The CompanyIQ^® SEC EDGAR search tool can identify the most expensive boards and their demographics. Here are some key findings.

Annual Total Costs in the Millions – The top ten highest cost boards in the Russell 3000 spent from $9 million to $61 million in director costs in 2018, the latest year the data is available.

Average Top 10 Director Pay Also in the Millions – Average compensation per director for the top ten highest paying Russell 3000 boards ranged from $510,000 for General Electric to $6.3 million for Alphabet.

Board Size Varies from 5 to 20 – Excluding employee directors who are not paid, the top ten highest boards had a wide range of directors.