James Kim is President and Chief Executive Officer of Community West Bancshares (CWBC). The company reported total compensation of $1,264,784 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $616,346 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $41,250 |
| Stock awards | $192,512 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $333,750 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $80,926 |
| Total | $1,264,784 |
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 West Bancshares filed April 10, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-024768.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $616,346 | $41,250 | $192,512 | $0 | $333,750 | $0 | $80,926 | $1,264,784 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $546,154 | $0 | $184,000 | $0 | $274,725 | $0 | $115,627 | $1,120,506 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $509,615 | $0 | $131,246 | $0 | $209,882 | $5,779 | $77,464 | $933,986 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Community West Bancshares.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $1,737,548 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-472,764 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 42nd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 12 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Community West Bancshares discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| James Kim this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,264,784 |
| Shannon Livingston | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $720,394 |
| Jeffrey Martin | Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer | $622,303 |
| Martin Plourd | Former President | $620,771 |
| Blaine Lauhon | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | $568,133 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Community West Bancshares compensation brief.
James Kim's compensation sits inside Community West Bancshares's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.