Companies Western Alliance Bancorporation
Western Alliance Bancorporation (WTBF): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $10,969,236FY2025
CEO total pay was $10,969,236 in fiscal 2025; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.
FY2025: salary $1,500,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $5,326,094 · option awards $0
Frequently asked questions
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETH VECCHIONE | $1,500,000 | $0 | $5,326,094 | $0 | $4,050,000 | — | $93,142 | $10,969,236 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| DALE GIBBONS | 919,328 | 0 | 2,641,400 | 0 | 1,985,748 | — | 133,160 | 5,679,636 |
| Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| STEVE CURLEY | 626,219 | 0 | 1,572,253 | 0 | 1,315,060 | — | 46,716 | 3,560,248 |
| Chief Banking Officer – National Business Lines | ||||||||
| TIM BRUCKNER | 626,219 | 0 | 1,420,644 | 0 | 1,330,089 | — | 44,950 | 3,421,902 |
| Chief Banking Officer – Regional Banks | ||||||||
| TIM BOOTHE | 542,479 | 0 | 862,436 | 0 | 965,613 | 490,060 | 39,074 | 2,899,662 |
| Chief Administration Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETH VECCHIONE | $10,969,236 | — | — | — |
| DALE GIBBONS | 5,679,636 | — | — | — |
| STEVE CURLEY | 3,560,248 | — | — | — |
| TIM BRUCKNER | 3,421,902 | — | — | — |
| TIM BOOTHE | 2,899,662 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIM BOOTHE | RSU | 1,104 | — | $92,813 |
| TIM BOOTHE | RSU | 1,361 | — | 114,419 |
| STEVE CURLEY | RSU | 1,656 | — | 139,220 |
| TIM BRUCKNER | RSU | 1,656 | — | 139,220 |
| TIM BOOTHE | RSU | 1,656 | — | 139,220 |
| TIM BOOTHE | RSU | 1,793 | — | 150,738 |
| TIM BOOTHE | RSU | 2,151 | — | 180,835 |
| TIM BOOTHE | PSU | 2,151 | — | 180,835 |
| TIM BRUCKNER | RSU | 2,219 | — | 186,551 |
| STEVE CURLEY | RSU | 2,325 | — | 195,463 |
| TIM BOOTHE | RSU | 2,330 | — | 195,883 |
| TIM BRUCKNER | RSU | 2,760 | — | 232,033 |
| TIM BRUCKNER | RSU | 2,988 | — | 251,201 |
| STEVE CURLEY | RSU | 3,091 | — | 259,860 |
| DALE GIBBONS | RSU | 3,311 | — | 278,356 |
| STEVE CURLEY | RSU | 3,345 | — | 281,214 |
| TIM BRUCKNER | PSU | 3,346 | — | 281,256 |
| TIM BRUCKNER | RSU | 3,346 | — | 281,298 |
| STEVE CURLEY | RSU | 3,665 | — | 308,075 |
| STEVE CURLEY | PSU | 3,665 | — | 308,075 |
| TIM BRUCKNER | RSU | 3,798 | — | 319,298 |
| STEVE CURLEY | RSU | 3,970 | — | 333,758 |
| DALE GIBBONS | RSU | 3,982 | — | 334,767 |
| DALE GIBBONS | RSU | 5,077 | — | 426,823 |
| DALE GIBBONS | RSU | 5,495 | — | 461,965 |
| KENNETH VECCHIONE | RSU | 5,519 | — | 463,982 |
| DALE GIBBONS | RSU | 6,835 | — | 574,618 |
| KENNETH VECCHIONE | RSU | 7,559 | — | 635,485 |
| DALE GIBBONS | RSU | 7,966 | — | 669,702 |
| DALE GIBBONS | PSU | 7,966 | — | 669,702 |
| TIM BOOTHE | PSU | 8,278 | — | 695,931 |
| KENNETH VECCHIONE | RSU | 10,485 | — | 881,474 |
| KENNETH VECCHIONE | RSU | 11,356 | — | 954,699 |
| TIM BOOTHE | PSU | 11,650 | — | 979,416 |
| KENNETH VECCHIONE | RSU | 12,945 | — | 1,088,286 |
| TIM BRUCKNER | PSU | 13,796 | — | 1,159,830 |
| STEVE CURLEY | PSU | 15,450 | — | 1,298,882 |
| KENNETH VECCHIONE | PSU | 17,366 | — | 1,459,918 |
| KENNETH VECCHIONE | RSU | 17,366 | — | 1,459,960 |
| TIM BRUCKNER | PSU | 18,986 | — | 1,596,153 |
| STEVE CURLEY | PSU | 19,848 | — | 1,668,621 |
| DALE GIBBONS | PSU | 25,384 | — | 2,134,033 |
| DALE GIBBONS | PSU | 34,174 | — | 2,873,008 |
| KENNETH VECCHIONE | PSU | 52,422 | — | 4,407,118 |
| KENNETH VECCHIONE | PSU | 64,722 | — | 5,441,179 |
Director compensation
No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2025.
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $235,042 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 20,000 / 20,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Peer group, and who names Western Alliance Bancorporation as a peer
Companies that benchmark against WTBF
No companies currently name WTBF as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Alliance Bancorporation | 2025 | KENNETH VECCHIONE | $1,500,000 | $5,326,094 | $0 | $4,050,000 | $10,969,236 |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (6 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, KENNETH VECCHIONE. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 57. As printed: 10,969,236. View filing ↗
- Section 01, DALE GIBBONS. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 57. As printed: 5,679,636. View filing ↗
- Section 01, STEVE CURLEY. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 57. As printed: 3,560,248. View filing ↗
- Section 01, TIM BRUCKNER. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 57. As printed: 3,421,902. View filing ↗
- Section 01, TIM BOOTHE. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 57. As printed: 2,899,662. View filing ↗
- Western Alliance Bancorporation (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Western Alliance Bancorporation's own proxy. As printed: 10,969,236. View filing ↗