York Water (YORW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Joseph T. Hand, President, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $572,275 in 2025, up 15% from $498,278 the year before.

Filed
March 20, 2026
Annual meeting
May 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$572,275+15% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
17%$100,074 in awards
CEO Stock Awards
$100,074For fiscal 2025
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$43,960Earned in 2025
Target Cash Incentive
10%Of base salary for C-suite

How Hand was paid

$572,275 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.

Salary72%Stock awards17%Non-equity incentive8%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Joseph T. HandPresident, Chief Executive Officer$572,275
Matthew E. Poff, CPAChief Financial Officer$356,397
Alexandra C. Chiaruttini, Esq.Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel$341,433

What changed and why

  • $572KCEO total compensation increased to $572,275 in 2025 from $498,278 in 2024.
  • Base salaries are targeted at approximately the 50th percentile of the market.
  • Long-term incentives are based on a combination of total shareholder return, return on equity, complaint rate, and customer rates.
  • 75%Short-term cash incentives require achieving an overall score of 75 percent of available performance objectives.
  • 100%Named executive officers received 100 percent of their 2025 cash incentive target awards based on performance objectives and earnings per share.

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.