CBSH FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #34 of 136 in industry

Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/ CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $6.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $79,245 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
MO
Filing date
2026-03-13
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#34/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
82:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$6.5M
Median worker
$79,245

Answer first

Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/'s FY2025 CEO total of $6.5M ranks #804 of 1,423 complete filings; its 82:1 pay ratio ranks #754. 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 $79,245. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 34 of 136, 76th percentile - top 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
#804
$6.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#754
82:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
76th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/ ranks nationally

Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/ CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$6,498,082 43rd percentile higher than 43% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/ vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($6.5M) against pay ratio (82:1) for Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/ (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 both2635735.34629318.96622902.58616486.110610069.840.4:152.1:163.8:175.4:187.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/, CEO total pay: 6498082 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 82:1Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/East West Bancorp Inc, CEO total pay: 9683884 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 83:1East West Bancorp IncValley National Bancorp, CEO total pay: 6998076 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 81:1Valley National BancorpFirst Citizens Bancshares Inc /de/, CEO total pay: 10247600 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 81:1First Citizens Bancshares Inc /de/First Hawaiian, Inc., CEO total pay: 6288744 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 84:1First Hawaiian, Inc.Ameris Bancorp, CEO total pay: 6077507 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 85:1Ameris Bancorp
Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/ 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 Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/

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
82:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+1:1
from FY2024 81:1
CEO $ YoY
+7.7%
$6.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/ 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 $4.8M - $68,003 71:1 -
2022 $5.3M +9.8% $71,063 75:1 +4:1
2023 $4.7M -11% $75,926 62:1 -13:1
2024 $6.0M +28% $74,480 81:1 +19:1
2025 $6.5M +7.7% $79,245 82:1 +1:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 22356, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
82:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$6.5M
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Above
#34 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/'s FY2025 ratio 82:1 ranks #34 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (76th percentile). the CEO earned 82× the median employee ($79,245) in FY2025.

Median employee $79,245 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 82 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$6.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

82:1

Near industry median

Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/ in the higher Depository Institutions third

Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/'s FY2025 ratio 82:1 ranks #34 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (76th 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; Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/'s $6.5M CEO total is above the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #804 and ratio rank #754 split - treat 82:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$6.5M
Median Employee Pay
$79,245
Pay Ratio
82:1
Filing Date
2026-03-13

Company Info

Ticker
CBSH
CIK
22356
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6022
State
MO
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 22356, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/'s FY2025 ratio 82:1 ranks #34 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (76th percentile).

Read with Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/

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

Rmr Group Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.5M (Δ $154 lighter vs Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Certara, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.5M (Δ $7K lighter vs Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
National Healthcare Properties, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.5M (Δ $22K lighter vs Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Pool Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.5M (Δ $25K heavier vs Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
East West Bancorp Inc (SIC 60 pole)

East West Bancorp Inc stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/'s MID filing.
National dual ranks · #804/#754

Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/'s FY2025 package sits #804 by CEO dollars and #754 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/'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 Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/ (CIK 22356), 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.