Pathfinder Bancorp (PBHC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

James A. Dowd, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.8M in 2025, up 196% from $615,069 the year before.

Filed
April 22, 2026
Annual meeting
June 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.8M+196% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
64%$1.2M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$440,000Current base salary
CEO Stock Awards
$1,167,600Granted in January 2025
CFO Total Compensation
$1,217,116Justin K. Bigham for 2025
Chief Credit Officer Total
$849,625Joseph F. Serbun for 2025

How Dowd was paid

$1.8M 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.

Salary24%Bonus6%Stock awards64%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
James A. DowdPresident and Chief Executive Officer$1,820,456
Justin K. BighamExecutive Vice President Chief Financial Officer$1,217,116
Joseph F. SerbunSenior Vice President Chief Credit Officer$849,625

What changed and why

  • $1.8MCEO total compensation rose to $1,820,456 in 2025 compared to $615,069 in 2024.
  • $405KBase salary for the CEO increased from $405,000 to $440,000 for 2025.
  • $1.2MStock awards of $1,167,600 were granted to the CEO in fiscal 2025.
  • $104KPerformance-based cash bonus awards totaled $104,438 for the CEO in 2025.
  • Messrs.
  • Bigham and Serbun served as Named Executive Officers for the first time in 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.