Companies Black Knight
Black Knight (BKI): executive pay, fiscal 2022
Free brief. Every figure links to the company’s own filing.
Black Knight no longer files a proxy statement; its last pay data is FY2022.
CEO vs. named peers7th pct.Of 14 peer CEOs
CEO pay, last three years
- $8,103,474FY2020
- $5,862,545FY2021
- $8,345,320FY2022
CEO total pay was $8,345,320 in fiscal 2022, up from $5,862,545 in fiscal 2021.
FY2022: salary $694,521 · bonus $673,072 · stock awards $6,000,097 · option awards $0
Frequently asked questions
Who was the highest-paid executive at Black Knight in fiscal 2022?
As disclosed, Anthony Jabbour (Executive Chairman) was the highest-paid executive at Black Knight in fiscal 2022, with total compensation of $50,175,251.
How does Black Knight's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Joseph Nackashi's total compensation ranked at the 7th percentile of Black Knight's disclosed peer group.
What is Black Knight's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Black Knight's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 85:1.
How did shareholders vote on Black Knight's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 32.64% of shareholders supported Black Knight's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Black Knight spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2022?
As disclosed, Black Knight reported total board compensation of $2,373,021 for fiscal 2022.
Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.
Full detail
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Jabbour | $600,000 | $40,898,457 | $7,500,015 | $0 | $602,145 | $0 | $574,634 | $50,175,251 |
| Executive Chairman | ||||||||
| Joseph Nackashi | 694,521 | 673,072 | 6,000,097 | 0 | 752,681 | 0 | 224,949 | 8,345,320 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Kirk Larsen | 528,767 | 387,016 | 3,875,069 | 0 | 432,792 | 0 | 79,484 | 5,303,128 |
| President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Michael Gravelle | 148,000 | 66,409 | 750,030 | 0 | 74,265 | 0 | 11,100 | 1,049,804 |
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||
| Michele Meyers | 57,115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,837 | 65,952 |
| Former Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2022 total | FY2021 total | FY2020 total | Δ FY2021→2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Jabbour | $50,175,251 | $11,562,556 | $16,061,435 | ↑ +38,612,695 |
| Joseph Nackashi | 8,345,320 | 5,862,545 | 8,103,474 | ↑ +2,482,775 |
| Kirk Larsen | 5,303,128 | 4,421,560 | 5,911,877 | ↑ +881,568 |
| Michael Gravelle | 1,049,804 | 1,108,310 | 1,040,501 | ↓ −58,506 |
| Michele Meyers | 65,952 | 968,889 | — | ↓ −902,937 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
The company's compensation program is designed to reward executives for strong performance while discouraging unnecessary risk, with a substantial majority of total compensation tied to pre-defined performance goals. The program emphasizes pay-for-performance, competitiveness, and investor alignment, ensuring that long-term incentive opportunities significantly outweigh short-term cash-based opportunities.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | 200% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Mercer |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2022
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Larsen | PSU | 2022-03-10 | — | 52,466 | — | — | $3,000,006 |
| Joseph Nackashi | PSU | 2022-03-10 | — | 61,211 | — | — | 3,500,045 |
| Anthony Jabbour | PSU | 2022-03-10 | — | 131,165 | — | — | 7,500,015 |
| Joseph Nackashi | RSU | 2022-05-16 | — | — | 35,761 | — | 2,500,052 |
| Kirk Larsen | RSU | 2022-05-16 | — | — | 12,517 | — | 875,063 |
| Michael Gravelle | PSU | 2022-03-10 | — | 13,117 | — | — | 750,030 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Larsen | $875,063 | $3,000,006 | $0 | 77.4% |
| Joseph Nackashi | 2,500,052 | 3,500,045 | 0 | 58.3% |
| Anthony Jabbour | 0 | 7,500,015 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Michael Gravelle | 0 | 750,030 | 0 | 100.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2022
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Larsen | RSU | 426 | — | $4,702,580 |
| Joseph Nackashi | RSU | 638 | — | 7,042,831 |
| Anthony Jabbour | RSU | 1,330 | — | 14,681,764 |
| Kirk Larsen | PSU | 3,003 | — | 185,435 |
| Michael Gravelle | PSU | 5,921 | — | 365,622 |
| Kirk Larsen | PSU | 12,517 | — | 772,925 |
| Michael Gravelle | PSU | 13,117 | — | 809,975 |
| Joseph Nackashi | PSU | 13,349 | — | 824,301 |
| Anthony Jabbour | PSU | 15,574 | — | 961,695 |
| Kirk Larsen | PSU | 26,316 | — | 1,625,013 |
| Joseph Nackashi | PSU | 30,702 | — | 1,895,849 |
| Joseph Nackashi | PSU | 35,761 | — | 2,208,242 |
| Kirk Larsen | PSU | 52,466 | — | 3,239,776 |
| Joseph Nackashi | PSU | 61,211 | — | 3,779,779 |
| Anthony Jabbour | PSU | 87,443 | — | 5,399,605 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas M. HagertyIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Compensation (Chair) · Corporate Governance and Nominating · Not standing for re-election | $142,000 | $225,003 | — | — | $0 | $367,003 |
| David K. HuntIndependent · Compensation · Corporate Governance and Nominating (Chair) | 128,000 | 225,003 | — | — | 0 | 353,003 |
| John D. RoodIndependent · Audit | 126,000 | 225,003 | — | — | 0 | 351,003 |
| Joseph M. OttingIndependent · Audit (Chair) | 115,000 | 225,003 | — | — | 0 | 340,003 |
