Analysis

June 17, 2021

How much do greentech execs get paid?

What do C-suite salaries look like when landing a role in a greentech company? We’ve dug into the data.


Connor Bilboe

4 min read

Paula Baeza, chief financial officer at Zeleros.

There are more jobs in the greentech sector than ever before amid a flourishing ecosystem of companies working to protect the environment.

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