SSB FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #26 of 136 in industry

SouthState Bank Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $7.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $74,129 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
FL
Filing date
2026-03-03
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#26/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
91:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$7.6M
Median worker
$74,129

Answer first

SouthState Bank Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $7.6M ranks #719 of 1,423 complete filings; its 91:1 pay ratio ranks #697. 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 $74,129. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 26 of 136, 82nd 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
#719
$7.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#697
91:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
82nd
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How SouthState Bank Corp ranks nationally

SouthState Bank Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$7,628,421 49th percentile higher than 49% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

SouthState Bank Corp vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($7.6M) against pay ratio (91:1) for SouthState Bank Corp (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 both2544482.73875990.452074986539005.77870513.339.9:154.1:168.3:182.4:196.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)SouthState Bank Corp, CEO total pay: 7628421 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 91:1SouthState Bank CorpAssociated Banc-corp, CEO total pay: 6354626 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 91:1Associated Banc-corpFulton Financial Corp, CEO total pay: 6921068 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 92:1Fulton Financial CorpOld National Bancorp /in/, CEO total pay: 6377348 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 92:1Old National Bancorp /in/Peoples Bancorp Inc, CEO total pay: 5364564 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 89:1Peoples Bancorp IncEuronet Worldwide, Inc., CEO total pay: 2786575 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 94:1Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
SouthState Bank Corp 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 SouthState Bank Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · SouthState Bank Corp

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
91:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+90:1
from FY2024 1:1
CEO $ YoY
+23%
$7.6M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
SouthState Bank Corp 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 $5.4M - $63,482 57:1 -
2022 $5.7M +6.8% $61,556 87:1 +30:1
2023 $5.2M -9.9% $64,879 4:1 -83:1
2024 $6.2M +20% $69,066 1:1 -3:1
2025 $7.6M +23% $74,129 91:1 +90:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 764038, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
91:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$7.6M
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Above
#26 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

SouthState Bank Corp: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

SouthState Bank Corp's FY2025 ratio 91:1 ranks #26 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (82nd percentile). the CEO earned 91× the median employee ($74,129) in FY2025.

Median employee $74,129 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 91 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$7.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

91:1

Near industry median

SouthState Bank Corp in the higher Depository Institutions third

SouthState Bank Corp's FY2025 ratio 91:1 ranks #26 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (82nd 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; SouthState Bank Corp's $7.6M CEO total is above the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #719 and ratio rank #697 split - treat 91:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$7.6M
Median Employee Pay
$74,129
Pay Ratio
91:1
Filing Date
2026-03-03

Company Info

Ticker
SSB
CIK
764038
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6022
State
FL
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 764038, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. SouthState Bank Corp's FY2025 ratio 91:1 ranks #26 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (82nd 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.

Evergy, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.6M (Δ $10K lighter vs SouthState Bank Corp); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
SkinHealth Systems Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.6M (Δ $17K lighter vs SouthState Bank Corp); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Ufp Technologies Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.6M (Δ $17K heavier vs SouthState Bank Corp); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Pinnacle West Capital Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.6M (Δ $21K heavier vs SouthState Bank Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Associated Banc-corp (SIC 60 pole)

Associated Banc-corp stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to SouthState Bank Corp's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #719/#697

SouthState Bank Corp's FY2025 package sits #719 by CEO dollars and #697 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

SouthState Bank Corp'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 SouthState Bank Corp (CIK 764038), 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.