ESQ FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #97 of 136 in industry

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $3.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $173,214 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
MD
Filing date
2026-04-30
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#97/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
22:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$3.8M
Median worker
$173,214

Answer first

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $3.8M ranks #1018 of 1,423 complete filings; its 22:1 pay ratio ranks #1200. 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 $173,214. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 97 of 136, 29th percentile - below 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
#1018
$3.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1200
22:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
29th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. ranks nationally

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$3,769,054 28th percentile higher than 28% 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

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($3.8M) against pay ratio (22:1) for Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (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 both0987611.51975222.92962834.43950445.919.9:125.8:131.8:137.7:143.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 3769054 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 22:1Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.Red River Bancshares Inc, CEO total pay: 1158102 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 22:1Red River Bancshares IncRBB Bancorp, CEO total pay: 1488190 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 22:1RBB BancorpCustomers Bancorp, Inc., CEO total pay: 141216 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 21:1Customers Bancorp, Inc.Merchants Bancorp, CEO total pay: 2508863 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 23:1Merchants Bancorp
Esquire Financial Holdings, 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 Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
22:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$3.8M
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Below
#97 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 22:1 ranks #97 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (29th percentile). the CEO earned 22× the median employee ($173,214) in FY2025.

At $173,214 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under MID$ CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$3.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

22:1

Below typical

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. in the lower Depository Institutions third

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 22:1 ranks #97 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (29th 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; Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.'s $3.8M CEO total is above the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1018 and ratio rank #1200 split - treat 22:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$3.8M
Median Employee Pay
$173,214
Pay Ratio
22:1
Filing Date
2026-04-30

Company Info

Ticker
ESQ
CIK
1531031
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6029
State
MD
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1531031, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 22:1 ranks #97 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (29th percentile).

Read with Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.

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

Rimini Street, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.8M (Δ $7K lighter vs Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Hope Bancorp Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.8M (Δ $16K heavier vs Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Exponent Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.8M (Δ $18K heavier vs Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Civeo Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.7M (Δ $20K lighter vs Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Red River Bancshares Inc (SIC 60 pole)

Red River Bancshares Inc stamps FLOOR · LIGHT nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.'s FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #1018/#1200

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #1018 by CEO dollars and #1200 by ratio under MID$ · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.'s FLOOR 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 Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (CIK 1531031), 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.