Miami vs. The Hamptons: Where to Base Your Family Office Staff
A side-by-side look at how family-office households in Miami and the Hamptons differ on staffing pace, compensation and multi-residence coordination.
22 de julio de 2026 · 5 min read
Two different rhythms
Miami runs year-round with a bilingual, aviation- and yacht-adjacent tempo. The Hamptons compress most of the year's intensity into Memorial Day through Labor Day, with a quieter shoulder season and a closed off-season.
Compensation
Senior estate roles land in similar bands ($180k–$260k), but Hamptons seasonal-only placements often carry a season-plus-retainer structure that Miami year-round roles do not. Miami placements weigh bilingual (English–Spanish, often Portuguese) fluency more heavily.
Staff calendar
- **Miami:** consistent year-round headcount, hurricane-prep spikes June–November
- **Hamptons:** heavy scaling Memorial Day–Labor Day, close-down protocols in October
Multi-residence coordination
Miami principals commonly coordinate with Aspen, Southern Europe or Latin America. Hamptons principals coordinate with Manhattan first and Palm Beach or Nantucket second. Both benefit from a Chief of Staff or Director of Residences sitting above the estate managers.
Where to base a family office
Base the family office where the principal spends the most calendar time and where trust, entity and tax structuring is already established. Staff the other residences to a Director of Residences who reports into that office.