Usio (USIO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Louis A. Hoch, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive and Operating Officer, was paid $1.4M in 2025, up 2% from $1.3M the year before.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Annual meeting
June 10, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$1.4M+2% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
34%$462,240 in awards
CEO Salary
$878,846For fiscal 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$462,240Grant date fair value
CEO Prior Total
$1,348,447For fiscal 2024
Total NEO Pay Count
4Named executive officers

How Hoch was paid

$1.4M 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.

Salary64%Stock awards34%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Louis A. HochChairman, President, and Chief Executive and Operating Officer$1,371,589
Houston FrostSVP, Chief Product Officer$348,597
Greg CarterEVP, Payment Acceptance$416,082
Michael WhiteChief Accounting Officer$333,540

What changed and why

  • $1.4MLouis A. Hoch received total compensation of $1,371,589 in fiscal 2025, representing an increase from $1,348,447 in fiscal 2024.
  • $462KStock awards granted to the CEO increased to $462,240 in 2025 compared to $250,000 in 2024.
  • $783KBase salary for the CEO rose from $783,222 in 2024 to $878,846 in 2025.
  • All named executive officers participated in restricted stock and restricted stock unit grants featuring multi-year vesting periods.
  • The company provides a 401(k) matching contribution program but does not sponsor any defined benefit pension plans.

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.