Average Startup CEO Salary: $130,000

The average CEO at technology startup businesses earns a base salary of $130,000 per year, according to a new study by Kruze Consulting, a CPA, tax and consulting firm to venture and seed backed startups. This study looked at the salary of over 125 funded companies, and compared CEO pay based on the startup’s industry and the amount of funding raised.

“Since we are advisors to founders, and we help startups set up payroll and run their books, we are often asked what sort of compensation is typical,” said Vanessa Kruze, Kruze Consulting’s founder and CEO. “Our data shows that startup CEOs tend to make more money as their company raises larger amounts of venture capital, and that certain industries, such as Healthcare and Biotech, have higher paid CEOs.”

The full startup CEO salary report is available on Kruze Consulting’s blog. The report shows average salaries for seed funded startups in several industries, including Biotech, eCommerce, FinTech, Hardware, SaaS and more. Additionally, average CEO pay by the amount of funding raised is broken out, as is the typical salary increase CEOs take after a successful fund raise.