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Northfield Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY24)
NFBK · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2024
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 30, 2025
194 figures on this page: 184 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Steven Klein was paid $1,477,009 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2024, and compared with the $1,227,780 reported for fiscal 2023, Klein's total was 20.3% higher. Meanwhile, shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 28, 2025 for fiscal 2024. Separately, the disclosed peer group includes ACNB Corp., BCB Bancorp, Inc., CNB Financial Corporation, Columbia Financial, Inc. and ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc., among others. The company reported 5 named executive officers for fiscal 2024.
What changed from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Steven Klein: $1,227,780 → $1,477,009 (20.3% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.7% → 94.6% (1.1 points lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Northfield Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Steven Klein was paid $1,477,009 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2024. Compared with the $1,227,780 reported for fiscal 2023, Klein's total was 20.3% higher.
What was Northfield Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 28, 2025 for fiscal 2024.
Which companies are in Northfield Bancorp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes ACNB Corp., BCB Bancorp, Inc., CNB Financial Corporation, Columbia Financial, Inc. and ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc., among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Klein President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William Jacobs Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Fasanella Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robin Lefkowitz Executive Vice President and Chief Branch Administration, Deposit Operations and Business Development Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Klein President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William Jacobs Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Fasanella Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robin Lefkowitz Executive Vice President and Chief Branch Administration, Deposit Operations and Business Development Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Tara French Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Vickie Tomasello Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Klein President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William Jacobs Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Fasanella Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robin Lefkowitz Executive Vice President and Chief Branch Administration, Deposit Operations and Business Development Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Vickie Tomasello Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 2024
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David V. Fasanella | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Robin Lefkowitz | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Steven M. Klein | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Vickie Tomasello | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| William R. Jacobs | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023 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 2024 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vickie Tomasello | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| David Fasanella | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Steven Klein | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Robin Lefkowitz | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| William Jacobs | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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 2024
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Timothy C. Harrison | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Annette Catino | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul V. Stahlin | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick L. Ryan | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karen J. Kessler | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John P. Connors, Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gil Chapman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Frank P. Patafio | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rachana Kulkarni | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Gualberto (Gil) Medina | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven M. Klein served on the board in fiscal 2024 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 | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2024
- ACNB Corp. ACNB
- BCB Bancorp, Inc. BCBP
- CNB Financial Corporation CCNE
- Columbia Financial, Inc. CLBK
- ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. CNOB
- First Bank FRBA
- First of Long Island Corporation FLIC
- Flushing Financial Corporation FFIC
- Kearny Financial Corp. KRNY
- Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. LBAI
- Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. MPB
- OceanFirst Financial Corp. OCFC
- Orrstown Financial Services ORRF
- Peapack-Gladstone Financial PGC
- Peoples Financial Services PFIS
- Provident Financial Services, Inc. PFS
- Shore Bancshares, Inc. SHBI
- Tompkins Financial Corporation TMP
- Unity Bancorp UNTY
- Univest Financial Corporation UVSP
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | May 28, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 22, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 24, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 25, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 26, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 27, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 22, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 23, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 24, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | May 25, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
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Peer benchmarking
Where Northfield Bancorp sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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194 figures on this page: 184 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
184 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
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- 0001493225-25-000050ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ....................... · Director Compensation · Summary Compensation Table
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- 0001493225-24-000073Summary Compensation Table
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- 0001140361-23-018388Summary Compensation Table
- 0001493225-22-000063
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- 0001493225-19-000045
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Peers Northfield Bancorp discloses
The companies named in NFBK's own disclosed peer group.
ACNB Corp.BCB Bancorp, Inc.CNB Financial CorporationColumbia Financial, Inc.ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.First BankFlushing Financial CorporationKearny Financial Corp.Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.OceanFirst Financial Corp.Orrstown Financial ServicesPeapack-Gladstone FinancialPeoples Financial ServicesProvident Financial Services, Inc.Shore Bancshares, Inc.Tompkins Financial CorporationUnity BancorpUnivest Financial Corporation
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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}
}