CATY FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #42 of 136 in industry

Cathay General Bancorp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $4.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $61,071 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-16
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#42/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
68:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$4.2M
Median worker
$61,071

Answer first

Cathay General Bancorp's FY2025 CEO total of $4.2M ranks #990 of 1,423 complete filings; its 68:1 pay ratio ranks #842. 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 $61,071. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 42 of 136, 70th 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
#990
$4.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#842
68:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
70th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Cathay General Bancorp ranks nationally

Cathay General Bancorp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$4,152,828 30th percentile higher than 30% 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

Cathay General Bancorp vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($4.2M) against pay ratio (68:1) for Cathay General Bancorp (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 both01359330.32718660.54077990.85437321.141.1:148.9:156.8:164.6:172.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Cathay General Bancorp, CEO total pay: 4152828 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 68:1Cathay General BancorpSimmons First National Corp, CEO total pay: 4358592 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 69:1Simmons First National CorpTFS Financial CORP, CEO total pay: 5183850 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 70:1TFS Financial CORPProsperity Bancshares Inc, CEO total pay: 3455783 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 71:1Prosperity Bancshares IncBankUnited, Inc., CEO total pay: 114428 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 65:1BankUnited, Inc.Westamerica Bancorporation, CEO total pay: 2956265 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 65:1Westamerica Bancorporation
Cathay General Bancorp 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 Cathay General Bancorp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Cathay General Bancorp

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
68:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+12:1
from FY2024 56:1
CEO $ YoY
+12%
$4.2M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Cathay General Bancorp 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 $3.0M - $70,522 43:1 -
2022 $3.6M +20% $62,904 58:1 +15:1
2023 $3.5M -2.9% $70,867 50:1 -8:1
2024 $3.7M +4.3% $65,987 56:1 +6:1
2025 $4.2M +12% $61,071 68:1 +12:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 861842, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
68:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$4.2M
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Above
#42 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

Cathay General Bancorp: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio

Cathay General Bancorp's FY2025 ratio 68:1 ranks #42 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (70th percentile). the CEO earned 68× the median employee ($61,071) in FY2025.

Median employee $61,071 (PAR-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 68 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$4.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

68:1

Near industry median

Cathay General Bancorp in the higher Depository Institutions third

Cathay General Bancorp's FY2025 ratio 68:1 ranks #42 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (70th 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; Cathay General Bancorp's $4.2M CEO total is above the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #990 and ratio rank #842 split - treat 68:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$4.2M
Median Employee Pay
$61,071
Pay Ratio
68:1
Filing Date
2026-04-16

Company Info

Ticker
CATY
CIK
861842
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6022
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 861842, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Cathay General Bancorp's FY2025 ratio 68:1 ranks #42 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (70th percentile).

Read with Cathay General Bancorp

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.

NUSCALE POWER Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.1M (Δ $5K lighter vs Cathay General Bancorp); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Caleres Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.1M (Δ $9K lighter vs Cathay General Bancorp); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. /NY/ · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.2M (Δ $20K heavier vs Cathay General Bancorp); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Entravision Communications Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.1M (Δ $28K lighter vs Cathay General Bancorp); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Simmons First National Corp (SIC 60 pole)

Simmons First National Corp stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Cathay General Bancorp's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #990/#842

Cathay General Bancorp's FY2025 package sits #990 by CEO dollars and #842 by ratio under MID$ · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Cathay General Bancorp'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 Cathay General Bancorp (CIK 861842), 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.