Financial Narrative Salary Survey 2023

Financial Narrative's 2023 Salary Survey is a study to explore global compensation trends and skills demand within the financial services marketing & communication sector. This information will aid leaders with the recruitment and retention of talent while also providing an ongoing barometer for the overall health of the industry.

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* 1. What is your current job title? (Please select your title or closest equivalent)

Marketing Manager

Director of Marketing

VP of Marketing

Head of Marketing

CMO

Communications Manager

Director of Communications

VP of Communications

Head of Communications

CCO

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* 2. How many employees are there in your company?

1-50

50-200

200-1000

1000-3000

3000-5000

5000-10000

10000+

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* 3. What is your salary range? (note: your email/ name will never be associated with any of the answers that you provide to this survey)

$0 - $50,000 / £0 - £40k

$50,000 - $75,000 / £40k - 60k

$75,000 - $100,000 / £60k - £81k

$100,000 - $150,000 / £81k - £121k

$150,000 - $200,000 / £121k - £162k

$200,000 - $300,000 / £162k - £243k

$300,000 - $350,000 / £243k - £283k

$350,000 - $400,000 / £283k - £325k

$400,000 - $500,000 / £325k - £406k

$500,000+ / £406k

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* 4. Is your company privately owned or publicly traded?

Privately owned

Publicly traded

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What is the primary business of your company?

Insurance

Retail Bank

Real Estate

Investment Banking

Brokerages

Credit Union

Fintech

Asset Management / Institutional Investor (B2B)

Wealth Managers, Financial Advisory

Crypto

Alternative Assets

Accounting

Media

Data Providers

Association / Federation

Government

Marketing / PR Advertisement / Consulting Firms

Financial Infrastructure

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Where is your company primarily located or headquartered?

USA

UK & Europe

APAC

Americas (Other than USA)

Africa

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What City/ Metro area are you based in?

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* 8. Do you work:

In-house

Agency

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What is your work arrangement?

Flexible

Hybrid, assigned days in the office

Office-based full-time

Fully remote

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* 10. Would you accept less compensation for more flexibility (i.e. hybrid/remote)?

Yes

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* 11. What are the areas of responsibility within your role (tick all that apply):

Brand Management

Content Marketing

Design

Digital Marketing

External Communications

Internal Communications

Marketing Analysis

Marketing Strategy

People Management

Product Marketing

Quantitative Analysis

SEO/SEM Marketing

Social Media Marketing

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What is the salary range for each of the following titles at your company? Please provide as many as you are able. (note: your email/ name will never be associated with any of the answers that you provide to this survey. Currency conversions are approximate.)

