Thomas Kemly is President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Financial, Inc. (CLBK). The company reported total compensation of $2,759,021 for fiscal year 2024.
| Salary | $900,005 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $683,840 |
| Option awards | $227,840 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $302,485 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $564,078 |
| All other compensation | $80,773 |
| Total | $2,759,021 |
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 Columbia Financial, Inc. filed April 25, 2025, accession 0001104659-25-039386.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $900,005 | $0 | $683,840 | $227,840 | $302,485 | $564,078 | $80,773 | $2,759,021 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $878,064 | $0 | $622,776 | $207,659 | $191,634 | $1,672,739 | $122,783 | $3,695,655 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $859,850 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $637,181 | $0 | $165,618 | $1,662,649 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Columbia Financial, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $3,111,129 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-352,107 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 36th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 21 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Columbia Financial, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Kemly this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $2,759,021 |
| E. Thomas Allen | SEVP, Chief Operating Officer | $1,254,850 |
| Dennis Gibney | SEVP, Chief Financial Officer | $882,556 |
| Allyson Schlesinger | SEVP, Head of Consumer Banking | $860,392 |
| John Klimowich | SEVP, Chief Risk Officer | $857,637 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2024, and what it reported for each. See the full Columbia Financial, Inc. compensation brief.
Thomas Kemly's compensation sits inside Columbia Financial, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.