| Nancy L. ShanikIndependent · Audit | 105,000 | 225,003 | — | — | 0 | 330,003 |
| Ganesh B. RaoIndependent | 91,000 | 225,003 | — | — | 0 | 316,003 |
| Catherine L. BurkeIndependent · Corporate Governance and Nominating | 91,000 | 225,003 | — | — | 0 | 316,003 |
| Anthony M. JabbourEmployee director | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $225,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 40,000 / 21,000 / 21,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | 5x annual cash retainer |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2022 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $798,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $1,575,021 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $2,373,021 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Black Knight as a peer
Companies that benchmark against BKI
3 companies name BKI as a compensation peer
The list of companies that name BKI as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.
Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2022
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.DAY Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.ANSS ANSYS, Inc.PTC PTC Inc.WEX WEX Inc.TRU TransunionPAYC Paycom Software, Inc.TTD The Trade Desk, Inc.CSGP CoStar Group, Inc.FICO Fair Isaac CorporationENV Envestnet, Inc.TYL Tyler Technologies, Inc.JKHY Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.MSCI MSCI Inc.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CoStar Group, Inc. | 2025 | Andrew Florance | $1,000,000 | $28,318,400 | $3,425,382 | $3,000,000 | $36,431,936 |
| 2 | Fair Isaac Corporation | 2025 | William Lansing | 750,000 | 34,091,860 | 0 | 1,100,000 | 36,045,267 |
| 3 | Msci Inc. | 2025 | Henry A. Fernandez | 1,000,000 | 4,380,024 | 25,220,304 | 1,346,950 | 33,320,590 |
| 4 | Ansys, Inc. | 2024 | Ajei Gopal | 850,000 | 29,379,507 | 0 | 2,550,000 | 32,810,655 |
| 5 | The Trade Desk, Inc. | 2025 | Jeff Green | 1,350,000 | 11,589,471 | 11,590,864 | 2,804,775 | 27,431,583 |
| 6 | PTC Inc. | 2025 | Neil Barua | 800,000 | 21,720,456 | 0 | 1,620,000 | 24,315,129 |
| 7 | Paycom Software, Inc. | 2025 | Chad Richison | 858,880 | 18,386,226 | 0 | 1,730,560 | 22,837,152 |
| 8 | Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. | 2024 | David Ossip | 800,000 | 17,431,807 | 0 | 342,360 | 18,596,544 |
| 9 | Transunion | 2025 | Christopher Cartwright | 1,058,250 | 12,665,149 | 0 | 2,852,447 | 16,731,398 |
| 10 | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 2025 | Lee Shavel | 1,000,000 | 8,800,086 | 2,199,881 | 1,500,000 | 13,540,847 |
| 11 | WEX Inc. | 2025 | Melissa Smith | 975,000 | 12,361,438 | 0 | 0 | 13,446,221 |
| 12 | Tyler Technologies, Inc. | 2025 | H. Lynn Moore Jr. | 675,000 | 8,173,649 | 0 | 0 | 8,858,370 |
| 13 | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | 2026 | Gregory Adelson | 762,500 | 6,367,595 | 0 | 1,267,125 | 8,413,970 |
| 14 | Black Knight | 2022 | Joseph Nackashi | 694,521 | 6,000,097 | 0 | 752,681 | 8,345,320 |
| 15 | Envestnet, Inc. | 2023 | William Crager | 650,000 | 3,520,568 | 0 | 0 | 4,880,843 |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Incentive design against the same peers
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Knight | 50.2% | not disclosed | No | Mercer |
| Ansys, Inc. | 200.0% | RSU 100 | not disclosed | Compensia |
| Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. | 85.59% | PSU 43 · MSU 30 · RSU 27 | Yes — TSR relative to S&P 1500 Application Software Index | WTW |
| CoStar Group, Inc. | 200% | RSU 45 · PSU 40 · Options 15 | No | Willis Towers Watson |
| Envestnet, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | not disclosed | Willis Towers Watson US LLC |
| Fair Isaac Corporation | not disclosed | PSU 33 · RSU 33 · Other 33 | No | Compensia, Inc. |
| Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | 130.8% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Msci Inc. | 96.21% | not disclosed | Yes — Absolute TSR CAGR | Semler Brossy |
| Paycom Software, Inc. | 200% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | No | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| PTC Inc. | 135% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | Yes — Three Year Relative TSR | Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC |
| The Trade Desk, Inc. | not disclosed | RSA 50 · Option 50 | not disclosed | Compensia, Inc. |
| Transunion | 154.0% | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | Yes — Relative TSR | FW Cook |
| Tyler Technologies, Inc. | 120% | PSU 80 · RSU 20 | No | Radford |
| Verisk Analytics, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 20 · Options 20 | Yes — Relative TSR versus S&P 500 Index constituents | FW Cook |
| WEX Inc. | not disclosed | PRSU 65 · MSU 35 · RSU 20 | Yes — Relative TSR Metric | Compensation Advisory Partners LLC |
Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-07-12 | 34,220,369 | 69,716,988 | 913,902 | 32.64% | Failed |
| 2022 | 2022-06-15 | 128,696,666 | 9,620,543 | 436,654 | 93.04% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-06-16 | 119,967,016 | 13,788,450 | 317,919 | 89.48% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-06-10 | 121,881,641 | 11,332,827 | 342,776 | 91.26% | Passed |
| 2019 | 2019-06-12 | 67,610,739 | 58,175,047 | 2,610,981 | 52.66% | Passed |
| 2018 | 2018-06-13 | 119,953,107 | 6,989,464 | 250,319 | 94.49% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.
Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-07-12 | 32.64%a |
