United Bankshares (UBSI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Richard M. Adams, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.1M in 2025, up 11% from $5.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 85:1, on median employee pay of $72,502.

Filed
April 1, 2026
Annual meeting
May 13, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$6.1M+11% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
85:1median $72,502
CEO pay in equity
43%$2.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO Pay Ratio
85:1Based on median employee pay of $72,502
Say-on-Pay Support
97.58%Support at previous annual meeting
CEO Salary
$1,131,731Base salary for fiscal 2025

How Jr. was paid

$6.1M 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.

Salary18%Stock awards43%Non-equity incentive36%Pension and deferred comp2%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Richard M. AdamsExecutive Chairman$5,341,741
Richard M. Adams, Jr.Chief Executive Officer$6,140,650
James J. Consagra, Jr.President$4,566,702
W. Mark TattersonExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$2,848,016
Darren K. WilliamsChief Risk and Information Officer$1,699,327

What changed and why

  • $6.1MCEO Richard M. Adams Jr. total compensation increased to $6,140,650 in 2025.
  • 97.58%Shareholders overwhelmingly approved the 2024 say-on-pay advisory vote with 97.58% support.
  • The ratio of CEO to median employee annual total compensation was 85 to one.
  • Annual cash incentives and performance-based restricted stock units were tied to financial performance measures.

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.