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Palm Beach, FL

Palm Beach talent.

Linear places senior estate, household, and executive staff across Palm Beach, the North End, and the barrier island communities, supporting relocated family offices and long-tenured seasonal principals.

Who we serve

Relocated single-family offices, seasonal UHNW principals, and Palm Beach estate compounds.

Neighborhoods

  • North End
  • Midtown
  • South End
  • Manalapan
  • Jupiter Island
  • Wellington

Industries

  • Family offices
  • Hedge funds
  • Private wealth
  • Equestrian & sport

Market overview

Staffing in Palm Beach.

Palm Beach has changed more in the last five years than in the previous twenty. A large concentration of relocated single-family offices from New York and Connecticut, hedge and private equity principals establishing year-round Florida bases, and international UHNW families acquiring estates on the North End and the barrier islands have all pushed local staffing demand well beyond what the historic seasonal market ever required. Household work centers on Palm Beach proper, Manalapan, Jupiter Island, and the equestrian communities of Wellington; office and Chief of Staff work is increasingly year-round. Linear works across Palm Beach and the broader Treasure Coast.

Who we're serving

Our Palm Beach clients are relocated single-family offices, hedge and private equity principals establishing full-time residency, international UHNW families building US household operations, and long-tenured seasonal families whose staffing model is transitioning from six months to twelve.

Compensation in Palm Beach

What roles typically pay.

Estate Manager
$200K–$400K base for multi-residence households. Barrier island compounds and estates with dedicated security teams sit at the top of the range.
Chief of Staff
$225K–$400K base plus bonus. Relocated family offices frequently structure long-term cash or long-vesting incentives tied to tenure through the office build-out.
House Manager
$130K–$215K per residence depending on staff size, entertaining cadence, and whether the manager oversees a single property or reports into an Estate Manager.
Private Chef
$150K–$260K plus benefits. Chefs supporting principals with dietary specialization or seasonal entertaining programs sit at the top.

Figures are market ranges; every search is calibrated to the specific mandate.

Hiring in Palm Beach

How searches actually run here.

The two defining features of Palm Beach searches are seasonality and privacy. The talent pool historically calibrated to a six-month season is now being asked to work year-round, which changes both the shape of the offer and the retention plan. Privacy expectations are also unusually high, many of our Palm Beach principals cannot appear anywhere in outbound materials, and NDAs are executed before any identifying information is shared. We often coordinate with existing household security teams on background verification and access.

Frequently asked

Palm Beach searches.

Do you place staff for seasonal-only households in Palm Beach?
Yes. We regularly calibrate hybrid seasonal roles, typically split between Palm Beach in winter and a northeastern primary the rest of the year, with clear compensation and residency expectations from the start.
Do you handle multi-residence portfolios spanning Palm Beach and New York?
Yes. This is one of our most common Palm Beach engagements. We treat New York and Palm Beach as a single search geography for estate manager and senior EA roles that span both.
Do you place staff for Jupiter Island, Manalapan, and Wellington?
Yes. Our Palm Beach practice covers the full barrier island corridor and the Wellington equestrian community as a single search geography.

Roles we place in Palm Beach

Senior support, across disciplines.

Beginning a search in Palm Beach?

Every engagement starts with a private consultation.

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