Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jeffry M. Householder, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4.5M in 2025, up 9% from $4.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 54:1, on median employee pay of $83,218.

Filed
March 25, 2026
Annual meeting
May 6, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$4.5M+9% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
54:1median $83,218
CEO pay in equity
53%$2.4M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$872,3852025 fiscal year
CEO Stock Awards
$2,420,5662025 fiscal year
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,097,8632025 fiscal year
CEO Pay Ratio
54:12025 fiscal year
Median Employee Pay
$83,2182025 fiscal year

How Householder was paid

$4.5M 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.

Salary19%Stock awards53%Non-equity incentive24%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jeffry M. HouseholderPresident and Chief Executive Officer$4,531,322
Beth W. CooperExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary$1,601,461
James F. MoriartyExecutive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Policy and Risk Officer$1,504,427
Jeffrey S. SylvesterSenior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$1,277,926
Kevin J. WebberSenior Vice President and Chief Development Officer$954,294

What changed and why

  • $4.5MJeffry M. Householder received total compensation of $4,531,322 for fiscal 2025.
  • $4.2MCEO total compensation increased from $4,154,015 in the prior fiscal year.
  • The ratio of the CEO to median employee annual total compensation was 54 to 1.
  • $83,218Median employee annual total compensation was established at $83,218.
  • Performance-based equity incentive awards for the 2025-2027 performance period were granted on February 26, 2025.

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.