{"podcast":{"title":"SaaS Metrics School","slug":"saas-metrics-school-6467825","podcast_index_feed_id":6467825,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147570179/feed","website_url":"https://www.thesaasacademy.com/podcasts/saas-metrics-school","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/file-uploads/site/70333/podcasts/36206f-febd-0e0-8167-3d08ead5b4_SAAS-METRICS-SCHOOL_ARTWORK.jpg","author":"Ben Murray","episode_count":381,"summary":"Ben Murray brings you actionable SaaS metrics lessons that he has learned through years of being in the SaaS CFO trenches. Whether you are new to SaaS or a SaaS veteran, learn the latest SaaS and AI metrics, finance, and accounting tactics that drive financial transparency and improved decision-making. Ben’s SaaS metrics blog consistently rates a 70+ NPS, and his templates have been downloaded over 100,000 times. There is always something to learn about SaaS and AI metrics.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T22:17:24.587138+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saas-metrics-school-6467825"},"episode":{"title":"How Much Are Tech CFOs Actually Making in 2026?","slug":"how-much-are-tech-cfos-actually-making-in-2026","published_at":"2026-07-22T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saas-metrics-school-6467825/how-much-are-tech-cfos-actually-making-in-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saas-metrics-school-6467825","url":"https://www.thesaasacademy.com/podcasts/saas-metrics-school/episodes/2149233787","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149233787.mp3","summary":"In episode #381, Ben Murray covers the latest 2026 tech CFO compensation benchmarks across base, bonus, equity, and severance. If you set finance comp or negotiate your own, guessing at the market rate is expensive in both directions. Underpay and you risk losing your best finance leader. Overpay and you burn cash you cannot spare. This episode gives you the median numbers and the revenue tier splits that decide what competitive actually looks like. Why the median CFO package of $285K base, $100K target bonus, and $1M equity is only a starting point, and why company revenue size changes the whole picture How median base pay climbs across revenue tiers, from roughly $240K under $10M up to $375K at $100M to $250M, a premium of about 50 percent The gap between target and realized bonus, with CFOs hitting about 87 percent attainment while VPs of Finance and FP&A land closer to 50 percent Why equity is where packages really split, at a $1M median for CFOs versus $200K at the VP of Finance level, a 5x difference Where severance protection shows up, at the CFO and VP of Finance level, and where it disappears at the director level Tune in, then grab the full report and interactive benchmarks from the show notes before your next comp conversation or board meeting. Resources Mentioned Blog post and report: 2026 CFO compensation summary:  https://www.thesaascfo.com/cfo-and-vp-finance-compensation-base-bonus-and-equity-benchmarks/ Full 2026 CFO compensation report:  https://www.benchmarkit.ai/2026-finance-executive-compensation","meta_description":"In episode #381, Ben Murray covers the latest 2026 tech CFO compensation benchmarks across base, bonus, equity, and severance. If you set finance comp or…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":226,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/saas-metrics-school-6467825/episodes/how-much-are-tech-cfos-actually-making-in-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saas-metrics-school-6467825/how-much-are-tech-cfos-actually-making-in-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}