Brian Gray is President and Chief Executive Officer of Knife River Corp (KNF). The company reported total compensation of $5,820,868 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,785,841 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,006,253 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $28,774 |
| Total | $5,820,868 |
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 Knife River Corp filed April 6, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-023783.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $0 | $3,785,841 | $0 | $1,006,253 | $0 | $28,774 | $5,820,868 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $880,000 | $0 | $4,119,361 | $0 | $1,825,838 | $0 | $116,374 | $6,941,573 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $658,334 | $0 | $2,620,279 | $0 | $1,644,521 | $0 | $68,348 | $4,991,482 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | $359,341 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $332,717 | $0 | $72,308 | $764,366 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Knife River Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $8,784,879 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-2,964,011 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 10th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 10 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Knife River Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Gray this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $5,820,868 |
| Trevor Hastings | Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $1,978,485 |
| Nathan Ring | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,906,455 |
| Karl Liepitz | Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | $1,710,001 |
| Glenn Pladsen | Vice President and Chief Excellence Officer | $1,299,829 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Knife River Corp compensation brief.
Brian Gray's compensation sits inside Knife River Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.