The Softletter 2010 CEO Compensation Survey
Dear Colleague:
As you may know, Softletter, now in its 25th year of publication, publishes a series of annual salary surveys that cover senior job titles in the software industry. This current questionnaire covers Chief Executive Officer (CEO) compensation.
We're looking for some fairly standard information--in particular, a comparison of "base salary" vs. "variable pay" (bonuses, commissions, etc.) for your most recent full year and for the previous year. We'll use this data to identify trends and current compensation benchmark that you can use to see how your own salaries compare to pay levels at comparable companies.
In addition, we compare salaries based on company development stages, an important factor that's rarely taken into account in other salary surveys.
Everyone who supplies data for this survey will receive a complimentary copy of the summary report in an upcoming issue of Softletter. Of course, all responses will be strictly confidential. We won't disclose or identify data about any individuals or about participating companies. Also note that we will be sending the summary results via E-mail; if you provide us with a non-working address you won't receive them. We're sorry, we don't have the time to deal with whitelist verification and suggest you add softgram@softletter.com and rickchapman@softletter.com to your approved recipients lists to ensure you receive the survey results.
Please pass this invitation along to a colleague in the industry who you feel should participate.
Final survey results will appear in April 2010 issues of Softletter.
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Many thanks for your help!
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Merrill R. (Rick) Chapman, Managing Editor
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