	$0- $50,000 (£0 - £40k)	$50,000 - $75,000 (£40k - 60k)	$75,000 - $100,000 (£60k - £81k)	$100,000 - $125,000 (£81k - £101k)	$125,000 - $150,000 (£101k - £121k)	$150,000 - $200,000 (£121k - £162k)	$200,000 - $300,000 (£162k - £243k)	$300,000 - $400,000 (£243k - £325k)	$400,000 - $500,000 (£325k - £406k)	$500,000+ (£406k)
Marketing Manager	Marketing Manager $0- $50,000 (£0 - £40k)	Marketing Manager $50,000 - $75,000 (£40k - 60k)	Marketing Manager $75,000 - $100,000 (£60k - £81k)	Marketing Manager $100,000 - $125,000 (£81k - £101k)	Marketing Manager $125,000 - $150,000 (£101k - £121k)	Marketing Manager $150,000 - $200,000 (£121k - £162k)	Marketing Manager $200,000 - $300,000 (£162k - £243k)	Marketing Manager $300,000 - $400,000 (£243k - £325k)	Marketing Manager $400,000 - $500,000 (£325k - £406k)	Marketing Manager $500,000+ (£406k)
Director of Marketing	Director of Marketing $0- $50,000 (£0 - £40k)	Director of Marketing $50,000 - $75,000 (£40k - 60k)	Director of Marketing $75,000 - $100,000 (£60k - £81k)	Director of Marketing $100,000 - $125,000 (£81k - £101k)	Director of Marketing $125,000 - $150,000 (£101k - £121k)	Director of Marketing $150,000 - $200,000 (£121k - £162k)	Director of Marketing $200,000 - $300,000 (£162k - £243k)	Director of Marketing $300,000 - $400,000 (£243k - £325k)	Director of Marketing $400,000 - $500,000 (£325k - £406k)	Director of Marketing $500,000+ (£406k)
VP of Marketing	VP of Marketing $0- $50,000 (£0 - £40k)	VP of Marketing $50,000 - $75,000 (£40k - 60k)	VP of Marketing $75,000 - $100,000 (£60k - £81k)	VP of Marketing $100,000 - $125,000 (£81k - £101k)	VP of Marketing $125,000 - $150,000 (£101k - £121k)	VP of Marketing $150,000 - $200,000 (£121k - £162k)	VP of Marketing $200,000 - $300,000 (£162k - £243k)	VP of Marketing $300,000 - $400,000 (£243k - £325k)	VP of Marketing $400,000 - $500,000 (£325k - £406k)	VP of Marketing $500,000+ (£406k)
Head of Marketing	Head of Marketing $0- $50,000 (£0 - £40k)	Head of Marketing $50,000 - $75,000 (£40k - 60k)	Head of Marketing $75,000 - $100,000 (£60k - £81k)	Head of Marketing $100,000 - $125,000 (£81k - £101k)	Head of Marketing $125,000 - $150,000 (£101k - £121k)	Head of Marketing $150,000 - $200,000 (£121k - £162k)	Head of Marketing $200,000 - $300,000 (£162k - £243k)	Head of Marketing $300,000 - $400,000 (£243k - £325k)	Head of Marketing $400,000 - $500,000 (£325k - £406k)	Head of Marketing $500,000+ (£406k)
CMO	CMO $0- $50,000 (£0 - £40k)	CMO $50,000 - $75,000 (£40k - 60k)	CMO $75,000 - $100,000 (£60k - £81k)	CMO $100,000 - $125,000 (£81k - £101k)	CMO $125,000 - $150,000 (£101k - £121k)	CMO $150,000 - $200,000 (£121k - £162k)	CMO $200,000 - $300,000 (£162k - £243k)	CMO $300,000 - $400,000 (£243k - £325k)	CMO $400,000 - $500,000 (£325k - £406k)	CMO $500,000+ (£406k)
Communications Manager	Communications Manager $0- $50,000 (£0 - £40k)	Communications Manager $50,000 - $75,000 (£40k - 60k)	Communications Manager $75,000 - $100,000 (£60k - £81k)	Communications Manager $100,000 - $125,000 (£81k - £101k)	Communications Manager $125,000 - $150,000 (£101k - £121k)	Communications Manager $150,000 - $200,000 (£121k - £162k)	Communications Manager $200,000 - $300,000 (£162k - £243k)	Communications Manager $300,000 - $400,000 (£243k - £325k)	Communications Manager $400,000 - $500,000 (£325k - £406k)	Communications Manager $500,000+ (£406k)
Director of Comms	Director of Comms $0- $50,000 (£0 - £40k)	Director of Comms $50,000 - $75,000 (£40k - 60k)	Director of Comms $75,000 - $100,000 (£60k - £81k)	Director of Comms $100,000 - $125,000 (£81k - £101k)	Director of Comms $125,000 - $150,000 (£101k - £121k)	Director of Comms $150,000 - $200,000 (£121k - £162k)	Director of Comms $200,000 - $300,000 (£162k - £243k)	Director of Comms $300,000 - $400,000 (£243k - £325k)	Director of Comms $400,000 - $500,000 (£325k - £406k)	Director of Comms $500,000+ (£406k)
VP of Communications	VP of Communications $0- $50,000 (£0 - £40k)	VP of Communications $50,000 - $75,000 (£40k - 60k)	VP of Communications $75,000 - $100,000 (£60k - £81k)	VP of Communications $100,000 - $125,000 (£81k - £101k)	VP of Communications $125,000 - $150,000 (£101k - £121k)	VP of Communications $150,000 - $200,000 (£121k - £162k)	VP of Communications $200,000 - $300,000 (£162k - £243k)	VP of Communications $300,000 - $400,000 (£243k - £325k)	VP of Communications $400,000 - $500,000 (£325k - £406k)	VP of Communications $500,000+ (£406k)
Head of Comms (regional)	Head of Comms (regional) $0- $50,000 (£0 - £40k)	Head of Comms (regional) $50,000 - $75,000 (£40k - 60k)	Head of Comms (regional) $75,000 - $100,000 (£60k - £81k)	Head of Comms (regional) $100,000 - $125,000 (£81k - £101k)	Head of Comms (regional) $125,000 - $150,000 (£101k - £121k)	Head of Comms (regional) $150,000 - $200,000 (£121k - £162k)	Head of Comms (regional) $200,000 - $300,000 (£162k - £243k)	Head of Comms (regional) $300,000 - $400,000 (£243k - £325k)	Head of Comms (regional) $400,000 - $500,000 (£325k - £406k)	Head of Comms (regional) $500,000+ (£406k)
Head of comms (global)	Head of comms (global) $0- $50,000 (£0 - £40k)	Head of comms (global) $50,000 - $75,000 (£40k - 60k)	Head of comms (global) $75,000 - $100,000 (£60k - £81k)	Head of comms (global) $100,000 - $125,000 (£81k - £101k)	Head of comms (global) $125,000 - $150,000 (£101k - £121k)	Head of comms (global) $150,000 - $200,000 (£121k - £162k)	Head of comms (global) $200,000 - $300,000 (£162k - £243k)	Head of comms (global) $300,000 - $400,000 (£243k - £325k)	Head of comms (global) $400,000 - $500,000 (£325k - £406k)	Head of comms (global) $500,000+ (£406k)
CCO	CCO $0- $50,000 (£0 - £40k)	CCO $50,000 - $75,000 (£40k - 60k)	CCO $75,000 - $100,000 (£60k - £81k)	CCO $100,000 - $125,000 (£81k - £101k)	CCO $125,000 - $150,000 (£101k - £121k)	CCO $150,000 - $200,000 (£121k - £162k)	CCO $200,000 - $300,000 (£162k - £243k)	CCO $300,000 - $400,000 (£243k - £325k)	CCO $400,000 - $500,000 (£325k - £406k)	CCO $500,000+ (£406k)

