Heritage Financial (HFWA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Bryan D. McDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Financial Corporation and Heritage Bank, was paid $1.3M in 2025, up 34% from $1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 16:1, on median employee pay of $82,014.

Filed
March 20, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$1.3M+34% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
16:1median $82,014
CEO pay in equity
19%$256,632 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
Pay Ratio
16.4:1.0CEO to median employee compensation ratio
Say-on-Pay Support
97%Prior year advisory vote support

How McDonald was paid

$1.3M 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.

Salary45%Stock awards19%Non-equity incentive27%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation8%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jeffrey J. DeuelRetired Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Financial Corporation (effective May 2025)$1,012,243
Bryan D. McDonaldPresident and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Financial Corporation and Heritage Bank$1,345,480
Donald J. HinsonExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Heritage Financial Corporation and Heritage Bank$922,334
Tony W. ChalfantExecutive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Heritage Financial Corporation and Heritage Bank$796,409
Nicholas M. BleyExecutive Vice President of Heritage Financial Corporation and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Heritage Bank$616,201
Matthew T. RayExecutive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of Heritage Financial Corporation and Heritage Bank$710,759

What changed and why

  • Bryan D. McDonald became President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2025 following Jeffrey J. Deuel's retirement.
  • 97%More than 97 percent of votes supported the say-on-pay proposal at the prior annual meeting.
  • 16%Performance stock units for the 2023 through 2025 period resulted in payout percentages at zero and 16 percent.
  • Target equity incentive awards are split evenly between performance-based and time-vested service awards.

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.