What they were paid
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL Director Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $140,000 | $214,987 | — | $19,500 | $374,487 |
| FY2024 | $137,000 | $214,986 | $0 | $20,000 | $371,986 |
| FY2023 | $139,000 | $214,977 | — | $20,000 | $373,977 |
| FY2022 | $139,000 | $194,967 | $0 | $19,750 | $353,717 |
| FY2021 | $139,000 | $194,991 | $0 | $18,500 | $352,491 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC DEF 14A filed March 23, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-020330, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC filed document, accession 0001628280-26-020330. 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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$374,487 Stephen N. Oesterle, 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 · FY2025BAXTER INTERNATIONAL pays directors a $120,000 cash retainer and $215,000 in Fully vested Baxter shares.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themNominating/Governance
The rest of the BAXTER INTERNATIONAL board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Amy A. Wendell | Independent Director | $354,987 |
| Brent Shafer | Chair of the Board | $109,646 |
| Cathy R. Smith | Independent Director | $364,987 |
| David S. Wilkes | Independent Director | $366,848 |
| Jeffrey A. Craig | Independent Director | $359,987 |
| Nancy M. Schlichting | Lead Independent Director | $393,565 |
| Patricia B. Morrison | Independent Director | $361,585 |
| Stephen H. Rusckowski | Independent Director | $354,987 |
| William A. Ampofo II | Independent Director | $337,436 |
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