Brent Beardall is President and Chief Executive Officer of WaFd Inc (WAFD). The company reported total compensation of $3,822,631 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,050,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,567,414 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $997,500 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $207,718 |
| Total | $3,822,631 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure WaFd Inc filed December 19, 2025, accession 0000936528-25-000121.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,050,000 | $0 | $1,567,414 | $0 | $997,500 | $0 | $207,718 | $3,822,631 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $975,000 | $0 | $1,394,385 | $0 | $1,462,500 | $0 | $198,576 | $4,030,461 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $975,000 | — | $1,566,874 | — | — | — | $3,766,800 | $6,308,674 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for WaFd Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $5,184,944 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,362,313 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 19th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 20 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group WaFd Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Beardall this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,822,631 |
| Ryan Mauer | Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer | $1,330,003 |
| Kim Robison | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $1,325,617 |
| Kelli Holz | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,318,732 |
| Cathy Cooper | Executive Vice President and Chief Experience Officer | $1,309,723 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full WaFd Inc compensation brief.
Brent Beardall's compensation sits inside WaFd Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.