Financial Services
Executive compensation benchmarks for 19 public companies in the national commercial banks industry.
$3.8M
19
$95.8M
97:1
Median
$3,822,631
Average
$11,694,295
25th Percentile
$2,949,428
75th Percentile
$5,265,649
Minimum
$802,645
Maximum
$95,757,800
Avg Pay Ratio
97:1
Companies
19
Published peer groups
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The median national commercial banks CEO compensation is $3,822,631, based on 19 public companies. The average is $11,694,295. Note that CEO compensation includes salary, bonus, stock awards, option awards, and other compensation.
Jane Fraser of CITIGROUP INC is the highest paid national commercial banks CEO, with total compensation of $95,757,800 in FY2025.
The average CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio in the national commercial banks industry is 97:1. This means the average CEO earns 97 times what the median employee earns.
Data sourced from SEC filings (DEF 14A proxy statements). Last updated: October 14, 2026. Compensation figures are total annual compensation including salary, bonus, stock awards, and other compensation.
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| Company | CEO | Total Comp |
|---|---|---|
| CITIGROUP INC C | Jane Fraser | $95.8M |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM | James Dimon | $40.6M |
| PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. PNC | William S. Demchak | $29.5M |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. PNFP | M. Terry Turner | $6.6M |
| ZIONS BANCORPORATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION /UT/ ZION | Harris H. Simmons | $5.4M |
| WSFS FINANCIAL CORP WSFS | Rodger Levenson | $5.2M |
| PATHWARD FINANCIAL, INC. CASH | Brett L. Pharr | $4.6M |
| BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC BANC | Jared Wolff | $3.9M |
| Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. /NY/ DCBG | Kevin M. O’Connor | $3.8M |
| WAFD INC WAFD | Brent J. Beardall | $3.8M |
| National Bank Holdings Corp NBHC | G. Timothy Laney | $3.7M |
| Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NWBI | Louis J. Torchio | $3.4M |
| NBT BANCORP INC NBTB | Scott A. Kingsley | $3.0M |
| PARK NATIONAL CORP /OH/ PRK | David L. Trautman | $3.0M |
| SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP SFNC | Robert A. Fehlman | $2.9M |
| Stellar Bancorp, Inc. STEL | Robert R. Franklin | $2.7M |
| HANMI FINANCIAL CORP HAFC | Bonita I. Lee | $2.6M |
| BANCFIRST CORP /OK/ BANF | David R. Harlow | $876K |
| WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION WABC | David L. Payne | $803K |