Dimitar Karaivanov compensation by year
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM Summary Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Component | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $269,538 | $501,461 | $542,325 | $893,434 | $900,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,086,004 | $330,368 | $380,034 | $690,846 | $805,467 |
| Option awards | $216,006 | $110,125 | $127,846 | $235,484 | $262,750 |
| Non-equity incentive | $330,000 | $246,080 | $192,011 | $776,250 | $793,125 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $1,135 | $5,875 | $63,275 | $77,732 | $5,722 |
| All other | $10,895 | $29,058 | $24,821 | $27,145 | $26,717 |
| Total | $1,913,578 | $1,222,967 | $1,330,312 | $2,700,891 | $2,793,781 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. DEF 14A filed March 27, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-011565, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. filed document, accession 0001140361-26-011565. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 27, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2024 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 36,864 | $2,273,772 | — |
| RSU | 8,487 | $523,478 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.'s FY2024 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Karaivanov · this page | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $2,793,781 |
| Jeffrey Levy | Retired SVP and Chief Banking Officer | $1,169,360 |
| Joseph Sutaris | Retired EVP and Chief Financial Officer | $1,150,397 |
| Maureen Gillan-Myer | EVP and Chief Administration and Human Resources Officer | $1,131,000 |
| Michael Abdo | EVP and General Counsel | $1,113,222 |
| Marya Burgio Wlos | EVP and Chief Financial Officer | $881,134 |
Board service
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM pays directors a $65,000 cash retainer and $71,173 in equity. As stated in COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM's FY2025 proxy.
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