Experiment Nation’s 2023 CRO Salary Report

A question we’ve heard asked quite often in the Experiment Nation community is what should a CRO expect to be paid? After 2 minutes of Googling, we couldn’t find any great information so we decided to collect it ourselves! The results broken down by country, job titles, minority statuses, and gender. All salaries are in USD. N=200

You can view 2022’s report here.

Here are some of the breakdowns

2023 Salary Explorer

wdt_IDCountryTitleYears ExperienceIdentifyMinority statusCompany sizeSalaryPaid FairlyYear
1099NetherlandsManager1WomanYes30038,4002023
1100BrazilConsultant1ManNo10022,4602023
1101United StatesManager10ManNo50,000163,7002023
1102RomaniaSr. Manager5WomanNo1,50070,000Yes2023
1103AustraliaJunior / Associate1WomanYes5062,000Yes2023
1104United KingdomConsultant5ManNo4056,000Yes2023
1105United KingdomConsultant15ManYes1145,000Yes2023
1106United StatesManager6WomanNo1,000113,750Yes2023
1107BrazilJunior / Associate2ManNo13,0009,400No2023
1108RomaniaConsultant5ManNo3,00020,000Yes2023
1109BrazilJunior / Associate2WomanYes12,00010,375No2023
1110United KingdomTeam Lead5ManNo5070,200Yes2023
1111CanadaDirector5ManNo10098,000Yes2023
1112DenmarkDirector7ManNo22071,400Yes2023
1113CanadaManager5ManYes500125,000Yes2023
1114CanadaTeam Lead13ManYes250,000165,000Yes2023
1115SerbiaJunior / Associate1ManNo70010,140No2023
1116BelgiumTeam Lead9ManYes52060,000Yes2023
1117CanadaSr. Manager8WomanNo30066,813No2023
1118NetherlandsSenior6WomanNo3090,000Yes2023
1119NetherlandsManager15ManNo5,000104,000Yes2023
1120United StatesAssociate Director7ManNo2,000105,000Yes2023
1121United KingdomExecutive1ManNo5,00025,461No2023
1122United KingdomManager2WomanNo75,00058,000Yes2023
1123United StatesJunior / Associate6ManYes100,00095,000Yes2023
1124United KingdomConsultant7ManNo20075,000Yes2023
1125Czech RepublicTeam Lead4ManNo2,000100,000Yes2023
1126DenmarkManager10ManYes1,000105,000Yes2023
1127BrazilManager3WomanNo2021,000No2023
1128New ZealandJunior / Associate2WomanNo3046,000Yes2023
1129United StatesManager4WomanYes1,000135,000Yes2023
1130United StatesManager12Non-BinaryYes1,000210,000Yes2023
1131AustriaSr. Manager3WomanNo1,76055,000No2023
1132United StatesTeam Lead10WomanNo62,000180,000Yes2023
1133United StatesManager8WomanNo10,000125,000Yes2023
1134IndiaTeam Lead4WomanNo2,00012,915No2023
1135United KingdomDirector15ManNo190120,000Yes2023
1136GermanySr. Manager6ManNo20,00080,000Yes2023
1137United KingdomExecutive1ManNo10,00029,000No2023
1138United StatesConsultant5WomanNo95112,500Yes2023
1139United StatesManager10WomanNo250160,000Yes2023
1140United StatesConsultant10ManNo26,000207,000No2023
1141United StatesManager6WomanNo3,000113,300Yes2023
1142IndiaManager5WomanNo3080,000Yes2023
1143GermanyPrincipal12ManNo1,50086,000Yes2023
1144New ZealandJunior / Associate2ManNo20,00050,500No2023
1145NetherlandsManager6ManYes1,800110,000Yes2023
1146United StatesDirector10WomanNo800140,000Yes2023
1147AustraliaCRO Analist3ManNo6053,880Yes2023
1148United Statesprincipal10ManNo1,500170,000No2023
1149BrazilJunior / Associate3ManNo12,0009,273No2023
1150United KingdomTeam Lead5WomanNo4070,000Yes2023
1151DenmarkTeam Lead2WomanNo20081,000Yes2023
1152United KingdomTeam Lead5ManNo5075,000Yes2023
1153FranceManager5WomanNo5,000105,000Yes2023
1154FranceSr. Manager8ManNo2,000160,000Yes2023
1155Option 260Manager6WomanNo100,000140,000Yes2023
1156RomaniaSr. Manager8WomanNo1,60091,000No2023
1157FranceAssociate Manager10ManNo500,00068,500Yes2023
1158United KingdomTeam Lead8ManNo30102,000Yes2023
