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Compensation Benchmarks

NZX Director Fee Benchmarks

Real-time board fee analysis from 5,969 remuneration records across 124 NZX issuers.

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

$182K

All Directors Median

FY2028 (7 records)

$320K

Chair Median

1 chairs

$181K

NED Median

6 NEDs

77%

Chair Premium

Chair vs NED median

Benchmarks by Sector

FY2028 director fees by NZX sector.

Sector	N	P25	Median	P75	Chair	NED
Utilities	7	$181K	$182K	$206K	$320K	$181K

Benchmarks by Market Cap

Director fees scale with company size.

Large (>$1B)

Median$182K

P25–P75$181K – $206K

Chair$320K

NED$181K

7 records

5-Year Fee Trend

Median director fee across all NZX issuers.

$95K

2024648 recs

$108K

2025650 recs

$102K

2026131 recs

$182K

20287 recs

Executive Compensation Benchmarks

Total compensation (base + STI + LTI + benefits) from 991 disclosed records across 115 issuers. Latest year per executive.

Role	N	P10	P25	Median	P75	P90
CEO	283	$309K	$567K	$1.0M	$1.8M	$3.0M
CFO	23	$138K	$248K	$551K	$1.1M	$1.8M
COO	10	$278K	$296K	$497K	$618K	$822K

Programmatic Access

Board fee and executive compensation benchmarks available via REST API with filtering by role, sector, and market cap.

GET /api/v1/compensation-benchmark/ceo?sector=FinancialsGET /api/v1/compensation-benchmark/chair?market_cap=large&include_breakdown=true

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About Compensation Benchmarks

Data sourced from publicly disclosed board fee schedules in NZX annual reports (5,969 records, 124 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.