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Top 25 Executive compensation consulting firms based in Australia

Name: Executive compensation consulting firms based in Australia
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 2, 2026 47 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 47 executive compensation consulting firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 427 professional contacts across them, including 200 with verified work emails and 35 with mobile numbers. Melbourne is the largest hub.

This list covers executive compensation consulting firms headquartered in Australia, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 2, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 2, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

47Companies

427Contacts tracked

200Verified emails

35Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest executive compensation consulting firms based in Australia

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 47 executive compensation consulting firms based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 2, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to executive compensation consulting firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Derwent	Partial evidence	Perth, Australia	51-200	133 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Derwent is one of Australia’s leading Executive Search and Board Advisory firms, partnering with organisations to appoint high-impact leaders who drive long-term success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
2	Heidrick & Struggles	Strong evidence	Sydney, Australia	1,001-5,000	71 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Heidrick & Struggles is the premier provider of executive search, corporate culture and leadership consulting services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
3	The Insight Group	Partial evidence	Melbourne, Australia	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Insight Group, with offices in Sydney and Melbourne, is a top Australian executive search and talent advisory firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
4	Luminary	Partial evidence	Brisbane, Australia	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are Queensland’s most respected and experienced executive search and human capital advisors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
5	Guerdon Associates	Strong evidence	Melbourne, Australia	11-50	16 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are Australia and New Zealand’s leading consulting firm specialising in executive and non-executive remuneration strategy, design, and implementation and governance matters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
6	GRG	Partial evidence	North Sydney, Australia	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Godfrey Remuneration Group is an independent specialist and thought leader in top executive and non-executive director KMP remuneration.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
7	Andrews Partnership	Indirect evidence	Sydney, Australia	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AP serves as a trusted advisor to CEOs, CHROs, and Boards, delivering human capital strategies that protect and enhance corporate reputation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
8	Salt & Shein	Indirect evidence	Sydney, Australia	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With a profound understanding and deep relationships developed over more than 2 decades with communications, marketing and corporate affairs experts, we have a proven and unique…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
9	Partner Executive	Indirect evidence	Subiaco, Australia	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PARTNER is a dynamic market-leading advisory firm, redefining the corporate landscape.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
10	The Reward Practice PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Perth, Australia	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Reward Practice is an independent, boutique remuneration consultancy based in Western Australia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
11	Sullivan Consulting PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Adelaide, Australia	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SULLIVAN Consulting is an Adelaide based recruitment agency that breaks the mould of the traditional firms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
12	Remunera	Indirect evidence	Sydney, Australia	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Remunera, we believe that how you pay people says everything about who you are as an organisation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
13	Insightpay	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, Australia	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We assist organisations to navigate the competitive employment landscape, providing data and insights to help you make the best remuneration decisions for your organisation and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
14	EMU Search	Indirect evidence	Cbd, Australia	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Emu Search partners with Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies to build leadership teams that drive enterprise value.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
15	1st Executive	Strong evidence	Melbourne, Australia	1-10	6 contacts →
	Strong evidence “1st Executive engages and sources people through executive search, strategic consulting and recruitment to build value in medium sized to large companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
16	Riverstone Associates	Strong evidence	Sydney, Australia	1-10	5 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Riverstone team has over 25 years of executive search and leadership consulting experience working with business ranging from start-ups to top ASX listed companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
17	Dohnt & CO	Strong evidence	Sydney, Australia	1-10	4 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Dohnt & Co are a contemporary management consulting firm with Executive Search and Board Search expertise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
18	Bushell & Cornish	Indirect evidence	Brisbane, Australia	11-50	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bushell & Cornish is a management consultant of choice providing human capital solutions for select industries and specialist sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
19	SW Corporate	Partial evidence	Melbourne, Australia	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SW Corporate is a people and compensation advisory practice focussed on ASX150 companies and their most complex people matters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
20	Whitlamco	Partial evidence	Melbourne, Australia	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Trusted Leaders in Executive Search & Advisory.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
21	The Human Difference	Strong evidence	Balmain East, Australia	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Human Difference is a management consulting firm, delivering difference to organisations and leaders in strategic change consulting, executive coaching & executive search.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
22	Ophir Partners PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Sydney, Australia	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Ophir Partners is an Australian-based consulting firm providing executive leadership, technical & corporate advisory and strategy solutions to public and private companies across…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
23	Egan Associates	Indirect evidence	Leura, Australia	11-50	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “From Chairmen and Board members requiring guidance on governance issues to HR Managers needing to design a remuneration strategy which aligns with company objectives, Egan…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
24	Hrascent	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, Australia	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At HRascent we focus on providing quality, specialist advice.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
25	Loftswood	Partial evidence	Subiaco, Australia	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Leading advisors in Executive Reward, Performance and Governance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: executive compensation consulting firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names executive compensation consulting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of executive compensation consulting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name executive compensation consulting firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Executive compensation consulting firms based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 2, 2026

46.8%Verified-email coverage

8.2%Mobile-number coverage

9.1Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

31.9%Largest-city concentration · Melbourne

Sep 2, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

1,001-5,000

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among executive compensation consulting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Australia whose own description of what they do matches “executive compensation consulting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names executive compensation consulting firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among executive compensation consulting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Australia are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 200 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 2, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names executive compensation consulting firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many executive compensation consulting firms are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 47 executive compensation consulting firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Derwent, headquartered in Perth, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most executive compensation consulting firms?

Melbourne leads with 15 headquartered companies, followed by Sydney (10) and North Sydney (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 200 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 47 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 2, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.