Job Placement · Executive · Austin

That open executive role in Austin is costing you every week.

Austin is a tech and professional-services boomtown where candidate demand consistently outpaces supply. We source passive executive candidates directly and place permanent hires in 23-35 days at roughly 50% less than contingency firms.

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23-35Days to fill on average
86%Fill rate on active searches
~50%Less than traditional executive search

The Austin Talent Market

Why executive roles are hard to fill in Austin

Austin sits in the South and is a tech and professional-services boomtown where candidate demand consistently outpaces supply. The strongest executive candidates here are already employed and are contacted constantly, which means a job posting reaches the people who are easiest to find, not the ones you actually want. We reach the passive executive talent in Austin and the surrounding TX market directly, before they ever see a listing.

Austin Compensation Data

What executives earn in Austin

The Austin area employs roughly 950 executives. Getting the offer right against the local pay band is the difference between a hire that closes and a search that stalls.

$338,600
Mean salary
$288,150
Median salary
$126,800
10th percentile
$647,020
90th percentile

At a $338,600 mean, executives pay in Austin runs about 26% above the national mean of $269,630. We factor the local band into every search so your offer is competitive on day one, not after two counteroffers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

The Math on Waiting

Every week that Austin seat stays open is a choice.

An empty C-suite seat rarely stays quiet. Organizations fill the gap with external consultants ($200-$400/hour), fractional executives, or board member time - all of which cost more than the role itself. Beyond the direct cost, strategic decisions get delayed, teams lose direction, and competitors gain ground. The longer the vacancy, the more expensive the outcome.

The Talent Window

The best candidates are available for a few weeks.

Senior executives are never on job boards. A CEO or VP who is open to a new opportunity is having private conversations, not submitting applications. Our sourcing approach is built around confidential outreach - proactively identifying and approaching passive candidates who would never surface through a posting.

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Executive placement near Austin

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