Global Family Office Compensation Benchmark Report 2025

The Family Office landscape has radically transformed through the 21st Century. Very simply, Family Offices have become an acknowledged and
increasingly influential participant in financial markets. Increasingly, Family Offices are now operating globally, many having evolved from small, informal units serving the needs of a single family into sophisticated organizations employing some of the world’s most experienced professionals.

More recently, geopolitical instability, trade wars, and heightened global tensions due to conflicts in the Middle East and Europe have forced Family Offices to rethink risk, investment strategies, and staffing. In the pulse survey we conducted earlier this year (see appendix), prior to the making
of this report, we asked Family Offices what their main concerns were, and over 80 percent reported being either seriously or somewhat concerned about the effects of geopolitical changes. Global regulatory pressures, from increased tax burdens and reporting to compliance demands, are also shaping the Family Office landscape. Simultaneously, many jurisdictions, most notably Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Hong Kong
(SAR), China, have designed policies to deliberately attract foreign capital owned by Family Offices.

A Family Office requires a distinct skillset and a nuanced cultural fit, incomparable to any other industry. Afterall, this is an environment where it is often more than just work. It is not uncommon for Family Offices to have blurred lines in between personal and business affairs. As a result, the
decision of compensation is often driven by loyalty, legacy, or guesswork and emotion rather than benchmarking or robust data.

This edition benefits from the insights from over 580 Family Office leaders and professionals from across the world. With their inputs and the reliance on our in-house proprietary data, we have created benchmarks for salaries, bonus structures, and long-term incentive plans (LTIP). We have focused on trends specific to major Family Office jurisdictions across the world, including both the mature and the up-and-coming markets.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this topic further, please reach out to Marlies Baijer.

Download the full report (English) en de executive summary (English).