William Bruss is President and Chief Executive Officer of Waterstone Financial and WaterStone Bank of Waterstone Financial, Inc. (WSBF). The company reported total compensation of $785,156 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $439,035 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $65,848 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $214,596 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $65,677 |
| Total | $785,156 |
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 Waterstone Financial, Inc. filed April 9, 2026, accession 0001437749-26-011833.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer of Waterstone Financial and WaterStone Bank | $439,035 | $0 | $65,848 | $0 | $214,596 | $0 | $65,677 | $785,156 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer of Waterstone Financial and WaterStone Bank | $426,250 | $0 | $63,932 | $0 | $167,514 | $0 | $56,887 | $714,583 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $387,500 | $0 | $58,121 | $0 | $140,738 | $0 | $30,488 | $616,847 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Waterstone Financial, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $1,884,463 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,099,306 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 10 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Waterstone Financial, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| William Bruss this page | President and Chief Executive Officer of Waterstone Financial and WaterStone Bank | $785,156 |
| Mark Gerke | Chief Financial Officer of Waterstone Financial and WaterStone Bank | $561,208 |
| Julie Glynn | Chief Retail Officer of WaterStone Bank | $508,629 |
| Jeffrey McGuiness | Chief Executive Officer and President of Waterstone Mortgage Corporation | $505,530 |
| Ryan Gordon | Chief Credit Officer of WaterStone Bank | $495,008 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Waterstone Financial, Inc. compensation brief.
William Bruss's compensation sits inside Waterstone Financial, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.