D. Neil Dauby is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of German American Bancorp, Inc. (GABC). The company reported total compensation of $2,068,536 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $770,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $517,464 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $602,525 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $178,547 |
| Total | $2,068,536 |
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 German American Bancorp, Inc. filed March 18, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-030015.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $770,000 | $0 | $517,464 | $0 | $602,525 | $0 | $178,547 | $2,068,536 |
| FY2024 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $720,000 | $0 | $397,116 | $0 | $405,000 | $0 | $139,374 | $1,661,490 |
| FY2023 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $625,000 | — | $423,754 | — | $254,688 | — | $114,673 | $1,418,115 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for German American Bancorp, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $2,037,226 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $31,310 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 50th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 20 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group German American Bancorp, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| D. Neil Dauby this page | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $2,068,536 |
| Bradley M. Rust | President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,272,697 |
| Michael F. Beckwith | Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer | $898,067 |
| Amy D. Jackson | Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer | $837,470 |
| Bradley C. Arnett | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | $696,287 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full German American Bancorp, Inc. compensation brief.
D. Neil Dauby's compensation sits inside German American Bancorp, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.