SouthState Bank (SSB) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John C. Corbett, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.6M in 2025, up 23% from $6.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 103:1, on median employee pay of $74,129.

Filed
March 3, 2026
Annual meeting
April 15, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.6M+23% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
103:1median $74,129
CEO pay in equity
40%$3.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$7,628,421Reported in 2025 summary compensation table
CEO Pay Ratio
103:1Ratio to median employee pay
Median Employee Pay
$74,129Annual total compensation
Say on Pay Support
96%Prior year support percentage

How Corbett was paid

$7.6M 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.

Salary15%Stock awards40%Non-equity incentive44%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John C. CorbettChief Executive Officer$7,628,421
William E. Matthews VChief Financial Officer$2,547,283
Richard Murray IVPresident of the Company$2,285,229
Renee R. BrooksChief Operating Officer$2,263,448
Stephen D. YoungChief Strategy Officer$3,407,627

What changed and why

  • $7.6MCEO total compensation increased to $7,628,421 in 2025 from $6,221,068 in 2024.
  • $74,129The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 102.91 to 1 based on median employee pay of $74,129.
  • 96%Shareholders strongly supported the 2025 say-on-pay proposal with 96% of votes cast in favor.
  • The company participated in over 250 meetings with investors during 2025 across 12 investor conferences.

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.