MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Nack Y. Paek, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $2.6M in 2025, up 13% from $2.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 37:1, on median employee pay of $68,474.

Filed
April 20, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$2.6M+13% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
37:1median $68,474
CEO pay in equity
39%$995,111 in awards
CEO Base Salary
$507,500Fiscal 2025 base salary
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,040,000Earned under EIBP
CEO Stock Awards
$995,111Grant date fair value
Median Employee Pay
$68,474Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
37.4:1CEO to median employee

How Paek was paid

$2.6M 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.

Salary20%Stock awards39%Non-equity incentive41%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Nack Y. PaekChief Executive Officer$2,563,611
Farid TanPresident and Interim Chief Financial Officer$2,563,411
Howard Hwasaeng KimExecutive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer and Chief Operating Officer$2,259,594
Lucas StewartFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$331,851
Abdul MohdnorExecutive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer$302,651

What changed and why

  • $2.6MChief executive officer total compensation increased to $2,563,611 for fiscal year 2025.
  • $508KBase salary for the chief executive officer was set at $507,500 in 2025.
  • $1MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the chief executive officer was $1,040,000 in 2025.
  • $995KRestricted stock awards for the chief executive officer totaled $995,111 in 2025.
  • $21,000All other compensation for the chief executive officer was $21,000 in employer 401(k) matching contributions.

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.