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NBT Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)

NBTB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 19, 2026
302 figures on this page: 292 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Scott A. Kingsley, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $2,990,037 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Kingsley's total was 22.7% higher than the $2,437,755 reported for fiscal 2024. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.3% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 19, 2026. The disclosed peer group names Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., Brookline Bancorp, Inc., Community Financial System, Inc., Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. and Eastern Bankshares, Inc., among others. The fiscal 2025 disclosure covers 5 named executive officers.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Scott A. Kingsley
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 19, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Scott A. Kingsley: $2,437,755 → $2,990,037 (22.7% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 96.3% → 96.3% (0.0 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is NBT Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Scott A. Kingsley, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $2,990,037 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Kingsley's total was 22.7% higher than the $2,437,755 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was NBT Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.3% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 19, 2026.
Which companies are in NBT Bancorp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., Brookline Bancorp, Inc., Community Financial System, Inc., Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. and Eastern Bankshares, Inc., among others.
What is NBT Bancorp's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 47:1, against median employee compensation of $64,221.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John H. Watt, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
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M. Randolph Sparks
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Ethics Officer
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
Scott A. Kingsley
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Joseph R. Stagliano
Executive Vice President, President of Retail Community Banking and Chief Information Officer
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Ruth H. Mahoney
Executive Vice President, President of Wealth Management and Regional President for the Capital District, North Country and Hudson Valley
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John H. Watt, Jr.
Special Advisor and Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Scott A. Kingsley
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Joseph R. Stagliano
Executive Vice President and President of NBT Bank, N.A.
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Amy C. Wiles
Executive Vice President and Chief Credit & Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Ruth H. Mahoney
Executive Vice President and President of Wealth Management
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Annette L. Burns
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott A. Kingsley
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Joseph R. Stagliano
Executive Vice President and President of NBT Bank, N.A.
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Annette L. Burns
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Amy C. Wiles
Executive Vice President and Chief Credit & Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Ruth H. Mahoney
Executive Vice President and President of Wealth Management
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
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 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Amy C. WilesPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Amy C. WilesRSU◇——◇——◇
Annette L. BurnsRSU◇——◇——◇
Annette L. BurnsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Joseph R. StaglianoRSU◇——◇——◇
Joseph R. StaglianoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ruth H. MahoneyRSU◇——◇——◇
Ruth H. MahoneyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott A. KingsleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott A. KingsleyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 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 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Annette BurnsRSU◇◇——
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Amy WilesRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Joseph StaglianoRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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Ruth MahoneyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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Scott KingsleyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Martin A. Dietrich
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
John H. Watt, Jr
◇◇———◇◇
Richard J. Cantele, Jr
◇◇———◇◇
Andrew S. Kowalczyk III
◇◇———◇◇
Matthew J. Salanger
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Heidi M. Hoeller
◇◇————◇
Johanna R. Ames
◇◇———◇◇
Timothy E. Delaney
◇◇———◇◇
V. Daniel Robinson II
◇◇————◇
J. David Brown
◇◇————◇
David J. Nasca
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Jack H. Webb
—————◇◇
Lowell A. Seifter
—————◇◇
Scott A. Kingsley served on the board in fiscal 2025 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◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer ($185,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. BBT
  • Brookline Bancorp, Inc. BRKL
  • Community Financial System, Inc. CBU
  • Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. DCOM
  • Eastern Bankshares, Inc. EBC
  • First Busey Corporation BUSE
  • First Commonwealth Financial Corporation FCF
  • First Financial Bancorp. FFBC
  • First Merchants Corporation FRME
  • Fulton Financial Corporation FULT
  • Independent Bank Corp. IBCP
  • Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NWBI
  • OceanFirst Financial Corp. OCFC
  • Park National Corporation PRK
  • Premier Financial Corp. PFC
  • Provident Financial Services, Inc. PFS
  • S&T Bancorp, Inc. STBA
  • Tompkins Financial Corporation TMP
  • WesBanco, Inc. WSBC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 19, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 20, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 21, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 16, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 17, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 25, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 19, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 21, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 22, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 23, 2017=◇◇◇

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

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
302 figures on this page: 292 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
292 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001140361-26-022087
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001140361-26-013237
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001140361-25-019911
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001140361-25-012462
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001140361-24-027174
  6. 0001140361-24-018165
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001140361-23-025260
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001140361-22-019805
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001140361-21-018853
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001140361-20-012074
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001140361-19-009646
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001140361-18-025315
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001140361-17-022132
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Banking rankings

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Peers NBT Bancorp discloses

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

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.Community Financial System, Inc.Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.Eastern Bankshares, Inc.First Busey CorporationFirst Commonwealth Financial CorporationFirst Financial Bancorp.First Merchants CorporationFulton Financial CorporationIndependent Bank Corp.Northwest Bancshares, Inc.OceanFirst Financial Corp.Park National CorporationProvident Financial Services, Inc.S&T Bancorp, Inc.Tompkins Financial CorporationWesBanco, Inc.

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APA
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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