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Top 25 Executive compensation consulting firms based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 740 executive compensation consulting firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 14,614 professional contacts across them, including 7,020 with verified work emails and 5,359 with mobile numbers. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers executive compensation consulting firms headquartered in the United States, 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
740Companies
14,614Contacts tracked
7,020Verified emails
5,359Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest executive compensation consulting firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 740 executive compensation consulting firms based in the United States, 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United States1,001-5,0003,363 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
2Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United States1,001-5,0002,903 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
3Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United States1,001-5,0001,148 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Segal is a leading employee-owned consulting firm with more than 1,100 professionals across North America, including 150+ credentialed actuaries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
4Strong evidenceChicago, United States501-1,000447 contacts →

Strong evidence

“TRANSEARCH International is a global executive search and leadership consulting organisation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
5Strong evidenceAtlanta, GA, United States201-500255 contacts →

Strong evidence

“DSG Global is an award-winning executive search and consulting firm that partners with clients to cultivate the talent and leadership they need to navigate today and thrive…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
6Indirect evidenceUnited States51-200206 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ghSMART is always hiring A-Players, for more information on current openings visit careers.ghsmart.com Since our founding in 1995, our mission has always been to use our expertise…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
7Partial evidenceScottsdale, AZ, United States51-200177 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Equity Methods provides valuation, financial reporting, and human resources advisory services related to equity compensation and other complex securities.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
8Indirect evidenceSan Jose, CA, United States51-200161 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Connecting People, Purpose, and Performance.™ Pearl Meyer is the leading advisor to boards and senior management helping organizations build, develop, and reward great leadership…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
9Indirect evidenceWellesley Hills, MA, United States51-200144 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“From the beginning, Frederic W.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
10Strong evidenceBaltimore, MD, United States51-200117 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are a full service employee benefits, actuarial, investment, compensation, and HR consulting firm with over 40 years of experience providing consulting services to clients in…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
11Strong evidenceDallas, TX, United States51-200115 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Meridian Compensation Partners provides the most effective solutions and independent advice in executive compensation and corporate governance consulting.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
12Partial evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United States51-200110 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Semler Brossy is a leading independent consulting firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
13Indirect evidenceOxford, CT, United States51-200100 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At CompIntelligence, we empower organizations to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of finance and technology.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
14Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United States51-20099 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Landing Point is an executive search and consulting firm specializing in the recruitment of Accounting & Finance, Capital Formation & Investment Support, HR & Talent Acquisition…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
15Strong evidencePhiladelphia, PA, United States51-20089 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Pay Governance LLC is an independent executive compensation advisory firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
16Partial evidenceIrvine, CA, United States51-20086 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ERI Economic Research Institute was founded over 35 years ago to provide trusted compensation data for private and public organizations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
17Partial evidenceMenlo Park, CA, United States51-20084 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Where executive search is human-first.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
18Strong evidenceWashington, DC, United States51-20080 contacts →

Strong evidence

“AGB Search offers executive search, interim search, and compensation benchmarking exclusively for higher education institutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
19Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United States51-20073 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Acertitude is a global executive search firm and leadership consultancy committed to unleashing human potential.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
20Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United States51-20070 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Compensia is the leading independent compensation advisor to technology and life sciences companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
21Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United States51-20068 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Infinite Equity is the premier independent professional services firm that enables companies to increase the effectiveness and return of their equity programs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
22Indirect evidenceWest New York, United States11-5059 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Insights.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
23Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United States11-5057 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are a leading executive search, interim and leadership advisory firm supporting business owners, investors, and leaders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
24Partial evidenceGreenwich, CT, United States51-20056 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Executive Benefits - The Ultimate Competitive Advantage We design, implement and administer executive benefits programs that help companies like yours offer key executives…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
25Partial evidenceLivonia, MI, United States51-20053 contacts →

Partial evidence

“HR Performance Solutions is in the business of supporting innovative organizations with our purpose-driven compensation, performance, and learning management software.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026

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Executive compensation consulting firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 2, 2026
48.0%Verified-email coverage
36.7%Mobile-number coverage
19.7Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
9.1%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 2, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
505
11-50
181
51-200
37
201-500
6
501-1,000
2
1,001-5,000
6
5,001-10,000
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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 the United States 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 United States 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, 7,020 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
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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 the United States?

RevenueBase identified 740 executive compensation consulting firms headquartered in the United States 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?

Heidrick & Struggles, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most executive compensation consulting firms?

New York leads with 67 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (30) and Atlanta (21).

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 7,020 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 740 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.