That said, Alan Johnson, managing director of compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates, pointed out that the level of director pay is set in a competitive marketplace and has actually grown at a slower pace than that of company executives.
“The real issue is the income growth of the middle [class] has been sluggish,” Johnson told CNBC in a phone interview. “We have to grow our economy so the middle-class American will feel better.”
CNBC.com / October 18, 2017