Welcome to a brief survey about your salary, bonus and carried interest compensation.

Make sure to enter 0 if your answer is numeric 0; enter N/A if the answer is not available.

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--David M. Toll, publisher, Private Equity Career News

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1. What is your full name? (Required.)

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2. What is the name of your firm? (Required.)

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3. What was your title as of April 1, 2025?

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4. If you were at the same firm on April 1, 2024, what was your title at that time? (If not, leave answer blank)

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5. Please provide your email address so I can send you the results of the survey (Required.)

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6. What kind of firm do you work for?

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7. What investment strategies does your firm pursue? Check all that apply.

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8. What percentage of your time do you spend on the following functions of your firm? Make sure percents add to 100.

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9. What city and state do you work in? (ie Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

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10. What degrees do you have? Pick all that apply.

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11. How many years of experience do you have in your current position?

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12. How many years of experience do you have in private equity?

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13. How many years of total work experience do you have?

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14. What is the size of your latest closed fund in U.S. millions?

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15. What is the vintage year of that fund?

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16. What is your firm's AUM in U.S. millions? (AUM is defined as value as of April 1 of all invested capital plus the total of committed but not yet invested capital for all funds)

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17. What month and year did you join your current firm? (ie August, 2022)

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18. How much was the signing bonus you received for joining? (ie. $18,000) Enter zero if you did not receive a signing bonus

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19. What was your base salary in U.S. dollars as of April 1, 2025? (ie. $87,000)

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20. What was your base salary in U.S. dollars as of April 1, 2024? (ie. $85,000)

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21. Does your firm offer a bonus program?

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22. Is your bonus set at a percentage of salary?

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23. What were you paid in U.S. dollars as a cash bonus for your performance in 2024? (ie. $33,000)

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24. What were you paid in U.S. dollars as a cash bonus for your performance in 2023? (ie. $27,000)

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25. Do you participate in your firm's carried interest plan?

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