2016-2017 NACD Board Benchmarks: Executive Compensation Data

NACD’s 2016–2017 Public Company Governance Survey provides boards and directors a unique quantitative perspective on many key governance practices. One of the most important roles of any board is to establish an executive-compensation philosophy that supports the company in creating long-term, sustainable value.

To provide data that can support this endeavor, NACD is pleased to present the following data concerning executive compensation, provided by Equilar Inc. The following tables contain executive-compensation data for Russell 3000 companies, segmented by industry and market capitalization. Board and compensation committee leaders can use this information to frame their in-depth executive-compensation discussions.