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TriCo Bancshares Executive Compensation (FY25)

TCBK · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 28, 2026
258 figures on this page: 248 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Richard Smith was paid $2,981,248 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and compared with the $2,896,621 reported for fiscal 2024, Smith's total was 2.9% higher. Meanwhile, for fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 31:1, against median employee compensation of $96,862. Separately, for fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.4% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026. The disclosed peer group includes BancFirst Corp., Banner Corp., Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc., Brookline Bancorp Inc. and Central Pacific Financial, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Richard Smith
Median of the other named officers
$1,123,338
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 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 — Richard Smith: $2,896,621 → $2,981,248 (2.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.8% → 96.4% (0.6 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 32:1 → 31:1 (3.1% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is TriCo Bancshares' chief executive and what were they paid?
Richard Smith was paid $2,981,248 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $2,896,621 reported for fiscal 2024, Smith's total was 2.9% higher.
What was TriCo Bancshares' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.4% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026.
Which companies are in TriCo Bancshares' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes BancFirst Corp., Banner Corp., Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc., Brookline Bancorp Inc. and Central Pacific Financial, among others.
What is TriCo Bancshares' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 31:1, against median employee compensation of $96,862.

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
Richard Smith
President - Chief Executive Officer
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Daniel Bailey
Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Peter Wiese
Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer
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John Fleshood
Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Craig Carney
Executive Vice President Chief Credit Officer
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard Smith
President - Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Peter Wiese
Executive Vice President — Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Fleshood
Executive Vice President — Chief Operating Officer
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Daniel Bailey
Executive Vice President — Chief Banking Officer
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Craig Carney
Executive Vice President — Chief Credit Officer
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Daniel Bailey
Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Peter Wiese
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Craig Carney
Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Gregory Gehlmann
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
John Fleshood
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Departed during or after this year
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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. 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
Craig CarneyRSU◇——◇——◇
Daniel BaileyRSU◇——◇——◇
Greg GehlmannRSU◇——◇——◇
John FleshoodRSU◇——◇——◇
Peter WieseRSU◇——◇——◇
Richard SmithRSU◇——◇——◇
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
Richard SmithRSU◇◇——
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Peter WiesePSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
John FleshoodRSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
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Greg GehlmannRSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
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Daniel BaileyPSU◇◇——
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Craig CarneyRSU◇◇——
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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
John S. A. Hasbrook
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Michael W. Koehnen
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Cory W. Giese
Lead independent director
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Kimberley H. Vogel
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Martin A. Mariani
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Kirsten E. Garen
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Jon Y. Nakamura
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Margaret L. Kane
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Thomas C. McGraw
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Anthony L. Leggio
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Richard P. Smith 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: Maintained stock ownership guidelines for directors and executive officers.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • BancFirst Corp. BANF
  • Banner Corp. BANR
  • Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. BBT
  • Brookline Bancorp Inc. BRKL
  • Central Pacific Financial CPF
  • CVB Financial Corp. CVBF
  • First Commonwealth Financial FCF
  • First Financial Bankshares FFIN
  • Hanmi Financial Corp HAFC
  • International Bancshares IBOC
  • National Bank Holdings Corp NBHC
  • NBT Bancorp Inc. NBTB
  • Origin Bancorp Inc. OBK
  • Pacific Premier Bancorp PPBI
  • S&T Bancorp Inc. STBA
  • Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. SASR
  • Southside Bancshares Inc. SBSI
  • Tompkins Financial Corp TMP
  • TownBank TOWN
  • Univest Financial Corp. UVSP
  • Veritex Holdings Inc VBTX

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 19, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 27, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 27, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 21, 2019=◇◇◇
2016May 23, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 19, 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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258 figures on this page: 248 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
248 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

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  2. 0000356171-26-000033
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation of directors · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2025 · and 2 more sections
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  4. 0000356171-25-000049
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000356171-24-000052
  6. 0000356171-24-000014
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000356171-23-000033
  8. 0000356171-22-000037
  9. 0000356171-21-000030
  10. 0000356171-20-000052
  11. 0001193125-19-158477
  12. 0001193125-17-183784
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Peers TriCo Bancshares discloses

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

BancFirst Corp.Banner Corp.Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc.Central Pacific FinancialCVB Financial Corp.First Commonwealth FinancialFirst Financial BanksharesHanmi Financial CorpInternational BancsharesNational Bank Holdings CorpNBT Bancorp Inc.Origin Bancorp Inc.S&T Bancorp Inc.Southside Bancshares Inc.Tompkins Financial CorpTownBankUnivest Financial Corp.

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Cite this data
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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