Research Reports

Director Compensation

2024 Director Compensation Report

Research Report | By Tahmid AliMatt Lum
FW Cook's 2024 Director Compensation Report studies non-employee director compensation practices at 300 companies of various sizes and industries to analyze market practices in pay levels and program structure. At the median, year-over-year increases in total director compensation – observed to be meaningfully more muted than prior year trends.

2023 Director Compensation Report

Research Report | By Rachel Chiu

FW Cook’s 2023 Director Compensation Report studies non-employee director compensation at 300 companies of various sizes and industries to analyze market practices in pay levels and program structure.

2020 Director Compensation Report

Research Report | By Stephan Bosshard

FW Cook’s 2020 Director Compensation Report studies non-employee director compensation at 300 companies of various sizes and industries to analyze market practices in pay levels and program structure.

2018 Director Compensation Report

Research Report | By Alexa Kierzkowski

FW Cook’s 2018 Director Compensation Report studies non-employee director compensation at 300 companies of various sizes and industries to analyze market practices in pay levels and program structure. Median pay key findings include...

2015 Director Compensation Report

Research Report | By Alec Lentz

FW Cook studied non-employee director compensation programs at 300 companies of various sizes and industries. This report summarizes pay levels and program structure. We observe a 4% year-over-year increase in total pay at the median, along with a growing preference for simplicity that began several years ago at large-cap companies and is now common throughout the market.