Midland States Bancorp CEO Jeffrey Ludwig's 2021 pay jumps 54% to $1.6M

Midland States Bancorp reports 2021 executive compensation

By ExecPay News

Published: March 21, 2022

Midland States Bancorp reported fiscal year 2021 executive compensation information on March 21, 2022.
In 2021, five executives at Midland States Bancorp received on average a compensation package of $961K, a 49% increase compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at Midland States Bancorp
Jeffrey G. Ludwig, Chief Executive Officer, received $1.6M in total, which increased by 54% compared to 2020. 39% of Ludwig's compensation, or $615K, was in non-equity incentive plan. Ludwig also received $572K in salary, $373K in stock awards, as well as $22K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2021, the median employee pay was $56,630 at Midland States Bancorp. Therefore, the ratio of Jeffrey G. Ludwig's pay to the median employee pay was 28 to one.
Jeffrey S. Mefford, President of the Bank, received a compensation package of $1M, which increased by 50% compared to previous year. 39% of the compensation package, or $400K, was in salary.
Douglas J. Tucker, Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel, earned $757K in 2021, a 41% increase compared to previous year.
Eric T. Lemke, Chief Financial Officer, received $736K in 2021, which increases by 57% compared to 2020.
James R. Stewart, Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, earned $694K in 2021, a 41% increase compared to previous year.

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Source: SEC filing on March 21, 2022.