NIC FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #6 of 136 in industry

Nicolet Bankshares Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $15.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $56,042 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
WI
Filing date
2026-03-24
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#6/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
267:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$15.0M
Median worker
$56,042

Answer first

Nicolet Bankshares Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $15.0M ranks #310 of 1,423 complete filings; its 267:1 pay ratio ranks #230. 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 $56,042. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 6 of 136, 96th percentile - top 5% 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
#310
$15.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#230
267:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
96th
top 5% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Nicolet Bankshares Inc ranks nationally

Nicolet Bankshares Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$14,963,214 Top 22% higher than 78% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Nicolet Bankshares Inc vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($15.0M) against pay ratio (267:1) for Nicolet Bankshares 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 both1115879.111468671.52182146432174256.442527048.926.5:1114.6:1202.7:1290.9:1379.0:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Nicolet Bankshares Inc, CEO total pay: 14963214 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 267:1Nicolet Bankshares IncBank Of America Corp /de/, CEO total pay: 33720446 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 272:1Bank Of America Corp /de/Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 29530103 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 226:1Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase & Co, CEO total pay: 40644723 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 363:1Jpmorgan Chase & CoCitizens Financial Group Inc/ri, CEO total pay: 12513920 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 155:1Citizens Financial Group Inc/riFifth Third Bancorp, CEO total pay: 11052366 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 146:1Fifth Third Bancorp
Nicolet Bankshares 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 Nicolet Bankshares Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Nicolet Bankshares Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
267:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+210:1
from FY2024 57:1
CEO $ YoY
+369%
$15.0M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Nicolet Bankshares 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
2022 $2.1M - $50,060 41:1 -
2023 $1.4M -32% $53,838 26:1 -15:1
2024 $3.2M +128% $56,001 57:1 +31:1
2025 $15.0M +369% $56,042 267:1 +210:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1174850, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
267:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$15.0M
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Above
#6 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

Nicolet Bankshares Inc: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

Nicolet Bankshares Inc's FY2025 ratio 267:1 ranks #6 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (96th percentile). the CEO earned 267× the median employee ($56,042) in FY2025.

Median employee $56,042 (PAR-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 267 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$15.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

267:1

Elevated vs. peers

Nicolet Bankshares Inc in the higher Depository Institutions third

Nicolet Bankshares Inc's FY2025 ratio 267:1 ranks #6 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (96th 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; Nicolet Bankshares Inc's $15.0M CEO total is above the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #310 and ratio rank #230 split - treat 267:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$15.0M
Median Employee Pay
$56,042
Pay Ratio
267:1
Filing Date
2026-03-24

Company Info

Ticker
NIC
CIK
1174850
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6021
State
WI
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1174850, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Nicolet Bankshares Inc's FY2025 ratio 267:1 ranks #6 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (96th percentile).

Read with Nicolet Bankshares Inc

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

Elanco Animal Health Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.0M (Δ $961 heavier vs Nicolet Bankshares Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Astrana Health, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.0M (Δ $8K lighter vs Nicolet Bankshares Inc); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $14.9M (Δ $19K lighter vs Nicolet Bankshares Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.0M (Δ $21K heavier vs Nicolet Bankshares Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Bank Of America Corp /de/ (SIC 60 pole)

Bank Of America Corp /de/ stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Nicolet Bankshares Inc's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #310/#230

Nicolet Bankshares Inc's FY2025 package sits #310 by CEO dollars and #230 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Nicolet Bankshares Inc's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Nicolet Bankshares Inc (CIK 1174850), 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.