Martin Kropelnicki compensation by year
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $824,308 | $921,171 | $946,716 | $985,775 | $1,059,246 | $901,872 | $1,047,120 | $1,050,005 | $1,050,005 | $1,080,688 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $565,818 | $590,985 | $551,478 | $590,006 | $880,653 | $988,682 | $980,523 | $1,225,666 | $1,816,837 | $1,950,119 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $841,500 | $1,297,313 | $1,245,400 | $1,347,255 | $1,787,704 | $1,206,000 | $1,281,000 | $1,449,000 | $1,869,000 | $1,524,915 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $2,187,960 | $4,990,347 | $3,114,609 | $10,339,051 | $0 | $575,989 | $0 | $1,062,525 | $0 | $2,254,426 |
| All other | $29,363 | $39,900 | $45,120 | $43,358 | $49,253 | $45,544 | $42,886 | $69,556 | $67,547 | $65,108 |
| Total | $4,448,949 | $7,839,716 | $5,913,608 | $13,305,445 | $3,776,856 | $3,718,087 | $3,351,529 | $4,856,752 | $4,803,389 | $6,875,256 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP DEF 14A filed April 8, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-040708, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP filed document, accession 0001104659-26-040708. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 8, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 31,560 | $1,367,495 | — |
| PSU | 26,535 | $1,149,762 | — |
| PSU | 14,144 | $612,860 | — |
| RSU | 10,315 | $446,949 | — |
| RSU | 4,200 | $181,986 | — |
| RSU | 656 | $28,424 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Kropelnicki · this page | Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer | $6,875,256 |
| James Lynch | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | $1,563,285 |
| Shannon Dean | Senior Vice President, Customer Service & Chief Sustainability Officer | $1,487,450 |
| Michael Luu | Senior Vice President, Corporate Services & Chief Risk Officer | $1,323,896 |
| Shawn Bunting | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Business Development | $1,255,086 |
Board service
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE board · FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE pays directors a $118,000 cash retainer and $120,000 in RSAs. As stated in CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE's FY2025 proxy.
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