Want to learn how to run a company? Sitting a few feet from the person who already does it may be one of the most valuable career moves available.
Chief of staff roles are booming across corporate America, offering ambitious workers a rare combination of executive access, six-figure compensation and a potential springboard into senior leadership. Job postings for corporate chiefs of staff more than doubled year over year, according to Revelio Labs data reported by Bloomberg, while the number of people holding the title in North America has more than tripled since 2021, according to Live Data Technologies.
The compensation can match the access. Senior chiefs of staff can reportedly command salaries above $200,000, while some positions in technology and finance can reach $400,000 or more, plus equity.
But the biggest perk may be what happens inside the job.
A chief of staff can spend every day alongside a CEO or another senior executive, helping decide which problems deserve attention, translating strategy into action and coordinating projects across departments. They may help prepare board materials, sit in on critical meetings, track company priorities, troubleshoot stalled initiatives, and act as a sounding board for the executive they support.
