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Compensation Benchmarks

NZX Director Fee Benchmarks

Real-time board fee analysis from 5,103 remuneration records across 122 NZX issuers.

IoD NZ publishes a static annual Directors' Fees Report. NZXplorer provides dynamic, per-company granularity.

$117K
All Directors Median
FY2026 (8 records)
$200K
Chair Median
1 chairs
$117K
NED Median
7 NEDs
71%
Chair Premium
Chair vs NED median

Benchmarks by Sector

FY2026 director fees by NZX sector.

SectorNP25MedianP75ChairNED
Energy
8$97K$117K$121K$200K$117K

Benchmarks by Market Cap

Director fees scale with company size.

Large (>$1B)
Median$117K
P25–P75$97K – $121K
Chair$200K
NED$117K
8 records

5-Year Fee Trend

Median director fee across all NZX issuers.

$90K
2022529 recs
$100K
2023556 recs
$98K
2024584 recs
$108K
2025619 recs
$117K
20268 recs

Programmatic Access

All benchmark data available via REST API with filtering by role, sector, market cap, and board size.

GET /api/v1/remuneration-benchmarks?role=chair&sector=Financials&market_cap=large
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About Compensation Benchmarks

Data sourced from publicly disclosed board fee schedules in NZX annual reports (5,103 records, 122 issuers). Chair/NED classification based on current appointment status. Market cap quartiles from latest NZX data.

These benchmarks are for informational purposes only. Fee levels vary based on company-specific factors including complexity, time commitment, and committee responsibilities.

Data sourced from publicly available records. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.