Brad Elliott is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Equity Bancshares Inc (EQBK). The company reported total compensation of $3,073,975 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $857,995 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $663,156 |
| Option awards | $281,500 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $854,427 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $416,897 |
| Total | $3,073,975 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Equity Bancshares Inc filed March 12, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-103215.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | $857,995 | $0 | $663,156 | $281,500 | $854,427 | $0 | $416,897 | $3,073,975 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | $804,177 | $0 | $634,596 | $253,449 | $861,690 | $0 | $404,362 | $2,958,274 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | $779,593 | — | $619,920 | $250,117 | $612,219 | — | $384,270 | $2,646,119 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Equity Bancshares Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $1,532,241 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $1,541,734 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 79th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 19 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Equity Bancshares Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Elliott this page | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | $3,073,975 |
| Richard Sems | Chief Executive Officer, Equity Bank | $1,828,773 |
| Gregory Kossover | Executive Vice President, Director | $1,029,519 |
| Chris Navratil | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $1,010,891 |
| Julie Huber | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | $1,008,704 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Equity Bancshares Inc compensation brief.
Brad Elliott's compensation sits inside Equity Bancshares Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.