California Bancorp (BCAL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David I. Rainer, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Bank, was paid $2.8M in 2025, up 67% from $1.7M the year before.

Filed
April 14, 2026
Annual meeting
May 27, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$2.8M+67% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
61%$1.7M in awards
New CEO Salary
$750,000Effective March 1, 2026
Shelton Separation Payment
$996,400Paid pursuant to transition agreement

How Rainer was paid

$2.8M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary23%Stock awards61%Non-equity incentive14%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David I. RainerChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Bank$2,830,368
Steven E. SheltonFormer Director, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Bank$2,374,109
Thomas G. DolanExecutive Vice President Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Chief Strategy Officer of the Bank$1,358,500
Richard HernandezPresident of the Company and the Bank$957,299

What changed and why

  • $2.8MDavid I. Rainer received a total compensation of $2,830,368 for fiscal 2025.
  • Steven E. Shelton retired as Chief Executive Officer effective December 31, 2025.
  • $750KDavid I. Rainer's base salary will increase to $750,000 under a new 2026 agreement.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.