Dimitar Karaivanov is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Community Financial System, Inc. (CBU). The company reported total compensation of $2,793,781 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $900,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $805,467 |
| Option awards | $262,750 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $793,125 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $5,722 |
| All other compensation | $26,717 |
| Total | $2,793,781 |
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 Community Financial System, Inc. filed March 27, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-011565.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $900,000 | $0 | $805,467 | $262,750 | $793,125 | $5,722 | $26,717 | $2,793,781 |
| FY2024 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $893,434 | $0 | $690,846 | $235,484 | $776,250 | $77,732 | $27,145 | $2,700,891 |
| FY2023 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $542,325 | — | $380,034 | $127,846 | $192,011 | $63,275 | $24,821 | $1,330,312 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Community Financial System, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $3,766,403 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-972,622 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 6th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 16 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Community Financial System, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| 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 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Community Financial System, Inc. compensation brief.
Dimitar Karaivanov's compensation sits inside Community Financial System, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.
The Community Financial System, Inc. (CBU) compensation brief