HOPE FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #62 of 136 in industry

Hope Bancorp Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $3.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $80,534 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-10
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#62/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
47:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$3.8M
Median worker
$80,534

Answer first

Hope Bancorp Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $3.8M ranks #1017 of 1,423 complete filings; its 47:1 pay ratio ranks #992. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $80,534. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 62 of 136, 55th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Depository Institutions companies.

Dollar rank
#1017
$3.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#992
47:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
55th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Hope Bancorp Inc ranks nationally

Hope Bancorp Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$3,785,116 29th percentile higher than 29% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Hope Bancorp Inc vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($3.8M) against pay ratio (47:1) for Hope Bancorp Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Depository Institutions industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both1717338.42258899.228004603342020.83883581.642.2:144.0:145.8:147.5:149.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Hope Bancorp Inc, CEO total pay: 3785116 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 47:1Hope Bancorp IncNational Bank Holdings Corp, CEO total pay: 3725952 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 46:1National Bank Holdings CorpGreat Southern Bancorp, Inc., CEO total pay: 1815804 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 46:1Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.Banner Corp, CEO total pay: 3590983 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 46:1Banner CorpSouth Plains Financial, Inc., CEO total pay: 2268063 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 49:1South Plains Financial, Inc.First Mid Bancshares, Inc., CEO total pay: 2133340 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 44:1First Mid Bancshares, Inc.
Hope Bancorp Inc vs. Depository Institutions peers, plotted against the industry's $3.0M median CEO total and 43:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Depository Institutions peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 124 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 60. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Hope Bancorp Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Hope Bancorp Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
47:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+2:1
from FY2024 45:1
CEO $ YoY
+14%
$3.8M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Hope Bancorp Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2022 $3.6M - $82,798 43:1 -
2023 $3.0M -16% $83,541 36:1 -7:1
2024 $3.3M +10% $73,662 45:1 +9:1
2025 $3.8M +14% $80,534 47:1 +2:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1128361, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
47:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$3.8M
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Above
#62 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

Hope Bancorp Inc: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio

Hope Bancorp Inc's FY2025 CEO total $3.8M ranks #1017 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). the CEO earned 47× the median employee ($80,534) in FY2025.

Median employee $80,534 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 47 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$3.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

47:1

Below typical

Hope Bancorp Inc in the lower-dollar third

Hope Bancorp Inc's FY2025 CEO total $3.8M ranks #1017 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Depository Institutions (SIC 60) median ratio is 43:1 across 136 FY2025 filers; Hope Bancorp Inc's $3.8M CEO total is above the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1017 and ratio rank #992 split - treat 47:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$3.8M
Median Employee Pay
$80,534
Pay Ratio
47:1
Filing Date
2026-04-10

Company Info

Ticker
HOPE
CIK
1128361
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6021
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1128361, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Hope Bancorp Inc's FY2025 CEO total $3.8M ranks #1017 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars).

Read with Hope Bancorp Inc

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.

Exponent Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.8M (Δ $2K heavier vs Hope Bancorp Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Cerus Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.8M (Δ $10K heavier vs Hope Bancorp Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.8M (Δ $16K lighter vs Hope Bancorp Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Pitney Bowes Inc /de/ · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.8M (Δ $17K heavier vs Hope Bancorp Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
National Bank Holdings Corp (SIC 60 pole)

National Bank Holdings Corp stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Hope Bancorp Inc's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1017/#992

Hope Bancorp Inc's FY2025 package sits #1017 by CEO dollars and #992 by ratio under MID$ · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Hope Bancorp Inc's MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Hope Bancorp Inc (CIK 1128361), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.