1159GermanyJunior / Associate1ManNo3,00050,000Yes2023
1160NetherlandsManager2WomanNo20055,000Yes2023
1161CanadaTeam Lead3WomanNo2067,000Yes2023
1162LithuaniaManager2ManYes15045,000No2023
1163BelgiumSpecialist11ManNo4,50040,000No2023
1164BelgiumSpecialist (individual contributor running the full CRO process as a one-man-show)11ManNo4,50040,000No2023
1165United StatesPrincipal10WomanNo48,000180,000Yes2023
1166United StatesSr. Manager12ManNo280132,000Yes2023
1167NetherlandsFreelance10ManNo1140,000Yes2023
1168United StatesSpecialist8ManNo1,00098,000Yes2023
1169ArgentinaManager3ManNo10,00015,000No2023
1170NetherlandsJunior / Associate1WomanNo12035,378Yes2023
1171United StatesDirector9WomanNo140,000160,000Yes2023
1172EstoniaSr. Manager5WomanNo3537,000No2023
1173United StatesSr. Manager5ManNo1,00085,000No2023
1174SpainConsultant5WomanNo15,00055,000No2023
1175IndiaOptimization Engineer4ManYes270,000No2023
1176IndiaManager6WomanNo5,00050,000Yes2023
1177FranceExperiment Analytics Lead in the Center of Excellence5ManNo103,00047,000Yes2023
1178CanadaSr. Manager10WomanYes20078,000Yes2023
1179United KingdomJunior / Associate4WomanYes10,00060,000Yes2023
1180United KingdomTeam Lead10ManNo9,500100,000Yes2023
1181IndiaTeam Lead4WomanNo312,682No2023
1182DenmarkManager10ManNo23072,000No2023
1183IndiaJunior / Associate3ManNo20,0007,500No2023
1184United StatesPrincipal10ManNo1,500170,000No2023
1185Czech RepublicSr. Manager4ManNo3,500100,000Yes2023
1186BrazilSpecialist4ManNo13013,000No2023
1187United StatesSenior Experimentation Analyst3ManNo37,000121,000Yes2023
1188DenmarkTeam Lead5ManNo50090,000Yes2023
1189PortugalManager4WomanNo1,00082,000Yes2023
1190United StatesConsultant13ManNo1165,000Yes2023
1191IndiaTeam Lead9WomanNo1,00013,500No2023
1192NetherlandsConsultant3Non-BinaryYes6028,679No2023
1193United StatesSr. Manager12WomanNo200134,000Yes2023
1194ChileConsultant5ManNo478,000Yes2023
1195United KingdomTeam Lead5ManNo5089,000Yes2023
1196NetherlandsExecutive5ManNo370,000Yes2023
1197United KingdomTeam Lead6ManNo3067,613Yes2023
1198United StatesTeam Lead8WomanNo500125,000Yes2023
1199United StatesManager8ManNo10,000162,000Yes2023
1200BrazilConsultant5ManNo2540,000No2023
1201NetherlandsJunior / Associate1WomanNo8044,600Yes2023
1202SwedenManager10WomanNo50095,772Yes2023
1203United KingdomConsultant15ManYes10,000160,000Yes2023
1204United KingdomTeam Lead4ManYes25046,500Yes2023
1205CanadaDirector6ManNo100100,893Yes2023
1206United KingdomTeam Lead10ManNo9,00096,000Yes2023
1207United StatesTeam Lead10WomanNo62,000180,000Yes2023
1208FranceManager15ManNo5,000118,000Yes2023
1209United KingdomDirector7WomanNo8,000112,000No2023
1210BrazilManager4ManNo1,50012,000No2023
1211SerbiaJunior / Associate1ManNo90010,000No2023
1212GermanyConsultant3ManNo100,00075,000Yes2023
1213United StatesDirector20ManNo200,000170,000Yes2023
1214United StatesSr. Manager10Non-BinaryYes1,000201,250Yes2023
1215United KingdomManager6ManNo4,00060,700No2023
1216IndiaManager6WomanNo1,00057,000Yes2023
1217GermanyJunior / Associate2ManNo2,00050,000Yes2023
1218United StatesManager3WomanNo400103,000Yes2023
1219United StatesDirector15WomanNo250160,000Yes2023
1220DenmarkManager8ManYes1,000112,000Yes2023
1221IndiaTeam Lead2ManNo25No2023
1222FranceManager3WomanYes1,00051,500Yes2023
1223DenmarkManager11ManNo5,000110,000Yes2023
1224United StatesSr. Manager8ManNo400140,000Yes2023
1225United StatesDirector13ManNo1,200165,000Yes2023
1226BrazilSpecialist7WomanNo20028,000Yes2023
1227United KingdomConsultant5ManYes6,00084,000Yes2023
