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Great Southern Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)

GSBC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 15, 2026
234 figures on this page: 225 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Joseph Turner, Chief Executive Officer and President of Bancorp and Great Southern, came to $1,815,277 in fiscal 2025, and Turner's total was 16.1% higher than the $1,563,373 reported for fiscal 2024. For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 46:1, against median employee compensation of $39,474. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 13, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The fiscal 2025 disclosure covers 5 named executive officers.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Joseph Turner
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 13, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Joseph Turner: $1,563,373 → $1,815,277 (16.1% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 41:1 → 46:1 (12.2% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Great Southern Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Joseph Turner, Chief Executive Officer and President of Bancorp and Great Southern, came to $1,815,277 in fiscal 2025. Turner's total was 16.1% higher than the $1,563,373 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Great Southern Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 13, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
What is Great Southern Bancorp's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 46:1, against median employee compensation of $39,474.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Turner
Chairman of the Board of Bancorp and Great Southern
◇——◇—◇◇— not reconciled
Joseph Turner
Chief Executive Officer and President of Bancorp and Great Southern
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Rex Copeland
Treasurer of Bancorp and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Great Southern
◇———◇◇◇◇
Kevin Baker
Chief Credit Officer and Vice President of Great Southern
◇——◇◇◇◇◇
John Bugh
Chief Lending Officer and Vice President of Great Southern
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Joseph Turner
Chief Executive Officer and President of Bancorp and Great Southern
◇——◇◇◇◇◇
Rex Copeland
Treasurer of Bancorp and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Great Southern
◇———◇◇◇◇
John Bugh
Chief Lending Officer and Vice President of Great Southern
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Baker
Chief Credit Officer and Vice President of Great Southern
◇——◇◇◇◇◇
William Turner
Chairman of the Board of Bancorp and Great Southern
◇——◇—◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Joseph Turner
Chief Executive Officer and President of Bancorp and Great Southern
◇——◇◇◇◇◇
Rex Copeland
Treasurer of Bancorp and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Great Southern
◇———◇◇◇◇
Kevin Baker
Chief Credit Officer and Vice President of Great Southern
◇——◇◇◇◇◇
John Bugh
Chief Lending Officer and Vice President of Great Southern
◇——◇◇—◇◇
William Turner
Chairman of the Board of Bancorp and Great Southern
◇——◇—◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
John M. BughOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Joseph W. TurnerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Kevin L. BakerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
William V. TurnerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Kevin BakerOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
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Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Rex CopelandOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
John BughOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
William TurnerOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin R. Ausburn
◇—◇———◇
Earl A. Steinert Jr
◇—◇———◇
Earl A. Steinert, Jr
——————◇
Amelia A. Counts
◇—◇———◇
Douglas M. Pitt
◇—◇———◇
Debra Mallonee (Shantz) Hart
◇—◇———◇
Steven D. Edwards
◇—◇———◇
Thomas J. Carlson
◇—◇———◇
Julie Turner Brown
◇—◇———◇
William V. Turner and Joseph W. Turner served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇
Equity is delivered as Options.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 13, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 7, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 8, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 10, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 11, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 12, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 6, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 8, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 9, 2018=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
234 figures on this page: 225 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
225 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001171843-26-003464
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0002077096-26-000017
    CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTORS MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS & · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION & · Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2025 · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001171843-25-003132
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001174947-25-000404
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001104659-24-060944
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001174947-24-000448
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001104659-23-060661
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001104659-22-059524
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001104659-21-067089
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000927089-20-000296
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000927089-19-000195
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000927089-18-000217
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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