Michael Daniels is Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Nicolet Bankshares Inc (NIC). The company reported total compensation of $14,944,068 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $850,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $12,391,200 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,593,750 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $109,118 |
| Total | $14,944,068 |
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 Nicolet Bankshares Inc filed March 24, 2026, accession 0001174850-26-000086.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer | $850,000 | $0 | $12,391,200 | $0 | $1,593,750 | $0 | $109,118 | $14,944,068 |
| FY2024 | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer | $700,000 | $0 | $1,049,879 | $0 | $1,050,000 | $0 | $408,607 | $3,208,486 |
| FY2023 | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer | $700,000 | $0 | $109,472 | $0 | $219,293 | $0 | $395,007 | $1,423,772 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Nicolet Bankshares Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $2,068,536 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $12,875,532 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 99th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 21 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Nicolet Bankshares Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Daniels this page | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer | $14,944,068 |
| H. Phillip Moore, Jr. | Chief Financial Officer | $1,108,555 |
| Eric Witczak | Executive Vice President, Retail and Ag Banking | $1,079,276 |
| Brad Hutjens | Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer | $1,009,239 |
| William Bohn | Executive Vice President, Wealth Management, Private Client and Trust Services | $992,185 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Nicolet Bankshares Inc compensation brief.
Michael Daniels's compensation sits inside Nicolet Bankshares Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.