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Transaction Advisory salary by level

Transaction Advisory pay in 2026, from entry level to VP, in the highest-paying US markets.

Modeled estimate · Updated October 2026

Median base salary, Senior Transaction Advisory, top-tier markets

$165,000

From entry level to VP, medians run from $91k to $743k.

Individual contributor track

Median base salary in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Seattle.

TitleMedian base
Associate Transaction AdvisoryIC1 Associate / Entry$91k
Transaction AdvisoryIC2 Mid-level$126k
Senior Transaction AdvisoryIC3 Senior$165k
Staff Transaction AdvisoryIC4 Staff$202k
Senior Staff Transaction AdvisoryIC5 Senior Staff$235k
Principal Transaction AdvisoryIC6 Principal$273k

Management track

TitleMedian base
Associate Manager, Transaction AdvisoryM2 Associate Manager$174k
Manager, Transaction AdvisoryM3 Manager$202k
Senior Manager, Transaction AdvisoryM4 Senior Manager$256k
Director, Transaction AdvisoryM5 Director$380k
Senior Director, Transaction AdvisoryM6 Senior Director$528k
VP, Transaction AdvisoryE1 Vice President$743k

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Where do these numbers come from?

They are modeled estimates built by compensation practitioners from publicly discussed pay and from how companies typically structure salary ranges by level and location. They are not survey results and not any company's actual ranges. Use them to get oriented before a pay conversation, not as an exact offer number.