America Inc. Spends on CEOs While Rank-and-File Perks Dwindle

US companies are spending more on executive perks such as luxury relocations and private jets, underscoring a widening divide between the rewards offered to corporate leaders and the more modest pay gains available to much of the workforce.

Data from relocation services firm CapRelo shows the average cost of relocating a C-suite executive more than doubled between 2021 and 2025, rising to as much as $187,000 per move among its Fortune 500 and mid-market clients. By contrast, relocation costs for staff stayed largely flat at between $21,000 and $25,000 in the same period.

Firms catering to elite workers, notably senior ...