1228NetherlandsConsultant3WomanNo260,000Yes2023
1229NetherlandsJunior / Associate2WomanNo13045,000Yes2023
1230BrazilSr. Manager2WomanNo25023,000No2023
1231BrazilConsultant2ManNo60028,000No2023
1232United StatesManager5ManYes1,700130,000Yes2023
1233BrazilConsultant1ManNo10023,780Yes2023
1234AustraliaConsultant3ManYes5075,500No2023
1235GermanyConsultant6ManNo7061,600Yes2023
1236SwedenTeam Lead5ManNo2,00060,000No2023
1237ChileConsultant4WomanNo3,00040,000No2023
1238CanadaSr. Manager4WomanNo2059,000No2023
1239United StatesManager9ManNo200110,000Yes2023
1240ItalyTeam Lead8ManNo1144,000Yes2023
1241AustraliaConsultant4ManNo681,000Yes2023
1242CanadaConversion Analyst12ManNo14081,000Yes2023
1243FranceJunior / Associate11WomanNo700,00070,000No2023
1244United KingdomConsultant7ManNo4062,000Yes2023
1245SwitzerlandTeam Lead8ManNo10042,500Yes2023
1246NetherlandsSr. Manager5ManNo8070,000Yes2023
1247RomaniaManager6WomanNo1,00075,000Yes2023
1248PortugalTeam Lead4WomanNo26060,000Yes2023
1249United StatesJunior / Associate10WomanYes50,000140,000Yes2023
1250NetherlandsDirector4ManYes1255,000Yes2023
1251AustriaManager3ManNo1,00050,000Yes2023
1252SpainConsultant5ManNo3256,000Yes2023
1253GermanySr. Manager6WomanNo1,00090,000Yes2023
1254RomaniaSr. Manager7WomanNo2,00070,800No2023
1255CanadaManager5ManNo6080,000No2023
1256SwedenConsultant2WomanNo1555,800Yes2023
1257United StatesManager3WomanNo3,00087,500Yes2023
1258United KingdomTeam Lead3ManYes25045,000Yes2023
1259CanadaTeam Lead3WomanNo2073,400Yes2023
1260United KingdomConsultant4WomanNo6069,855Yes2023
1261CanadaSr. Manager4ManYes2070,000No2023
1262AustraliaGrowth Marketer5ManNo10080,000Yes2023
1263FinlandConsultant6ManNo270,000Yes2023
1264NetherlandsConsultant17ManNo160,000Yes2023
1265United KingdomDirector10WomanNo5085,000Yes2023
1266GermanySr. Manager5WomanNo15067,000Yes2023
1267United StatesTeam Lead6WomanYes230,000149,000Yes2023
1268BrazilManager3WomanYes3085,000No2023
1269United KingdomTeam Lead6ManNo3065,504No2023
1270United KingdomTeam Lead5WomanNo3074,000Yes2023
1271United KingdomTeam Lead8ManNo30102,000Yes2023
1272DenmarkSr. Manager10ManNo20,00066,000Yes2023
1273GermanyJunior / Associate2ManNo30054,700No2023
1274NetherlandsTeam Lead6WomanNo6055,000Yes2023
1275United KingdomTeam Lead8ManNo40074,000Yes2023
1276NetherlandsTeam Lead12ManNo1,00042,000No2023
1277United KingdomManager5ManNo80,00069,000No2023
1278United KingdomExecutive4WomanYes20,00062,000No2023
1279United StatesSr. Manager5WomanNo20095,000Yes2023
1280United StatesSr. Manager10WomanNo50105,000No2023
1281BrazilManager2OtherYes20018,225No2023
1282SpainConsultant4WomanNo3236,900No2023
1283DenmarkConsultant10ManYes3098,855No2023
1284NetherlandsConsultant7ManNo2,10057,000Yes2023
1285United KingdomTeam Lead8ManNo40092,000Yes2023
1286Czech RepublicSr. Manager12ManNo20085,000Yes2023
1287BrazilSr. Manager3ManNo1,50017,000No2023
1288United KingdomSenior Consultant6ManYes10093,000Yes2023
1289FranceManager0WomanNo1,000105,000Yes2023
1290United StatesManager12ManNo60,000155,000No2023
1292GermanyManager3WomanNo5,00055,000Yes2023
1293MacedoniaConsultant4ManNo5024,000No2023
1294United StatesSr. Manager18ManNo350212,000Yes2023
1295DenmarkTeam Lead2WomanNo22582,600No2023
1296United KingdomSpecialist1WomanYes10,00068,000Yes2023
1297NetherlandsConsultant2Non-BinaryNo5031,500No2023
1298United StatesManager6WomanNo2,000104,000No2023
1299SwedenSpecialist4ManNo1,00058,450Yes2023
Average: 81,688.46
Minimum: 7,500
Maximum: 212,000
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