SFST FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #108 of 136 in industry

Southern First Bancshares Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $1.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $77,891 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
SC
Filing date
2026-04-06
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#108/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
15:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$1.2M
Median worker
$77,891

Answer first

Southern First Bancshares Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $1.2M ranks #1217 of 1,423 complete filings; its 15:1 pay ratio ranks #1246. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $77,891. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 108 of 136, 21st percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Depository Institutions companies.

Dollar rank
#1217
$1.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1246
15:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
21st
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Southern First Bancshares Inc ranks nationally

Southern First Bancshares Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$1,168,365 14th percentile higher than 14% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). This entry sits in this band. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Above this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Southern First Bancshares Inc vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($1.2M) against pay ratio (15:1) for Southern First Bancshares Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Depository Institutions industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both902775.71451578.62000381.52549184.43097987.413.6:121.2:128.8:136.3:143.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Southern First Bancshares Inc, CEO total pay: 1168365 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 15:1Southern First Bancshares IncNorthrim Bancorp Inc, CEO total pay: 1395975 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 15:1Northrim Bancorp IncCoastal Financial Corp, CEO total pay: 1748175 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 15:1Coastal Financial CorpRepublic Bancorp Inc /ky/, CEO total pay: 1023867 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 16:1Republic Bancorp Inc /ky/Bank of Marin Bancorp, CEO total pay: 1961189 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 17:1Bank of Marin BancorpCapital City Bank Group Inc, CEO total pay: 1002558 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 17:1Capital City Bank Group Inc
Southern First Bancshares Inc vs. Depository Institutions peers, plotted against the industry's $3.0M median CEO total and 43:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Depository Institutions peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 124 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 60. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Southern First Bancshares Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Southern First Bancshares Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
15:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
0:1
from FY2024 15:1
CEO $ YoY
+5%
$1.2M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2021–2025
Southern First Bancshares Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $1.3M - $83,638 15:1 -
2023 $830K -34% $75,454 11:1 -4:1
2024 $1.1M +34% $74,203 15:1 +4:1
2025 $1.2M +5% $77,891 15:1 0:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1090009, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
15:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$1.2M
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Below
#108 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

Southern First Bancshares Inc: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Southern First Bancshares Inc's FY2025 ratio 15:1 ranks #108 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (21st percentile). the CEO earned 15× the median employee ($77,891) in FY2025.

At $77,891 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under LIGHT CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$1.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

15:1

Below typical

Southern First Bancshares Inc in the lower Depository Institutions third

Southern First Bancshares Inc's FY2025 ratio 15:1 ranks #108 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (21st percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Depository Institutions (SIC 60) median ratio is 43:1 across 136 FY2025 filers; Southern First Bancshares Inc's $1.2M CEO total is at or below the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1217 and ratio rank #1246 split - treat 15:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$1.2M
Median Employee Pay
$77,891
Pay Ratio
15:1
Filing Date
2026-04-06

Company Info

Ticker
SFST
CIK
1090009
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6021
State
SC
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1090009, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Southern First Bancshares Inc's FY2025 ratio 15:1 ranks #108 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (21st percentile).

Read with Southern First Bancshares Inc

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.

Red River Bancshares Inc · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.2M (Δ $10K lighter vs Southern First Bancshares Inc); FLOOR · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.2M (Δ $17K lighter vs Southern First Bancshares Inc); FLOOR · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.1M (Δ $25K lighter vs Southern First Bancshares Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.2M (Δ $25K heavier vs Southern First Bancshares Inc); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
Northrim Bancorp Inc (SIC 60 pole)

Northrim Bancorp Inc stamps FLOOR · LIGHT nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Southern First Bancshares Inc's FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #1217/#1246

Southern First Bancshares Inc's FY2025 package sits #1217 by CEO dollars and #1246 by ratio under LIGHT · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Southern First Bancshares Inc's FLOOR stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Southern First Bancshares Inc (CIK 1090009), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.