Community Financial System (CBU) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Dimitar A. Karaivanov, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $2.8M in 2025, up 3% from $2.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 60:1, on median employee pay of $46,859.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$2.8M+3% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
60:1median $46,859
CEO pay in equity
38%$1.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
75%Percentage of base salary
MIP Payout Percentage
117.5%Percentage of target for 2025
EPS Growth
16.2%Year-over-year increase
Total Revenue
$818.0MFor fiscal year 2025

How Karaivanov 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.

Salary32%Stock awards29%Option awards9%Non-equity incentive28%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Dimitar A. KaraivanovPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director$2,793,781
Marya Burgio WlosEVP and Chief Financial Officer$881,134
Joseph E. SutarisRetired EVP and Chief Financial Officer$1,150,397
Maureen Gillan-MyerEVP and Chief Administration and Human Resources Officer$1,131,000
Jeffrey M. LevyRetired SVP and Chief Banking Officer$1,169,360
Michael N. AbdoEVP and General Counsel$1,113,222

What changed and why

  • $2.8MCEO total compensation increased to $2,793,781 in 2025 compared to $2,700,891 in 2024.
  • 117.5%Management Incentive Plan annual cash awards were paid at approximately 117.5% of target for 2025.
  • 16.2%Diluted earnings per share increased 16.2% to $3.97 reflecting strong operating performance.
  • The company opened 15 new branches and expanded fee-based insurance and wealth management businesses.
  • 96.6%The say-on-pay proposal received 96.6% support at the previous annual meeting.

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.