SFBS FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #114 of 136 in industry

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $722K in FY2025 against median worker pay of $80,196 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-06
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#114/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
9:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$722K
Median worker
$80,196

Answer first

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $722K ranks #1256 of 1,423 complete filings; its 9:1 pay ratio ranks #1280. 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 $80,196. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 114 of 136, 17th 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
#1256
$722K of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1280
9:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
17th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. ranks nationally

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$721,764 12th percentile higher than 12% 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

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($722K) against pay ratio (9:1) for ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (marked) and its 4 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 both198664.5931877.51665090.52398303.53131516.56.3:115.8:125.3:134.7:144.2:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc., CEO total pay: 721764 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 9:1ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.Live Oak Bancshares, Inc., CEO total pay: 965432 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 9:1Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.Waterstone Financial, Inc., CEO total pay: 646281 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 9:1Waterstone Financial, Inc.FB Financial Corp, CEO total pay: 707706 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 9:1FB Financial CorpHome Bancshares Inc, CEO total pay: 331976 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 8:1Home Bancshares Inc
ServisFirst 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 ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · ServisFirst Bancshares, 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
9:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+7:1
from FY2024 2:1
CEO $ YoY
+317%
$722K latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
ServisFirst 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
2022 $6.1M - $82,898 73:1 -
2023 $89K -99% $88,974 1:1 -72:1
2024 $173K +95% $86,598 2:1 +1:1
2025 $722K +317% $80,196 9:1 +7:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1430723, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
9:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$722K
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Below
#114 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 9:1 ranks #114 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (17th percentile). the CEO earned 9× the median employee ($80,196) in FY2025.

At $80,196 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under LIGHT CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$722K

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

9:1

Below typical

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. in the lower Depository Institutions third

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 9:1 ranks #114 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (17th 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; ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.'s $722K CEO total is at or below the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1256 and ratio rank #1280 split - treat 9:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$722K
Median Employee Pay
$80,196
Pay Ratio
9:1
Filing Date
2026-04-06

Company Info

Ticker
SFBS
CIK
1430723
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6022
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1430723, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 9:1 ranks #114 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (17th percentile).

Read with ServisFirst 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.

Planet Labs PBC · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $712K (Δ $10K lighter vs ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
Quantum Computing Inc. · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $703K (Δ $19K lighter vs ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $700K (Δ $22K lighter vs ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
Archer Aviation Inc. · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $750K (Δ $28K heavier vs ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (SIC 60 pole)

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. stamps FLOOR · LIGHT nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.'s FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #1256/#1280

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #1256 by CEO dollars and #1280 by ratio under LIGHT · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

ServisFirst 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 ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (CIK 1430723), 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.