| 2022 | 2022-06-15 | 93.04%b |
| 2021 | 2021-06-16 | 89.48%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal.”.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal and broker non-votes will have no effect.”.
Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 85 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $8,400,799 |
| Median employee compensation | $98,734 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (41 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Anthony Jabbour. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 50,175,251. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Joseph Nackashi. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 8,345,320. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Kirk Larsen. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 5,303,128. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Michael Gravelle. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,049,804. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Michele Meyers. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 65,952. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Kirk Larsen PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Joseph Nackashi PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Anthony Jabbour PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Joseph Nackashi RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Kirk Larsen RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Michael Gravelle PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 85 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Thomas M. Hagerty. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 367,003. View filing ↗
- Section 08, David K. Hunt. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 353,003. View filing ↗
- Section 08, John D. Rood. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 351,003. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Joseph M. Otting. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 340,003. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Nancy L. Shanik. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 330,003. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Ganesh B. Rao. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 316,003. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Catherine L. Burke. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 316,003. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Anthony M. Jabbour. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-07-13. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 32.64% (votes for as printed: 34,220,369). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2022 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2022-06-17. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.04% (votes for as printed: 128,696,666). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2021 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2021-06-17. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 89.48% (votes for as printed: 119,967,016). View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 798,000 + equity 1,575,021 + all other 0 = 2,373,021, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- CoStar Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in CoStar Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 36,431,936. View filing ↗
- Fair Isaac Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Fair Isaac Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 36,045,267. View filing ↗
- Msci Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Msci Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 33,320,590. View filing ↗
- Ansys, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in Ansys, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 32,810,655. View filing ↗
- The Trade Desk, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in The Trade Desk, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 27,431,583. View filing ↗
- PTC Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-23. CEO total compensation as printed in PTC Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 24,315,129. View filing ↗
- Paycom Software, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Paycom Software, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 22,837,152. View filing ↗
- Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 18,596,544. View filing ↗
- Transunion, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Transunion's own proxy. As printed: 16,731,398. View filing ↗
- Verisk Analytics, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-03. CEO total compensation as printed in Verisk Analytics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,540,847. View filing ↗
- WEX Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-03. CEO total compensation as printed in WEX Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,446,221. View filing ↗
- Tyler Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Tyler Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,858,370. View filing ↗
- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,413,970. View filing ↗
- Black Knight (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Black Knight's own proxy. As printed: 8,345,320. View filing ↗
- Envestnet, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-05. CEO total compensation as printed in Envestnet, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,880,843. View filing ↗