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York Water Executive Compensation (FY25)

YORW · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Joseph Hand
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 4, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Joseph Hand: $498,278 → $572,275 (14.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.0% → 93.6% (1.4 points lower)

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Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is York Water's chief executive and what were they paid?
Joseph Hand, President, Chief Executive Officer, received $572,275 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Hand's total was 14.9% higher than the $498,278 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was York Water's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 93.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 4, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in York Water's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Artesian Water Company, Consolidated Water Co. Ltd., Fuel Cell Energy, Global Water Resources and Middlesex Water Company, 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
Joseph Hand
President, Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Poff
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Joseph Hand
President, Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Poff
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Joseph Hand
President, Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Poff
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Joseph Hand
President, Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Poff
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Alexandra Chiaruttini
Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Joseph HandPSU◇◇——
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
Paul R. Bonney, Esq
Board chair
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Steven R. Rasmussen, CPA
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Douglas S. Brossman
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Laura T. Wand
◇◇————◇
George W. Hodges
◇◇————◇
Erin C. McGlaughlin
◇◇————◇
Jody L. Keller, SPHR
◇◇————◇
Jeffrey R. Hines, P.E
◇◇————◇
Robert F. Lambert
◇◇————◇
Michael W. Gang, Esq
◇◇————◇
William T. Yanavitch II
◇—————◇
Joseph T. Hand 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◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Board meeting fee◇
Equity is delivered as Stock Awards.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Artesian Water Company ARTNA
  • Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. CWCO
  • Fuel Cell Energy FCEL
  • Global Water Resources GWRS
  • Middlesex Water Company MSEX
  • Montauk Renewables, Inc. MNTK
  • Pure Cycle Corporation PCYO
  • RGC Resources RGCO
  • Until Corporation UTL

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 4, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 5, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 1, 2023=◇◇◇
2019May 4, 2020=◇◇◇

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109 figures on this page: 104 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints.
104 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000108985-26-000038
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0000108985-26-000024
    2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · Director Compensation · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0000108985-25-000040
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000108985-25-000022
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000108985-24-000041
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000108985-24-000028
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000108985-23-000043
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000108985-20-000060
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Peers York Water discloses

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

Artesian Water CompanyConsolidated Water Co. Ltd.Fuel Cell EnergyGlobal Water ResourcesMiddlesex Water CompanyMontauk Renewables, Inc.Pure Cycle CorporationRGC ResourcesUntil Corporation

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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
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@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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