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Kearny Financial Executive Compensation (FY26)

KRNY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Craig Montanaro
Latest say-on-pay support
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October 20, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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New filing — October 21, 2026, data updatedData as of October 21, 2026Latest filing (8-K): October 21, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Craig Montanaro: $1,348,839 → $2,097,838 (55.5% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 17:1 → 25:1 (47.1% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Kearny Financial's chief executive and what were they paid?
Craig Montanaro was paid $2,097,838 in total compensation as President and CEO for fiscal 2026. Compared with the $1,348,839 reported for fiscal 2025, Montanaro's total was 55.5% higher.
What was Kearny Financial's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held October 20, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Kearny Financial's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Amalgamated Financial Corp., CNB Financial Corporation, Columbia Financial, Inc., ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. and Farmers National Banc Corp., among others.
What is Kearny Financial's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 25:1 for fiscal 2026, against median employee compensation of $84,414.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Craig Montanaro
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Keith Suchodolski
SEVP and CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Joyce
EVP and CLO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas DeMedici
EVP and CCO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Anthony Bilotta
EVP and CBO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Craig Montanaro
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Keith Suchodolski
SEVP and COO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Anthony Bilotta
EVP and CBO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Joyce
EVP and CLO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Craig Montanaro
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Keith Suchodolski
SEVP and COO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Anthony Bilotta
EVP and CBO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Joyce
EVP and CLO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Craig Montanaro
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Keith Suchodolski
SEVP and COO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Joyce
EVP and CLO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Anthony Bilotta
EVP and CBO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sean Byrnes
EVP and CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Craig Montanaro
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Keith Suchodolski
SEVP and COO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Joyce
EVP and CLO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Anthony Bilotta
EVP and CBO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sean Byrnes
EVP and CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Anthony BilottaPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Craig L. MontanaroPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Keith SuchodolskiPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Patrick M. JoycePSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Sean ByrnesPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2025 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Craig MontanaroPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Keith SuchodolskiPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Patrick JoycePSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Sean ByrnesRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Anthony BilottaPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Craig Montanaro
President and CEO · Employment agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Joseph P. Mazza
◇————◇◇
Theodore J. Aanensen
◇————◇◇
John J. Mazur Jr
◇————◇◇
Raymond E. Chandonnet
◇————◇◇
John F. McGovern
◇————◇◇
Christopher Petermann
◇————◇◇
Catherine A. Lawton
◇————◇◇
Leopold W. Montanaro
◇————◇◇
Melvina Wong-Zaza
◇—————◇
Charles J. Pivirotto
◇—————◇
Curtland E. Fields
◇—————◇
Craig L. Montanaro served on the board in fiscal 2026 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
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Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Amalgamated Financial Corp. AMAL
  • CNB Financial Corporation CCNE
  • Columbia Financial, Inc. CLBK
  • ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. CNOB
  • Farmers National Banc Corp. FMNB
  • First Commonwealth Financial Corporation FCF
  • Flushing Financial Corporation FFIC
  • Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. MCB
  • Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. MPB
  • NBT Bancorp Inc. NBTB
  • Northfield Bancorp, Inc. NFBK
  • Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NWBI
  • OceanFirst Financial Corp. OCFC
  • Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. ORRF
  • Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation PGC
  • S T Bancorp, Inc. STBA
  • Tompkins Financial Corporation TMP
  • TrustCo Bank Corp. NY TRST
  • Univest Financial Corporation UVSP

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026October 20, 2026=◇◇◇
2025October 21, 2025=◇◇◇
2023October 17, 2024=◇◇◇
2022October 26, 2023=◇◇◇
2021October 27, 2022=◇◇◇
2020October 28, 2021=◇◇◇
2019October 22, 2020=◇◇◇
2018October 24, 2019=◇◇◇
2017October 25, 2018=◇◇◇
2016October 26, 2017=◇◇◇
2015October 27, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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296 figures on this page: 285 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
285 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000943374-26-000450
    212,399 224,706 — An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Proxy Statement: Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Abstentions Broker Non
  2. 0001617242-26-000023
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Potential Payments Upon Termination
  3. 0000943374-25-000444
    0,347 468,259 - 3. An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Proxy Statement: Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Abstentions Broker Non
  4. 0000943374-24-000418
  5. 0001193125-23-264517
  6. 0001617242-23-000074
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-22-272605
  8. 0001193125-22-246161
  9. 0001193125-21-312618
  10. 0001193125-20-275445
  11. 0000943374-19-000471
  12. 0000943374-18-000393
  13. 0000943374-17-000450
  14. 0000943374-16-001233
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Peers Kearny Financial discloses

The companies named in KRNY's own disclosed peer group.

Amalgamated Financial Corp.CNB Financial CorporationColumbia Financial, Inc.ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.Farmers National Banc Corp.First Commonwealth Financial CorporationFlushing Financial CorporationMetropolitan Bank Holding Corp.Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.NBT Bancorp Inc.Northfield Bancorp, Inc.Northwest Bancshares, Inc.OceanFirst Financial Corp.Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.Peapack-Gladstone Financial CorporationS T Bancorp, Inc.Tompkins Financial CorporationTrustCo Bank Corp. NYUnivest Financial Corporation

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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