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Non-executive directors earn five times less than governors

NEDs work an average of 14 hours weekly, Governance Benchmarks 2026 find

Central bank non-executive directors (NEDs) earn a fifth of governors’ annual salary on average, though they typically also work fewer hours, the Governance Benchmarks 2026 find. 

Non-executive directors’ salaries average $45,614 a year across 26 central banks that supplied information. The salaries range from $3,360 to $202,184 a year. Governors’ average annual salary is more than four times higher than the figure for NEDs at $246,870, an 81.5% difference from the directors’ average pay. 

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