Thomas Carter is President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (BSM). The company reported total compensation of $4,787,678 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $485,034 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,767,249 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $517,895 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $17,500 |
| Total | $4,787,678 |
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 Black Stone Minerals, L.P. filed April 30, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-197340.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $485,034 | $0 | $3,767,249 | $0 | $517,895 | $0 | $17,500 | $4,787,678 |
| FY2024 | President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $470,907 | $0 | $3,657,528 | $0 | $588,262 | $0 | $17,250 | $4,733,947 |
| FY2023 | President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $454,983 | $0 | $3,533,852 | $0 | $545,986 | $0 | $16,500 | $4,551,321 |
| FY2022 | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President | $433,317 | $0 | $3,365,570 | $0 | $1,039,961 | $0 | $15,250 | $4,854,098 |
| FY2021 | President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $433,317 | $0 | $3,365,562 | $0 | $1,039,961 | $0 | $14,500 | $4,853,340 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Black Stone Minerals, L.P..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $6,687,656 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,899,978 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 33rd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 3 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Black Stone Minerals, L.P. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Carter this page | President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $4,787,678 |
| Carrie Clark | Former Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer | $3,005,123 |
| L. Putman | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | $2,554,263 |
| H. DeWalch | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,180,761 |
| Fowler Carter | Senior Vice President, Corporate Development | $1,173,442 |
| Chris Bonner | Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer | $528,698 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Black Stone Minerals, L.P. compensation brief.
Thomas Carter's compensation sits inside Black Stone Minerals, L.P.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.