Modeled career paths · Admin support

Where does a Chief of Staff go next?

What employers are asking a Chief of Staff for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Higher-growth opportunity
VP People+72% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of People. 12% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
VP Operations+81% typical comp change · ~8.0y typical
reachable via Founder. 6% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief Human Resources Officer+163% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of People. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Director of Outdoor Education-9% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
20% of modeled moves out of Chief of Staff go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Learning & Development-14% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
17% of modeled moves out of Chief of Staff go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Entrepreneurial possibility
Founder+8% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
25% of modeled moves out of Chief of Staff go here
founding30% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.