J. Lance Carter is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of HBT Financial, Inc. (HBT). The company reported total compensation of $1,294,800 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $570,686 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $278,600 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $427,815 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $17,699 |
| Total | $1,294,800 |
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 HBT Financial, Inc. filed April 8, 2026, accession 0000775215-26-000037.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $570,686 | $0 | $278,600 | $0 | $427,815 | $0 | $17,699 | $1,294,800 |
| FY2024 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $553,064 | $0 | $208,020 | $0 | $413,933 | $0 | $43,242 | $1,218,259 |
| FY2023 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $514,301 | $0 | $187,258 | $0 | $274,958 | $0 | $38,948 | $1,015,465 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for HBT Financial, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $1,815,277 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-520,477 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 10th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 19 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group HBT Financial, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| J. Lance Carter this page | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $1,294,800 |
| Peter Chapman | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $703,713 |
| Fred Drake | Executive Chairman | $700,961 |
| Lawrence Horvath | Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer | $613,478 |
| Mark Scheirer | Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer | $502,781 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full HBT Financial, Inc. compensation brief.
J. Lance Carter's compensation sits inside HBT Financial, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.