Banking
Merchants Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)
MBIN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 21, 2026
149 figures on this page: 145 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Michael Petrie, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, received $2,534,695 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Petrie's total moved 13.8% lower from the $2,939,929 reported for fiscal 2024. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 23:1, against median employee compensation of $109,081. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 95.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., Banner Corp., Customers Bancorp Inc., CVB Financial Corp. and Dime Community Bancshares Inc., among others.
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 — Michael Petrie: $2,939,929 → $2,534,695 (13.8% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 25:1 → 23:1 (8.0% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Merchants Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Michael Petrie, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, received $2,534,695 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Petrie's total moved 13.8% lower from the $2,939,929 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Merchants Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 95.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026.
Which companies are in Merchants Bancorp's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., Banner Corp., Customers Bancorp Inc., CVB Financial Corp. and Dime Community Bancshares Inc., among others.
What is Merchants Bancorp's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 23:1, against median employee compensation of $109,081.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Dury President and Chief Executive Officer of Merchants Capital | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Petrie Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Dunlap President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Martin Schroeter President Warehouse Lending | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Macke Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Dury President and Chief Executive Officer of Merchants Capital | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Petrie Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Dunlap President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of Merchants Bank | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Martin Schroeter President Warehouse Lending | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sean Sievers Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Macke Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Dury President and Chief Executive Officer of Merchants Capital | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Petrie Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Dunlap President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of Merchants Bank | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Martin Schroeter President – Warehouse Lending | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sean Sievers Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael F. Petrie | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael J. Dunlap | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sean A. Sievers | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Dunlap | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Michael Dury | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Sean Sievers | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Michael Petrie | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Martin Schroeter | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew A. Juster | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David N. Shane | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Patrick D. O'Brien | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Anne E. Sellers | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Thomas W. Dinwiddie | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sue Anne Gilroy | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tamika D. Catchings | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Randall D. Rogers, Jr, Michael S. Curless, Scott A. Evans, Michael F. Petrie, Mark E. Shaffer, Michael J. Dunlap and Julia L. Kaercher 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 cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. AUB
- Banner Corp. BANR
- Customers Bancorp Inc. CUBI
- CVB Financial Corp. CVBF
- Dime Community Bancshares Inc. DCOM
- Eastern Bankshares Inc. EBC
- First Financial Bancorp FFBC
- First Interstate BancSystem FIBK
- First Merchants Corp. FRME
- Independent Bank Corp. INDB
- Lakeland Financial Corp. LKFN
- NBT Bancorp Inc. NBTB
- Provident Financial Services PFS
- QCR Holdings Inc QCRH
- Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. TCBI
- Trustmark Corp. TRMK
- United Bankshares Inc. UBSI
- WaFd Inc. WAFD
- Walker & Dunlop Inc. WD
- WesBanco Inc. WSBC
- WSFS Financial Corp. WSFS
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 21, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 15, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 16, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 18, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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What this page does not include
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Peer benchmarking
Where Merchants Bancorp sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
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149 figures on this page: 145 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
145 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001104659-26-065139
- 0001104659-26-042047Chief Executive Officer Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION & · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
- 0001104659-25-049413
- 0001104659-25-032188Summary Compensation Table
- 0001104659-24-062587
- 0001104659-24-044254Summary Compensation Table
- 0001104659-23-062253Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Merchants Bancorp discloses
The companies named in MBIN's own disclosed peer group.
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.Banner Corp.Customers Bancorp Inc.CVB Financial Corp.Dime Community Bancshares Inc.Eastern Bankshares Inc.First Financial BancorpFirst Interstate BancSystemFirst Merchants Corp.Independent Bank Corp.Lakeland Financial Corp.NBT Bancorp Inc.Provident Financial ServicesQCR Holdings IncTexas Capital Bancshares Inc.Trustmark Corp.United Bankshares Inc.WaFd Inc.Walker & Dunlop Inc.WesBanco Inc.WSFS Financial Corp.
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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}
}