New year, new merits (and merit increases 😉). In 2025, 43% of executives we polled in our annual Compensation Study received a merit increase of 6.9%. This is slightly down from 7.2% from the year before. The biggest winners were CEOs with an increase 14%, though only 33% received one. Completely flipped were Analytics execs, 68% of whom received an increase but only of 3.9%.

On a trend basis, all functions stayed relatively flat (within 1%) between 2024 and 2025. The biggest uptick were CEOs, specifically driven by non-founder CEO compensation, from 11% merit increase to 14%. Other C-Suite executives also received outsized increases of 8.2% on average, while SVPs received 4.8%, VPs 5.6%, and Directors 4.4%.

Companies should pay attention to this. 30% of executives polled listed compensation as the #1 reason why they would leave for a new role this year. If companies want to keep their people, compensation is a big lever to pull - a small increase can make a big statement.

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• Halsey Wise joins Lyric, a payment accuracy company, as Chief Executive Officer (Source)
• Amy Gordon Franzen joins Rune Labs, a precision medicine company, as Chief Executive Officer (Source)
• CareCloud, a revenue cycle solutions company, appoints Stephen Snyder as Chief Executive Officer and Hadi Chaudhry as Chief Strategy Officer (Source)
• knownwell, a weight-inclusive primary care company, promotes James Chaukos to President (Source)
• Derek Ritchea joins TeleTracking, a healthcare operations solutions company, as Chief Strategy Officer (Source)
• Wayne Grodsky joins HealthLeap AI, an EHR data company, as Chief Commercial Officer (Source)
• Meaghen Greene joins Rippl, a dementia care company, as Chief Commercial Officer (Source)
• Andy Ferrin joins OpenClinica, an eClinical platform, as Chief Commercial Officer (Source)
• Kevin Smith joins Atropos Health, a real-world evidence company, as Chief Growth Officer (Source)
• Jamie Oakes joins MedTrainer, a healthcare workforce compliance platform, as Chief Revenue Officer (Source)
• Jean-Olivier "J-O" Racine joins Covera Health, a clinical intelligence company, as Chief Product & Technology Officer (Source)
• Abhi Pathak joins Suki, an artificial intelligence company, as Chief Product Officer (Source)
• Dr. Timothy N. Showalter joins Viz.ai, a disease detection and care coordination company, as Chief Medical Officer (Source)
• Dr. Linda Genen joins GeneDx, a genetic testing company, as Chief Medical Officer (Source)

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• Aledade, an independent primary care network, is hiring a Chief of Staff, Provider Networks, Remote
• Progyny, a women’s health and family building solutions company, is hiring a Vice President Sales, Mid Market
• Kindbody, a fertility clinic network, is hiring a VP, Enterprise Sales
• Particle Health, a medical data integration company, is hiring a VP, Finance
• Truepill, a virtual pharmacy company, is hiring a Head of Commercial - Fuze Services
• Pomelo Care, a virtual maternity care program, is hiring a Head of Payer Sales
• Hims & Hers, a health and wellness company, is hiring a Sr. Regulatory Counsel (Pharmacy)

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