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* 13. What percentage (%) of your total financial package is made up of bonus / commission payments? (note: your email/ name will never be associated with any of the answers that you provide to this survey)

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* 14. What has been your bonus range for the last year? (note: your email/ name will never be associated with any of the answers that you provide to this survey)

0-$5000

$5000 - $10,000

$10,000 - $20,000

$20,000 - $30,000

$30,000 - $40,000

$40,000 - $50,000

$50,000 - $75,000

$75,000 - $100,000

$100,000 - $125,000

$125,000 - $150,000

$150,000+

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* 15. Have you received a salary increase within the last year? If so, what percentage increase was it? (e.g. 5% increase)

Decreased

1 - 3%

4 - 5%

6 - 10%

11 - 15%

16 - 20%

21% +

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* 16. Do you anticipate receiving a salary increase in the next 12 months?

Yes

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* 17. How satisfied are you with your current salary and benefits package?

Very happy

Somewhat happy

Neither happy nor disappointed

Slightly unhappy

Very unhappy

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* 18. Can you place a financial value on your benefits package? (i.e. the value of your health + vacation + other benefits)

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* 19. Is equity part of your compensation package?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 20. Are you aware of any gender pay gaps or disparities within your company?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 21. Please rank which factors are most important to you in selecting an employer:

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* 22. How stable and secure do you think your current role is within your company?

Very stable

Stable

Neither stable or unstable

Unstable

Very unstable

Decreased more than 30% for the same role

Other (please specify)

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* 26. What are the benefits that your company is offering to entice new hires? (Select all that apply)

Flexible working

Volunteer time off

Recognition at the workplace

Stock options/ Equity

Unlimited / additional PTO

Special budgets for education / health & wellness / other

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* 32. What do you think that financial service companies could be doing better to attract and retain top talent?

This concludes our 2023 Salary Survey.

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Financial Narrative Salary Survey 2023

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* 1. What is your current job title? (Please select your title or closest equivalent)

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* 2. How many employees are there in your company?

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* 3. What is your salary range? (note: your email/ name will never be associated with any of the answers that you provide to this survey)

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* 4. Is your company privately owned or publicly traded?

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* 5. What is the primary business of your company?

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* 6. Where is your company primarily located or headquartered?

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* 7. What City/ Metro area are you based in?

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* 8. Do you work:

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* 9. What is your work arrangement?

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* 10. Would you accept less compensation for more flexibility (i.e. hybrid/remote)?

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* 11. What are the areas of responsibility within your role (tick all that apply):

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* 12. What is the salary range for each of the following titles at your company? Please provide as many as you are able. (note: your email/ name will never be associated with any of the answers that you provide to this survey. Currency conversions are approximate.)

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* 13. What percentage (%) of your total financial package is made up of bonus / commission payments? (note: your email/ name will never be associated with any of the answers that you provide to this survey)

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* 14. What has been your bonus range for the last year? (note: your email/ name will never be associated with any of the answers that you provide to this survey)

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* 15. Have you received a salary increase within the last year? If so, what percentage increase was it? (e.g. 5% increase)

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* 16. Do you anticipate receiving a salary increase in the next 12 months?

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* 17. How satisfied are you with your current salary and benefits package?

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* 18. Can you place a financial value on your benefits package? (i.e. the value of your health + vacation + other benefits)

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* 19. Is equity part of your compensation package?

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* 20. Are you aware of any gender pay gaps or disparities within your company?

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* 21. Please rank which factors are most important to you in selecting an employer:

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* 22. How stable and secure do you think your current role is within your company?

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* 23. How important is hiring/ recruitment to your organization right now?

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* 24. How many roles are currently unfilled on your team?

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* 25. Consider recent job offers you’ve made to candidates. Has the amount of compensation increased or decreased for similar roles vs two years ago:

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* 26. What are the benefits that your company is offering to entice new hires? (Select all that apply)

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* 27. How has the size of your team changed relative to last year?

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* 28. How do you expect the size of your team to change in the next 12 months?

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* 29. How has the size of your budget changed relative to last year?

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* 30. How do you expect the size of your budget to change in the next 12 months?

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* 31. What emerging skills are you looking for in the marketing and communications professional of the future?

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* 32. What do you think that financial service companies could be doing better to attract and retain top talent?

* 25. Consider recent job offers you’ve made to candidates.
Has the amount of compensation increased or decreased for similar roles vs two years ago: