Summary of OCLC Trustee Compensation from Form 990 filings
| Name | Term | Institution | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Total |
| Lizabeth A. Wilson | 2000 - present | Dean of University Libraries, University of Washington | $56,881.00 | $66,287.00 | $74,983.00 | $66,139.00 | $67,634.00 | | $331,924.00 |
| William Crowe | 1996 -2008 | University of Kansas | $47,925.00 | $30,792.00 | $36,338.00 | $41,301.00 | $55,946.00 | | $212,302.00 |
| Larry P. Alford | 2002 - present | Dean of University Libraries, Temple University | $27,996.00 | $29,996.00 | $40,165.00 | $37,331.00 | $58,832.00 | | $194,320.00 |
| Jerry Stephens | 2002 - 2008 | Univ of Alabama | $35,996.00 | $38,165.00 | $34,000.00 | $35,331.00 | $37,996.00 | | $181,488.00 |
| Edward W. Barry | 2002 - present | President Emeritus, Oxford University Press | $37,331.00 | $31,665.00 | $35,500.00 | $33,000.00 | $36,500.00 | | $173,996.00 |
| Jane Ryland | 2000 - 2009 | Internet2 Membership Consultant | $38,832.00 | $32,000.00 | $33,000.00 | $29,331.00 | $40,497.00 | | $173,660.00 |
| David P. Lauer | 1999 - present | Former President and COO, Bank One, NA | $35,500.00 | $32,500.00 | $33,000.00 | $32,000.00 | $34,000.00 | | $167,000.00 |
| Ralph K Frasier | 1999 - 2008 | Porter, Wright, Morris and Arthur | $33,382.00 | $27,708.00 | $27,960.00 | $27,125.00 | $33,938.00 | | $150,113.00 |
| Victoria Johnson | 2004-2008 | San Mateo County Library | | $19,664.00 | $33,996.00 | $41,665.00 | $36,000.00 | | $131,325.00 |
| Maurice Glicksman | 1993 - 2004 | Brown University | $41,945.00 | $87,997.00 | | | | | $129,942.00 |
| Robert Seale | 2004-2008 | Dean of Libraries, Loyola University | | $18,664.00 | $31,996.00 | $37,165.00 | $40,500.00 | | $128,325.00 |
| Bradley E. Baker | 2000 - 2006 | Northeastern Illinois Univ | $32,165.00 | $42,000.00 | $30,998.00 | $11,165.00 | | | $116,328.00 |
| Elisabeth Niggemann | 2004 - present | Director General, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek | | $17,664.00 | $27,996.00 | $32,665.00 | $36,498.00 | | $114,823.00 |
| Martin Gomez | 2002 - 2006 | San Fancisco Public Library | $29,996.00 | $31,996.00 | $34,996.00 | $12,165.00 | | | $109,153.00 |
| David Roselle | 2004 - present | Director of Winterthur Museum / University of Delaware (President) | | $18,664.00 | $25,996.00 | $26,996.00 | $34,996.00 | | $106,652.00 |
| Maggie Farrell | 2006 - present | Dean of Libraries, University of Wyoming | | | | $18,664.00 | $39,496.00 | | $58,160.00 |
| Thomas W. Shaughnessy | 1998 - 2004 | University of Minnesota | $32,991.00 | $20,756.00 | | | | | $53,747.00 |
| Bruce Newell | 2006 - present | Director, Montana Library Network (retired) | | | | $18,664.00 | $29,996.00 | | $48,660.00 |
| Barbara Gubbin | 1998 - 2004 | Houston Public Library | $31,523.00 | $13,892.00 | | | | | $45,415.00 |
| Victoria Hanawalt | 1998 - 2004 | Reed College | $22,389.00 | $13,098.00 | | | | | $35,487.00 |
| Anthony (Tony) Ferguson | 2008 - present | University of Hong Kong | | | | | | | $- |
| Bernadette Gray-Little | 2009 - present | Chancellor, University of Kansas | | | | | | | $- |
| Kathleen Imhoff | 2008 - present | Library Consultant | | | | | | | $- |
| James G. Neal | 2009 - present | University Librarian, Columbia University | | | | | | | $- |
| John R. Patrick | 2009 - present | President, Attitude LLC | | | | | | | $- |
| Sandra (Sandy) Yee | 2009 - present | Dean of the Wayne State University Libraries | | | | | | | $- |