The 2026 Family Office &
Wealth Management Salary Guide
Compensation benchmarks for family offices, multi-family offices, and wealth advisory platforms — from CFO and CIO to operations, legal, and lifestyle roles.
What you'll get
- Base, bonus, and total-cash benchmarks across finance, investment, legal, operations, and lifestyle functions
- Compensation by AUM tier — from sub-$500M offices to $2.5B+ platforms
- Regional premiums for NYC, California, Florida, Texas, Chicago, and Seattle
- LTI, co-investment, and carried-interest trends — now table stakes for senior talent
- 2026's three new roles: AI Governance Lead, Head of Digital Risk, Digital Assets Analyst
- Why family-member compensation is quietly becoming a governance risk
Built from verified 2025–2026 industry sources and Lyneer Search Group's own placement data.
