Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Stephen M. Bianchi, CEO and Principal Executive Officer, was paid $791,726 in FY 2025, up 6% from $744,755 the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 14:1, on median employee pay of $55,411.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Annual meeting
June 16, 2026
Pay year
FY 2025
Named executives
2
CEO total pay
$791,726+6% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
14:1median $55,411
CEO pay in equity
19%$147,044 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
90%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$791,726For fiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
14.3:1Compared to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$55,411Annual total compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
90%At prior annual meeting

How Bianchi was paid

$791,726 in total for FY 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary53%Stock awards19%Non-equity incentive23%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Stephen M. BianchiCEO and Principal Executive Officer$791,726
James S. BroucekCFO and Principal Accounting Officer$455,546

What changed and why

  • $792KStephen M. Bianchi received total compensation of $791,726 for fiscal 2025, representing an increase from $744,755 in fiscal 2024.
  • $55,411The CEO pay ratio for fiscal 2025 was approximately 14.3 to 1 compared to the median employee compensation of $55,411.
  • 90%Stockholders approved the prior year executive compensation proposal with over 90% of the shares voted in favor.
  • Short-term incentive compensation was awarded under the Short-Term Incentive Plan based on financial performance and individual goals.
  • Long-term incentives included time-based and performance-based phantom stock awards granted under the equity incentive program.

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.