Bok Financial (BOKF) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Stacy C. Kymes, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.2M in 2025, down 14% from $6.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 47:1, on median employee pay of $112,455.

Filed
March 19, 2026
Annual meeting
May 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.2M-14% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
47:1median $112,455
CEO pay in equity
61%$3.2M in awards
CEO Stock Awards
$3,187,834Grant date fair value
Median Employee Pay
$112,455Excluding CEO
CEO Pay Ratio
47:1Ratio to median employee
Total Employees
5,034Nationwide as of year-end

How Kymes was paid

$5.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary21%Stock awards61%Non-equity incentive15%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Stacy C. KymesPresident & Chief Executive Officer$5,235,181
Martin E. GrunstExecutive Vice President Chief Financial Officer$1,656,069
Scott B. GrauerExecutive Vice President-Wealth Management; Chief Executive Officer of BOK Financial Securities, Inc.$2,058,854
Brad A. VincentExecutive Vice President- Specialized Industries$1,627,798
Mark B. WadeExecutive Vice President- Texas Markets$1,598,522

What changed and why

  • $5.2MCEO Stacy C. Kymes received total compensation of $5,235,181 in 2025, representing a decrease from $6,075,790 in 2024.
  • $1.1MBase salary for the CEO was set at $1,110,125 for the fiscal year.
  • $3.2MStock awards granted to the CEO totaled $3,187,834 in 2025.
  • $771KNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $770,965.
  • The ratio of the CEO total compensation to the median employee annual total compensation was 47 to 1.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.