What they were paid
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES Director Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $365,000 | $0 | $0 | $55,078 | $420,078 |
| FY2024 | $350,000 | $0 | $0 | $42,858 | $392,858 |
| FY2023 | $350,000 | $0 | $0 | $26,740 | $376,740 |
| FY2021 | $59,583 | — | — | $13 | $59,596 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP DEF 14A filed March 10, 2026, accession 0000051143-26-000025, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP filed document, accession 0000051143-26-000025. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 10, 2026.
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$420,078 Alfred W. Zollar, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of March 10, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES pays directors a $300,000 cash retainer.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themNominating/Governance
The rest of the INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Gorsky | Lead Independent Director | $644,291 |
| Andrew N. Liveris | Independent Director | $669,935 |
| David N. Farr | Independent Director | $511,043 |
| F. William McNabb III | Independent Director | $463,009 |
| Frederick H. Waddell | Independent Director | $546,576 |
| Marianne C. Brown | Independent Director | $391,416 |
| Martha E. Pollack | Independent Director | $480,522 |
| Michael Miebach | Independent Director | $383,124 |
| Michelle J. Howard | Independent Director | $465,704 |
| Peter R. Voser | Independent Director | $602,016 |
| Thomas Buberl | Independent Director | $451,081 |
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