Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Joseph W. Turner, Chief Executive Officer and President of Bancorp and Great Southern, was paid $1.8M in 2025, up 16% from $1.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 46:1, on median employee pay of $39,474.

Filed
March 31, 2026
Annual meeting
May 13, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$1.8M+16% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
46:1median $39,474
CEO Base Salary
$518,072Includes directors fees.
CEO Bonus Incentive
$872,9701.00 percent of pre-tax net income.
Median Employee Pay
$39,474Annual total compensation.
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
46:1Based on 2025 compensation.

How Turner was paid

$1.8M 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.

Salary29%Option awards5%Non-equity incentive48%Pension and deferred comp8%All other compensation11%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
William V. TurnerChairman of the Board of Bancorp and Great Southern$629,380
Joseph W. TurnerChief Executive Officer and President of Bancorp and Great Southern$1,815,277
Rex A. CopelandTreasurer and Chief Financial Officer$764,202
Kevin L. BakerChief Credit Officer and Vice President$702,152
John M. BughChief Lending Officer and Vice President$649,039

What changed and why

  • $1.8MCEO total compensation increased to $1,815,277 in 2025 from $1,563,373 in 2024.
  • $873KCEO non-equity incentive plan compensation rose to $872,970 based on pre-tax earnings.
  • 25%Other named executive officers received stock option grants vesting in 25 percent annual increments.
  • Chief financial officer Rex Copeland elected alternative cash payments in lieu of stock option awards.

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.