Employed executives anticipate their total compensation would increase 17.5 percent, if they decided to pursue a new career opportunity - while those "in transition" essentially expect the pay for their next management role will match what they earned in their last job.

That's according to ExecuNet's exclusive 15th Annual Executive Job Market Intelligence Report, which found that executives are generally seeing fatter paychecks because of the overall health of the U.S. economy and the intensifying competition for executive leadership talent.

"Even executives who have indicated to us that they aren't in a job search and are just monitoring the job market say that they would expect a 21-percent increase if they made a change," says ExecuNet founder and CEO Dave Opton.

"The pressure is on companies to meet these price tags when they are filling their leadership teams."

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