WAFD (WAFD) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Brent J. Beardall, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.8M in 2025, down 5% from $4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 58:1, on median employee pay of $65,525.

Filed
December 19, 2025
Annual meeting
February 3, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.8M-5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
58:1median $65,525
CEO pay in equity
41%$1.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$1,050,000Short-term incentive target
Total NEO Count
5Named executive officers for 2025
Median Employee Pay
$65,525Annual total compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
92.86%Prior year advisory vote

How Beardall was paid

$3.8M 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.

Salary27%Stock awards41%Non-equity incentive26%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Brent J. BeardallPresident and Chief Executive Officer$3,822,631
Kelli J. HolzExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,318,732
Cathy E. CooperExecutive Vice President and Chief Experience Officer$1,309,723
Ryan M. MauerExecutive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer$1,330,003
Kim E. RobisonExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$1,325,617

What changed and why

  • $3.8MCEO total compensation decreased to $3,822,631 in fiscal 2025 from $4,030,461 in fiscal 2024.
  • $998KShort-term incentive compensation for the CEO was $997,500 for the 2025 fiscal year.
  • 92.86%The advisory shareholder vote on executive compensation received 92.86% support at the prior annual meeting.
  • The ratio of the annual total compensation of the CEO to the median employee was 58 to 1.
  • Company employed 2,026 total persons as of September 30, 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.