H. Palmer Proctor Jr. is Chief Executive Officer of Ameris Bancorp (ABCB). The company reported total compensation of $6,077,507 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,016,667 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $173,071 |
| Stock awards | $2,861,198 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,903,784 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $122,787 |
| Total | $6,077,507 |
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 Ameris Bancorp filed April 7, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-013509.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,016,667 | $173,071 | $2,861,198 | $0 | $1,903,784 | $0 | $122,787 | $6,077,507 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $966,667 | $0 | $2,835,491 | $0 | $1,572,135 | $0 | $97,474 | $5,471,767 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $918,333 | $0 | $2,629,751 | $0 | $1,441,926 | $0 | $98,204 | $5,088,214 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Ameris Bancorp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $6,140,650 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-63,143 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 47th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 16 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Ameris Bancorp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| H. Palmer Proctor Jr. this page | Chief Executive Officer | $6,077,507 |
| Nicole Stokes | Corporate EVP and Chief Financial Officer | $2,033,156 |
| James LaHaise | Corporate EVP and Chief Strategy Officer | $1,880,001 |
| Lawton Bassett III | Corporate EVP and Banking Group President | $1,741,551 |
| Ross Creasy | Corporate EVP and Chief Information Officer | $1,570,820 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Ameris Bancorp compensation brief.
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.'s compensation sits inside Ameris Bancorp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.