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WSFS Financial Executive Compensation (FY25)
WSFS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 19, 2026
258 figures on this page: 251 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Rodger Levenson was paid $5,173,260 in total compensation as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and Levenson's total was 11.4% higher than the $4,644,087 reported for fiscal 2024. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 42:1, against median employee compensation of $123,762. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.8% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026, and companies named in the disclosed peer group include Ameris Bancorp, Associated Banc-Corp, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc and Cathay General Bancorp, among others.
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 — Rodger Levenson: $4,644,087 → $5,173,260 (11.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 40:1 → 42:1 (5.0% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is WSFS Financial's chief executive and what were they paid?
Rodger Levenson was paid $5,173,260 in total compensation as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Levenson's total was 11.4% higher than the $4,644,087 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was WSFS Financial's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.8% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026.
Which companies are in WSFS Financial's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Ameris Bancorp, Associated Banc-Corp, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc and Cathay General Bancorp, among others.
What is WSFS Financial's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 42:1, against median employee compensation of $123,762.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rodger Levenson Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Arthur Bacci Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lisa Brubaker Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rodger Levenson Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Burg Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steve Clark Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Banking Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Arthur Bacci Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lisa Brubaker Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shari Kruzinski Executive Vice President and Chief Consumer Banking Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rodger Levenson Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Burg Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Arthur Bacci Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lisa Brubaker Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shari Kruzinski Executive Vice President and Chief Consumer Banking 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur J. Bacci | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Arthur J. Bacci | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| David Burg | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| David Burg | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Lisa M. Brubaker | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Lisa M. Brubaker | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Rodger Levenson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Rodger Levenson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Shari Kruzinski | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Shari Kruzinski | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Bacci | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Lisa Brubaker | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Shari Kruzinski | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Rodger Levenson | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| David Burg | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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.
Rodger Levenson
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher T. Gheysens Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David G. Turner | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Francis B. Brake | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jennifer W. Davis | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Eleuthere I. du Pont | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Karen Dougherty Buchholz | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael J. Donahue | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Anat Bird | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nancy J. Foster | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Lynn B. McKee | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michelle Hong | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rodger Levenson 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 member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
| Board meeting fee | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Ameris Bancorp ABCB
- Associated Banc-Corp ASB
- Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. AUB
- Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc BBT
- Cathay General Bancorp CATY
- Commerce Bancshares, Inc. CBSH
- Customers Bancorp, Inc CUBI
- Fulton Financial Corporation FULT
- Hancock Whitney Corporation HWC
- Independent Bank Corp. INDB
- OceanFirst Financial Corp OCFC
- Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. PPBI
- Provident Financial Services, Inc. PFS
- Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc SASR
- Simmons First National Corporation SFNC
- TowneBank TOWN
- UMB Financial Corporation UMBF
- United Bankshares, Inc. UBSI
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 14, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 15, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 16, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 16, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 11, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | April 23, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | April 25, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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What this page does not include
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Peer benchmarking
Where WSFS Financial 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
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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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258 figures on this page: 251 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
251 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000828944-26-000018
- 0000828944-26-000009ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . · CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation Table · and 3 more sections
- 0001628280-25-026828Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001552781-25-000122Summary Compensation Table
- 0001628280-24-023969
- 0001552781-24-000204Summary Compensation Table
- 0001628280-23-019007Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001628280-22-014531Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000828944-20-000017Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000828944-19-000030Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers WSFS Financial discloses
The companies named in WSFS's own disclosed peer group.
Ameris BancorpAssociated Banc-CorpAtlantic Union Bankshares Corp.Berkshire Hills Bancorp, IncCathay General BancorpCommerce Bancshares, Inc.Customers Bancorp, IncFulton Financial CorporationHancock Whitney CorporationIndependent Bank Corp.OceanFirst Financial CorpProvident Financial Services, Inc.Simmons First National CorporationTowneBankUMB Financial CorporationUnited Bankshares, Inc.
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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}
}