an assembled negotiation case out — the full CEOSalary line for offer, renewal, and severance, keyed to SEC and Form 990 filings.

    $299

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