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Top 25 Executive recruitment firms based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 11,442 executive recruitment firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 170,223 professional contacts across them, including 39,496 with verified work emails and 45,659 with mobile numbers. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers executive recruitment 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
11,442Companies
170,223Contacts tracked
39,496Verified emails
45,659Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest executive recruitment firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 11,442 executive recruitment 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 recruitment 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
1Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United States5,001-10,00022,596 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Hays, we believe that the right job can transform a person's life - and the right person can transform a business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
2Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United States1,001-5,0004,626 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Robert Walters is the world’s most trusted talent solutions business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
3Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United States1,001-5,0003,363 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Heidrick & Struggles is the premier provider of executive search, corporate culture and leadership consulting services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
4Indirect evidenceMeridian, ID, United States1,001-5,0003,195 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Beacon Hill was founded to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
5Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United States1,001-5,0002,903 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
6Indirect evidenceAlpharetta Georgia, GA, United States501-1,0001,296 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ASK Consulting is an award-winning technology and professional services recruiting firm servicing Fortune 500 organizations nationally.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
7Partial evidenceDarien, CT, United States501-1,000796 contacts →

Partial evidence

“True is modernizing executive hiring by combining global search expertise with the True AI Capability Index™, the industry’s only methodology for assessing candidate adaptability…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
8Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United States1,001-5,000682 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1990, Solomon Page is a leading staffing and executive search firm headquartered in New York City with offices across the United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
9Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United States501-1,000658 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For more than 35 years, DHR has been a leading provider of executive search, leadership consulting and emerging leader search solutions, serving more than 60 markets around the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
10Indirect evidenceIselin, NJ, United States1,001-5,000492 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Invest in real talent, for who knows… it might be a diamond in the rough.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
11Indirect evidenceClifton Park, NY, United States5,001-10,000486 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Acara is a premier provider of recruiting and workforce solutions-we help companies compete for talent.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
12Partial evidenceChicago, United States501-1,000447 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
13Strong evidenceBoston, MA, United States5,001-10,000446 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Page Executive is a global leader in executive search & recruitment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
14Indirect evidenceSan Diego, CA, United States501-1,000374 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“MDE Norge består av åtte selskaper som tilbyr konsulent, bemanning- og rekrutteringstjenester.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
15Indirect evidenceWashington, United States501-1,000358 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Only Leaders Can Identify Leaders At BLACK TURTLE, this isn't just our tagline-it's the principle that has established us as the undisputed leader in global talent solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
16Indirect evidenceColumbus, OH, United States1,001-5,000350 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ICS, a Korn Ferry Company, is one of the nation’s leading staffing and recruiting companies specializing in connecting talented people to the businesses who need them.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
17Indirect evidenceJackson, TN, United States1,001-5,000258 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nextaff helps companies recruit, screen and hire quality employees using our proprietary X-FACTOR method.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
18Indirect evidenceBaltimore, MD, United States501-1,000228 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Corporate Brokers, we love Monday mornings.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
19Indirect evidenceSan Diego, CA, United States501-1,000174 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Core Group Resources connects businesses in various industries and helps them find the right personnel.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
20Partial evidenceGoose Creek, SC, United States501-1,000174 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’ve been a leader in the recruitment industry since 1965, when the late Alan R.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
21Indirect evidenceErie, PA, United States501-1,000147 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Just In Time Staffing is your premier full-service employment agency, dedicated to connecting top talent with leading companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
22Indirect evidenceShorewood, IL, United States501-1,000143 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Epic Personnel Partners, LLC is a privately held woman-owned staffing firm headquartered in Pleasanton, California.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
23Indirect evidenceArlington Heights, IL, United States501-1,000131 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 34 years, ISI has been at the forefront of recruiting and developing top-tier professionals in marketing strategy, strategic planning, and business development.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
24Indirect evidenceWest Chester, PA, United States1,001-5,000127 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“JUDGE DIRECT PLACEMENT, with over 45 years of experience, is a leading provider of top management talent to companies nationwide, with a focus in the areas of Manufacturing…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
25Partial evidenceCharlotte, NC, United States501-1,000109 contacts →

Partial evidence

“CRG is a Global Provider of Executive & Professional Search, Direct Hire & Contract Staffing, Talent Optimization Consulting, and IT Solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026

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Executive recruitment firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 2, 2026
23.2%Verified-email coverage
26.8%Mobile-number coverage
14.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
8.1%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 2, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
8,079
11-50
2,501
51-200
613
201-500
130
501-1,000
50
1,001-5,000
41
5,001-10,000
9

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 recruitment 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 recruitment 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 recruitment 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 recruitment 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, 39,496 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 recruitment 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 recruitment firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 11,442 executive recruitment 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?

HAYS, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most executive recruitment firms?

New York leads with 931 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (350) and Atlanta (301).

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 39,496 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 11,442 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.