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Pathfinder Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)

PBHC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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James Dowd
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 6, 2024
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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 — James Dowd: $615,069 → $1,820,456 (196.0% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Pathfinder Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for James Dowd, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $1,820,456 in fiscal 2025. Dowd's total moved 196.0% higher from the $615,069 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Pathfinder Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2023, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 95.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 6, 2024.
Which companies are in Pathfinder Bancorp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes AmeriServ Financial, Inc., CB Financial Services, Inc., Chemung Financial Corp., Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. and Embassy Bancorp, Inc., among others.

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
James Dowd
President and Chief
◇◇———◇◇◇
Ronald Tascarella
Executive Vice President
◇◇———◇◇◇
Thomas Schneider
Former President and Chief
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Walter Rusnak
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Dowd
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇———◇◇◇
Ronald Tascarella
Executive Vice President Chief Banking Officer
◇◇———◇◇◇
Walter Rusnak
Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Dowd
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇———◇◇◇
Robert Butkowski
Senior Vice President Chief Operating Officer
◇◇————◇◇
William O'Brien
Senior Vice President Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇◇————◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Dowd
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
Justin Bigham
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Joseph Serbun
Senior Vice President and Chief Credit 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 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
James A. DowdRSU———◇——◇
Joseph SerbunRSU◇——◇——◇
Justin K. BighamRSU———◇——◇
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
James DowdRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Justin BighamRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Joseph SerbunRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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
William A. Barclay
Board chair
◇———◇—◇
David A. Ayoub
◇———◇—◇
Lloyd "Buddy" Stemple
◇———◇—◇
John P. Funiciello
◇———◇—◇
John F. Sharkey III
◇———◇—◇
Adam C. Gagas
◇—————◇
Melanie Littlejohn
◇—————◇
Eric Allyn
◇—————◇
Tony Scavuzzo
◇—————◇
Meghan Crawford-Hamlin
◇—————◇
James A. Dowd 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◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2023
  • AmeriServ Financial, Inc. ASRV
  • CB Financial Services, Inc. CBFV
  • Chemung Financial Corp. CHMG
  • Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. CVLY
  • Embassy Bancorp, Inc. EMYB
  • ENB Financial Corp. ENBP
  • ESSA Bancorp, Inc. ESSA
  • Evans Bancorp, Inc. EVBN
  • First Keystone Corp. FKYS
  • FNCB Bancorp, Inc. FNCB
  • Franklin Financial Services Corp. FRAF
  • Greene County Bancorp, Inc. GCBC
  • Juniata Valley Financial Corp JUVF
  • Norwood Financial Corp. NWFL
  • Orange County Bancorp, Inc. OBT
  • Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. PWOD
  • Pioneer Bancorp, Inc. PBFS
  • Quaint Oak Bancorp, Inc. QNTO
  • Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. RBKB
  • Traditions Bancorp, Inc. symbol not shown

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2023June 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2020June 4, 2021=◇◇◇
2017May 9, 2018=◇◇◇

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125 figures on this page: 122 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
122 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-169428
    A. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION & · Directors’ Compensation
  2. 0000950170-25-057234
    NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
  3. 0000950170-24-070377
  4. 0000950170-24-046248
  5. 0000950170-23-015035
  6. 0001564590-21-032363
  7. 0001564590-18-012352
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Peers Pathfinder Bancorp discloses

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

AmeriServ Financial, Inc.CB Financial Services, Inc.Chemung Financial Corp.Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.Embassy Bancorp, Inc.ENB Financial Corp.ESSA Bancorp, Inc.Evans Bancorp, Inc.First Keystone Corp.FNCB Bancorp, Inc.Franklin Financial Services Corp.Greene County Bancorp, Inc.Norwood Financial Corp.Orange County Bancorp, Inc.Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.Pioneer Bancorp, Inc.Rhinebeck Bancorp, 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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