WABC FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #44 of 136 in industry

Westamerica Bancorporation CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $3.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $45,481 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
CA
Filing date
2026-03-13
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#44/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
65:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$3.0M
Median worker
$45,481

Answer first

Westamerica Bancorporation's FY2025 CEO total of $3.0M ranks #1091 of 1,423 complete filings; its 65:1 pay ratio ranks #866. 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 $45,481. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 44 of 136, 68th 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
#1091
$3.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#866
65:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
68th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Westamerica Bancorporation ranks nationally

Westamerica Bancorporation CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$2,956,265 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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

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

Westamerica Bancorporation vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($3.0M) against pay ratio (65:1) for Westamerica Bancorporation (marked) and its 3 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 both01405636.92811273.74216910.65622547.441.4:147.6:153.8:159.9:166.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Westamerica Bancorporation, CEO total pay: 2956265 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 65:1Westamerica BancorporationBankUnited, Inc., CEO total pay: 114428 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 65:1BankUnited, Inc.Zions Bancorporation, National Association /ut/, CEO total pay: 5360256 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 64:1Zions Bancorporation, National Association /ut/Northwest Bancshares, Inc., CEO total pay: 3417344 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 64:1Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Westamerica 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 Westamerica Bancorporation's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Westamerica Bancorporation

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
65:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-30:1
from FY2024 95:1
CEO $ YoY
-33%
$3.0M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Westamerica 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
2022 $112K - $37,448 3:1 -
2023 $2.9M +2459% $45,627 63:1 +60:1
2024 $4.4M +53% $46,293 95:1 +32:1
2025 $3.0M -33% $45,481 65:1 -30:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 311094, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
65:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$3.0M
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Above
#44 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

Westamerica Bancorporation: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio

Westamerica Bancorporation's FY2025 ratio 65:1 ranks #44 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (68th percentile). the CEO earned 65× the median employee ($45,481) in FY2025.

Median employee $45,481 (PAR-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 65 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$3.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

65:1

Near industry median

Westamerica Bancorporation in the higher Depository Institutions third

Westamerica Bancorporation's FY2025 ratio 65:1 ranks #44 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (68th 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; Westamerica Bancorporation's $3.0M CEO total is at or below the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1091 and ratio rank #866 split - treat 65:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$3.0M
Median Employee Pay
$45,481
Pay Ratio
65:1
Filing Date
2026-03-13

Company Info

Ticker
WABC
CIK
311094
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6021
State
CA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 311094, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Westamerica Bancorporation's FY2025 ratio 65:1 ranks #44 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (68th percentile).

Read with Westamerica Bancorporation

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$ · PAR-MED.

AvePoint, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.0M (Δ $1K heavier vs Westamerica Bancorporation); MID · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Denali Therapeutics Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.0M (Δ $11K heavier vs Westamerica Bancorporation); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Davey Tree Expert Co · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.9M (Δ $21K lighter vs Westamerica Bancorporation); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Park National Corp /oh/ · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.0M (Δ $21K heavier vs Westamerica Bancorporation); MID · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
BankUnited, Inc. (SIC 60 pole)

BankUnited, Inc. stamps MODEST · MICRO nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Westamerica Bancorporation's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1091/#866

Westamerica Bancorporation's FY2025 package sits #1091 by CEO dollars and #866 by ratio under MID$ · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Westamerica Bancorporation'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 Westamerica Bancorporation (CIK 311094), 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.