CBU FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #52 of 136 in industry

Community Financial System, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $2.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $46,859 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-27
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#52/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
60:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$2.8M
Median worker
$46,859

Answer first

Community Financial System, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $2.8M ranks #1098 of 1,423 complete filings; its 60:1 pay ratio ranks #900. 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 $46,859. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 52 of 136, 63rd 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
#1098
$2.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#900
60:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
63rd
above the industry median pay ratio

How Community Financial System, Inc. ranks nationally

Community Financial System, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$2,793,781 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

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

Community Financial System, Inc. vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($2.8M) against pay ratio (60:1) for Community Financial System, 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 both01208182.52416365.03624547.54832730.041.5:146.9:152.3:157.6:163.0:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Community Financial System, Inc., CEO total pay: 2793781 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 60:1Community Financial System, Inc.Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., CEO total pay: 108907 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 61:1Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.Seacoast Banking Corp Of Florida, CEO total pay: 4481361 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 61:1Seacoast Banking Corp Of FloridaTriumph Financial, Inc., CEO total pay: 4607786 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 58:1Triumph Financial, Inc.First Financial Bankshares Inc, CEO total pay: 3348000 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 62:1First Financial Bankshares Inc
Community Financial System, 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 Community Financial System, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Community Financial System, Inc.

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
60:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+2:1
from FY2024 58:1
CEO $ YoY
+3.4%
$2.8M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Community Financial System, 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
2021 $3.2M - $35,666 63:1 -
2022 $350K -89% $38,350 59:1 -4:1
2023 $2.5M +620% $43,107 58:1 -1:1
2024 $2.7M +7.3% $46,464 58:1 0:1
2025 $2.8M +3.4% $46,859 60:1 +2:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 723188, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
60:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$2.8M
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Above
#52 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

Community Financial System, Inc.: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio

Community Financial System, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $2.8M ranks #1098 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). the CEO earned 60× the median employee ($46,859) in FY2025.

Median employee $46,859 (PAR-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 60 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$2.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

60:1

Near industry median

Community Financial System, Inc. in the lower-dollar third

Community Financial System, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $2.8M ranks #1098 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; Community Financial System, Inc.'s $2.8M CEO total is at or below the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1098 and ratio rank #900 split - treat 60:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$2.8M
Median Employee Pay
$46,859
Pay Ratio
60:1
Filing Date
2026-03-27

Company Info

Ticker
CBU
CIK
723188
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6021
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 723188, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Community Financial System, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $2.8M ranks #1098 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars).

Read with Community Financial System, 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$ · PAR-MED.

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.8M (Δ $7K lighter vs Community Financial System, Inc.); MID · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Limbach Holdings, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.8M (Δ $34K lighter vs Community Financial System, Inc.); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Lyft, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.8M (Δ $40K heavier vs Community Financial System, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Safehold Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.7M (Δ $48K lighter vs Community Financial System, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (SIC 60 pole)

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. stamps MODEST · MICRO nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Community Financial System, Inc.'s MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1098/#900

Community Financial System, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #1098 by CEO dollars and #900 by ratio under MID$ · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Community Financial System, 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 Community Financial System, Inc. (CIK 723188), 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.