About This Site

CoS Search is a market intelligence resource for the Chief of Staff talent market, built and maintained by the team at Resonance Search. We draw on our own placement data, job board monitoring, compensation benchmarks, and candidate conversations to provide accurate, actionable intelligence for both employers and candidates.

We are not an independent research organization. We are practitioners. At Resonance Search, we have conducted 100+ Chief of Staff searches since 2023 — and that hands-on experience informs everything we publish here. Our direct access to placement outcomes, candidate insights, and hiring manager feedback is what sets this resource apart from generic job market data.

Our mission is to make the Chief of Staff market more transparent for both employers and candidates.

For Hiring Managers

We help hiring managers understand compensation benchmarks so they can structure competitive offers. We provide talent pipeline analysis so they know where to source candidates. And we track market dynamics — demand trends, geographic hotspots, and industry-specific patterns — so they can make informed hiring decisions.

For Candidates

We help candidates evaluate opportunities with real salary data and market context. Whether you're considering your first Chief of Staff role or negotiating your next one, our data helps you understand your market value and make confident career decisions.

Our research and analysis spans the key areas that matter to anyone involved in the Chief of Staff hiring market:

• • Market Reports — Annual and quarterly analysis of CoS hiring trends, demand drivers, and market dynamics
• • Salary Data — Compensation benchmarks segmented by seniority, geography, company stage, and industry
• • Demand Index — Real-time tracking of CoS hiring activity across sectors and geographies
• • Talent Pool Analysis — Where CoS candidates come from, what backgrounds predict success, and how the talent supply is shifting
• • Company Hiring Patterns — Which companies are hiring Chiefs of Staff, at what stage, and how their requirements differ

Explore our 2026 Market Report and Salary Data to see our latest research.

This site is built and maintained by Resonance Search, a recruiting firm specializing in tech, product, operations, and go-to-market roles at seed through Series D companies.

Our focus on venture-backed companies means we work closely with founders and executives who are actively building out their leadership teams — including the Chief of Staff function. We regularly place Chiefs of Staff at seed-stage through growth-stage companies in the VC-backed ecosystem. About half of our VP-level CoS placements close above $200K total cash compensation, and the majority are at VP, Senior Director, or C-suite level.

Our deep network in the CoS space — built through 100+ searches and thousands of candidate conversations — directly informs the data and insights published on this platform.

The data on this site comes from Resonance Search placement records, job board monitoring, and candidate-reported information. We triangulate across these sources to provide the most accurate picture possible of the Chief of Staff market.

This is not a formal academic research study. It is practical intelligence from a team that places Chiefs of Staff every week. Our numbers are grounded in real placement outcomes, and we are transparent about our methodology and limitations on each page.

Beyond this platform, our network of sites covers the broader Chief of Staff ecosystem:

• • Resonance Search — Recruiting for tech, product, ops, and GTM roles at venture-backed companies
• • Chief of Staff Salary — Dedicated salary data and compensation analysis for the CoS role
• • Chief of Staff Recruiters — Directory and reviews of recruiters specializing in Chief of Staff placements