FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #16 of 136 in industry

Western Alliance Bancorporation CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $10.9M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $99,259 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-22
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#16/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
110:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$10.9M
Median worker
$99,259

Answer first

Western Alliance Bancorporation's FY2025 CEO total of $10.9M ranks #475 of 1,423 complete filings; its 110:1 pay ratio ranks #595. 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 $99,259. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 16 of 136, 89th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Depository Institutions companies.

Dollar rank
#475
$10.9M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#595
110:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
89th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Western Alliance Bancorporation ranks nationally

Western Alliance Bancorporation CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$10,918,490 Top 33% higher than 67% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Western Alliance Bancorporation vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($10.9M) against pay ratio (110:1) for Western Alliance Bancorporation (marked) and its 4 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 both2580397.04764183.26947969.59131755.811315542.138.7:159.5:180.3:1101.0:1121.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Western Alliance Bancorporation, CEO total pay: 10918490 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 110:1Western Alliance BancorporationRegions Financial Corp, CEO total pay: 7107966 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 118:1Regions Financial CorpPopular, Inc., CEO total pay: 5679859 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 102:1Popular, Inc.Umb Financial Corp, CEO total pay: 8746010 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 98:1Umb Financial CorpPark National Corp /oh/, CEO total pay: 2977449 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 98:1Park National Corp /oh/
Western Alliance Bancorporation 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 Western Alliance Bancorporation's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Western Alliance Bancorporation

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
110:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+18:1
from FY2024 92:1
CEO $ YoY
+5.9%
$10.9M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Western Alliance Bancorporation 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
2021 $7.3M - $107,513 68:1 -
2022 $8.2M +12% $97,638 84:1 +16:1
2023 $8.8M +6.9% $112,365 78:1 -6:1
2024 $10.3M +18% $112,120 92:1 +14:1
2025 $10.9M +5.9% $99,259 110:1 +18:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1212545, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
110:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$10.9M
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Above
#16 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

Western Alliance Bancorporation: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Western Alliance Bancorporation's FY2025 ratio 110:1 ranks #16 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (89th percentile). the CEO earned 110× the median employee ($99,259) in FY2025.

Median employee $99,259 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 110 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$10.9M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

110:1

Near industry median

Western Alliance Bancorporation in the higher Depository Institutions third

Western Alliance Bancorporation's FY2025 ratio 110:1 ranks #16 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (89th percentile). 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; Western Alliance Bancorporation's $10.9M CEO total is above the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #475 and ratio rank #595 split - treat 110:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$10.9M
Median Employee Pay
$99,259
Pay Ratio
110:1
Filing Date
2026-04-22

Company Info

CIK
1212545
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6022
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1212545, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Western Alliance Bancorporation's FY2025 ratio 110:1 ranks #16 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (89th percentile).

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

Alphabet Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.9M (Δ $12K lighter vs Western Alliance Bancorporation); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
J M SMUCKER Co · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.9M (Δ $17K heavier vs Western Alliance Bancorporation); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.0M (Δ $33K heavier vs Western Alliance Bancorporation); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Agree Realty Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.0M (Δ $39K heavier vs Western Alliance Bancorporation); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Regions Financial Corp (SIC 60 pole)

Regions Financial Corp stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Western Alliance Bancorporation's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #475/#595

Western Alliance Bancorporation's FY2025 package sits #475 by CEO dollars and #595 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Western Alliance Bancorporation's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Western Alliance Bancorporation (CIK 1212545), 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.