Two weeks ago we looked at who’s moving into the C-suite. Last week we looked at the VP roles companies are still trying to fill. This week we’re asking what those leaders get paid. Data from last year’s Compensation Study, nearly 1,000 digital health leaders at Director level and up, mostly matches the hiring picture. There’s one big exception.

The most in-demand seats got the biggest raises. Chief Medical and Clinical Officer hires jumped from 2 last fall to 11 at the same time this year. Medical leaders also saw one of the largest base increases in 2025: up 11.9%, to a $290K median, driven mostly by C-suite and VP roles. Tech and engineering leaders, now expected to own AI, saw base rise 10.2%. The VP layer and founding CTOs drove most of that increase. Sales leaders bounced back with a 12.4% increase.

Customer success is the exception. Last week we counted 17 open post-sale leadership roles. Even so, customer success leaders saw base pay fall 4% in 2025, to a $212K median. That wiped out the gain they made in 2024. They also had the biggest jump in openness to new roles of any function: 76% are at least passively looking. If you’re hiring for this role, last year’s pay ranges may not be enough.

Most leaders don’t know where they stand. Of the executives who thought they were at market, 1 in 5 were below it. That matters because pay is the #1 reason executives consider a move. And by the way, those who negotiated got a 10.4% increase to base.

Our read: hiring has picked up and openness to new roles is on the rise. That makes it more costly to rely on out-of-date pay data, whether you’re hiring or being hired.

The 2026 Compensation Study closes next Friday, November 6. Don’t be one of those executives who doesn’t know where you (or your team) stands. Add your data to the confidential survey here.

PS. If you oversee the People or HR function and want your company to participate in one fell swoop, reply to this email or email compstudy@aqpsearch.com for further information.

• DispatchHealth, a mobile and virtual healthcare delivery company, appoints Erin Bartley as Chief Executive Officer (Source)
• Lee Rivas joins Xsolis, a mid-revenue cycle management company, as Chief Executive Officer (Source)
• Neal Sandy joins Patient Care Solutions, a patient care company, as President and Chief Executive Officer (Source)
• Ankit Mathur joins LifeLogics, a organ donor management software company, as Chief Executive Officer (Source)
• Azalea Health, an EHR and billing platform, appoints Arman Samani as Chief Executive Officer and Baha Zeidan as Chief Strategy Officer (Source)
• Scott Hampel joins DentalXChange, a revenue cycle management cycle for the dental industry, as President (Source)
• ModMed, an EHR and practice management company, appoints Joe Harpaz as Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Cane as Chief AI Officer, Michael Sherling as Chief Medical & Strategy Officer, and Celine Kaiser as Chief Operating Officer (Source)
• eClinical Solutions, a clinical software solutions for life science companies, appoints Nathan Johnson as Chief Product Officer, Brian Testa as Chief People Officer, and Jessica Allen as Chief Financial Officer (Source)
• Anthony Palladino joins NextGen Healthcare, an EHR and practice management company, as Chief Financial Officer (Source)
• Steve Tumbarello joins U.S. Renal Care, a kidney care and dialysis provider, as Chief Financial Officer (Source)
• Lisa Ness joins Rezilient Health, a direct primary and specialty care company for employers, as Chief Revenue Officer (Source)
• Chris Hare joins IntegriChain, a biopharmaceutical consulting and advisory services company, as Chief Revenue Officer (Source)
• William Gurney joins Dash Bio, a technology-enabled bio-analysis company, as Chief Commercial Officer (Source)
• Verisma, a health information solutions company, appoints Jenna Grange as Chief Commercial Officer (Source)
• Amanda Devlin joins Axuall, a workforce intelligence company, as Chief Growth Officer (Source)
• Paul Fisher joins ANNA, an evidence-based care company for children with autism, as Chief Technology Officer (Source)
• Presence, a teletherapy company, appoints Felipe Murillo as Chief Technology Officer (Source)
• Mitchell Brie joins CareCloud, a revenue cycle management solutions company, as Chief Compliance Officer (Source)
• Taylor Hawes joins Rula Health, a behavioral health provider, as Chief Marketing Officer (Source)
• Emil Engels, MD joins Sound Physicians, an emergency and hospital medicine services staffing company, as Chief Physician Officer (Source)

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• Hippocratic AI, a generative AI healthcare company, is hiring a Chief Commercial Officer, Biotech
• Qualified Health, a generative AI governance company for hospitals, is hiring a Chief Information Security Officer
• Hims & Hers, a consumer telehealth and wellness company, is hiring a VP, Medical Device Engineering
• Unite Us, a social care coordination platform, is hiring a VP, Product Management
• Prognos Health, a diagnostic health data analytics company, is hiring a VP, Business Development - Life Sciences
• OMNY Health, a real-world healthcare data company, is hiring a VP, Life Sciences Commercial & AI
• Virta Health, a diabetes-reversal telehealth company, is hiring a VP, Client Success
• WellTheory, an autoimmune disease care company, is hiring a Head of Engineering
• Datavant, a health data interoperability and connectivity company, is hiring a Head of Science Operations
• Pomelo Care, a virtual maternal and infant health company, is hiring a Head of Provider Network Strategy

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