What they were paid
CME Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $146,000 | $145,252 | — | $0 | $291,252 |
| FY2023 | $138,000 | $145,080 | — | $0 | $283,080 |
| FY2022 | $135,500 | $155,566 | — | $0 | $291,066 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CME GROUP INC. DEF 14A filed March 23, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-020500, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the CME GROUP INC. filed document, accession 0001628280-26-020500. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 23, 2026.
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$291,252 Deborah J. Lucas, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of March 23, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025CME pays directors a $95,000 cash retainer and $145,000 in Stock (unrestricted shares).
The rest of the CME board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan T. Durkin | Independent Director | $269,252 |
| Daniel G. Kaye | Independent Director | $301,252 |
| Dennis A. Suskind | Independent Director | $335,669 |
| Elizabeth A. Cook | Independent Director | $270,252 |
| Harold Ford Jr. | Independent Director | $264,252 |
| Howard J. Siegel | Independent Director | $301,252 |
| Kathryn Benesh | Independent Director | $276,252 |
| Martin J. Gepsman | Independent Director | $288,502 |
| Patrick J. Mulchrone | Independent Director | $278,252 |
| Patrick W. Maloney | Independent Director | $266,252 |
| Phyllis M. Lockett | Independent Director | $313,252 |
| Rahael Seifu | Independent Director | $292,835 |
| Robert J. Tierney | Independent Director | $271,252 |
| Timothy S. Bitsberger | Independent Director | $316,252 |
| William R. Shepard | Independent Director | $311,252 |
| William W. Hobert | Independent Director | $312,252 |
The full CME compensation record
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