Ares Management Salary

💰 $128K–$205K salary range

Median: $165K  ·  Based on 128 public Ares Management job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 2026

This Ares Management salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Ares Management

• Global Head of Talent — $350K–$400K
• Principal Counsel, Corporate — $300K–$360K
• Head of M&A Technology Integration — $300K–$350K
• Head of Strategy and Product - Client Platforms — $300K–$350K
• Head of Institutional and CRM Technology — $300K–$350K
• Principal, Head of Data Platforms — $300K–$350K
• Head of Real Estate Technology — $275K–$325K
• Head of Credit Technology — $275K–$325K
• Managing Director, Liquid Credit — $285K–$300K
• Managing Director, Head of Creative, Corporate Marketing — $250K–$300K

Ares Management salary by seniority

• Junior: $128K median · $185K top base — Associate, Portfolio Company Value Creation, Opportunistic Credit (view JD) (36)
• Mid: $149K median · $225K top base — Vice President, Product Management and Investor Relations, Alternative Credit (view JD) (10)
• Senior: $165K median · $300K top base — Senior Privacy Counsel (view JD) (43)
• Staff: $243K median · $360K top base — Principal Counsel, Corporate (view JD) (19)

Ares Management salary — lead & management

• Manager: $165K median · $225K top base — Product Manager, Regulatory Compliance Technology (view JD) (5)
• Director: $300K median · $400K top base — Global Head of Talent (view JD) (11)

Ares Management salary by location

• New York: $185K median · $400K top base — Global Head of Talent (view JD) (55 roles)
• Los Angeles: $158K median · $350K top base — Head of M&A Technology Integration (view JD) (13 roles)
• Denver: $103K median · $125K top base — Associate, Real Estate Asset Management (Office & Retail) (view JD) (5 roles)

Remote work at Ares Management

0% of Ares Management's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Ares Management looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (4) · Tenant Relations (4) · Underwriting (4) · Leasing (3) · GAAP (2) · SQL (2) · Appraisal (2) · Yardi (2) · Azure (2) · CI/CD (2).

Benefits & perks at Ares Management

Commonly listed: dental (41) · mental-health (41) · hsa-fsa (41) · 401k (41) · commuter (41) · life-ins (41) · gym (41).

About Ares Management

Ares Management is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 1997 · HQ Los Angeles, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Ares Management

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 21+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 10 that do, Bachelor's and Associate's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 17% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Ares Management total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Ares Management hiring activity

Ares Management has 128 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 128 public job postings with disclosed pay. 128 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (128 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 3 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Ares Management pay?
The median pay is $165K, with a typical range of $128K–$205K, based on 128 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Ares Management?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Global Head of Talent, at $350K–$400K base.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 128 public Ares Management job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 19, 2026.

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