President and Chief Executive Officer · Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (PBHC)

James Dowd

A named executive officer of Pathfinder Bancorp in every fiscal year CompBrief holds from FY2017 to FY2025. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

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Total disclosed compensation, FY2025

$1,820,456

FY2024: $615,069

1st of 3 named executive officers at Pathfinder Bancorp by FY2025 total.

3 named officers on file for Pathfinder Bancorp, FY2025

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Compensation figures as of the proxy filed April 22, 2026 (DEF 14A). Insider transactions since that proxy, current to 2026-11-05.

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James Dowd compensation by year

Pathfinder Bancorp Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as Pathfinder Bancorp reports it. Most recent year shaded. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
ComponentFY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Salary$195,000$205,000$210,000$210,000$219,300$259,130$375,000$405,000$440,000
Bonus$32,941$30,000$30,100$33,996$54,540$134,499$84,008$90,885$104,438
Stock awards$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,167,600
Option awards$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Non-equity incentive$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Pension and deferred compensation$3,221$5,834$5,538$8,348$10,867$10,973$6,830$4,024$4,482
All other$67,365$87,578$86,529$84,767$87,404$103,205$96,217$115,160$103,936
Total$298,527$328,412$332,167$337,111$372,111$507,807$562,054$615,069$1,820,456

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 22, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-169428, and prior-year filings.

How this page was built: the Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-169428. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 22, 2026.

$299K
$328K
$332K
$337K
$372K
$508K
$562K
$615K
$1.8M
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
SalaryBonusStock awardsAll other

Equity holdings

unvested awards at FY2025 year-end
TypeUnvested unitsValue at year-endExercise price
PSU35,000$493,850—
RSU35,000$493,850—

Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.

Insider transactions since the last proxy

3 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 22, 2026)
current to 2026-11-05 · updated nightly
DateTransactionPlanSharesPriceHeld after
2026-06-02Purchase—1,400$13.6919,452
2026-05-04Exercise or conversion—2,816$11.3571,520
2026-05-04Exercise or conversion derivative—2,816$0.000

The 3 most recent of 3 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →

Pathfinder Bancorp’s named executive officers, FY2025

as the company reported each
Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
James Dowd · this pagePresident and Chief Executive Officer$1,820,456
Justin BighamExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,217,116
Joseph SerbunSenior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer$849,625

Board service

Pathfinder Bancorp board · FY2022–FY2025

How this board is paid

Company policy: Pathfinder Bancorp pays directors a $20,000 cash retainer. As stated in Pathfinder Bancorp's FY2025 proxy.

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How this record is built

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