ABCB FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #31 of 136 in industry

Ameris Bancorp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $6.1M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $71,888 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
GA
Filing date
2026-04-07
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#31/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
85:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$6.1M
Median worker
$71,888

Answer first

Ameris Bancorp's FY2025 CEO total of $6.1M ranks #844 of 1,423 complete filings; its 85:1 pay ratio ranks #729. 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 $71,888. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 31 of 136, 78th 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
#844
$6.1M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#729
85:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
78th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Ameris Bancorp ranks nationally

Ameris Bancorp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$6,077,507 41st percentile higher than 41% 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

Ameris Bancorp vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($6.1M) against pay ratio (85:1) for Ameris Bancorp (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 both2663921.04502482.86341044.58179606.210018167.940.3:152.5:164.8:177.0:189.2:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Ameris Bancorp, CEO total pay: 6077507 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 85:1Ameris BancorpFirst Hawaiian, Inc., CEO total pay: 6288744 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 84:1First Hawaiian, Inc.East West Bancorp Inc, CEO total pay: 9683884 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 83:1East West Bancorp IncHancock Whitney Corp, CEO total pay: 6237639 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 87:1Hancock Whitney CorpFlagstar Bank, National Association, CEO total pay: 7655500 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 87:1Flagstar Bank, National AssociationCommerce Bancshares Inc /mo/, CEO total pay: 6498082 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 82:1Commerce Bancshares Inc /mo/
Ameris Bancorp 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 Ameris Bancorp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Ameris Bancorp

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
85:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+16:1
from FY2024 69:1
CEO $ YoY
+11%
$6.1M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Ameris Bancorp 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 $3.4M - $74,513 46:1 -
2022 $4.4M +28% $64,591 68:1 +22:1
2023 $5.1M +16% $73,238 69:1 +1:1
2024 $5.5M +7.5% $79,774 69:1 0:1
2025 $6.1M +11% $71,888 85:1 +16:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 351569, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
85:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$6.1M
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Above
#31 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

Ameris Bancorp: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Ameris Bancorp's FY2025 ratio 85:1 ranks #31 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (78th percentile). the CEO earned 85× the median employee ($71,888) in FY2025.

Median employee $71,888 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 85 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$6.1M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

85:1

Near industry median

Ameris Bancorp in the higher Depository Institutions third

Ameris Bancorp's FY2025 ratio 85:1 ranks #31 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (78th 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; Ameris Bancorp's $6.1M CEO total is above the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #844 and ratio rank #729 split - treat 85:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$6.1M
Median Employee Pay
$71,888
Pay Ratio
85:1
Filing Date
2026-04-07

Company Info

Ticker
ABCB
CIK
351569
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6022
State
GA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 351569, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Ameris Bancorp's FY2025 ratio 85:1 ranks #31 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (78th percentile).

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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.

Lemonade, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.1M (Δ $993 lighter vs Ameris Bancorp); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
DANA Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.1M (Δ $1K heavier vs Ameris Bancorp); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Zeta Global Holdings Corp. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.1M (Δ $6K heavier vs Ameris Bancorp); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Surgery Partners, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.1M (Δ $6K heavier vs Ameris Bancorp); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
First Hawaiian, Inc. (SIC 60 pole)

First Hawaiian, Inc. stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Ameris Bancorp's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #844/#729

Ameris Bancorp's FY2025 package sits #844 by CEO dollars and #729 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Ameris Bancorp'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 Ameris Bancorp (CIK 351569), 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.