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Executive Compensation Survey: General Manager, Northeast USA, Scientific Imaging Company

Written by Clark Waterfall | Sep 9, 2020 2:12:38 PM

A recently completed search for a General Manager for a private equity backed scientific imaging company presented the following executive compensation insights:

the Highlights:

  • Title/FunctionGeneral Manager (GM)
  • Ownership Structure: Private Equity backed
  • Industry: Scientific Imaging
  • Position Location: Northeast USA

As executive search consultants, a by-product of our expertise is creating a wealth of knowledge on executive compensation.

When we complete an assignment, we aggregate the compensation data we have collected across the search, and share it with the executive talent community from which it came. In this case, we conducted a General Manager search for a private equity backed scientific imaging company.

To support our talent strategy, we focused on the target talent pool comprising those who either currently or in recent past roles held titles of General Manager, Division President, Business Unit CEO, and a host of related management roles.

Executive Compensation Survey Data - General Manager, Northeast, Scientific Imaging

Bonus Structures:

As a percentage of base salary.

Tabular Data:

  Base Bonus Total Comp Bonus as % Base
Average 271,000 106,000 377,000 38%
Median 260,000 91,000 351,000 35%
Bottom Quartile 223,000 68,000 291,000 31%
2nd Quartile 260,000 91,000 351,000 35%
3rd Quartile 310,000 131,000 438,000 41%
Top Quartile 375,000 228,000 578,000 65%

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