Frederick Holzgrefe is President & Chief Executive Officer of SAIA INC (SAIA). The company reported total compensation of $6,312,241 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $980,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $5,176,716 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $155,525 |
| Total | $6,312,241 |
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 SAIA INC filed March 16, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-107135.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $980,000 | $0 | $5,176,716 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $155,525 | $6,312,241 |
| FY2024 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $946,000 | $0 | $4,176,652 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $140,412 | $5,263,064 |
| FY2023 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $910,000 | $0 | $3,382,889 | $0 | $1,277,276 | $0 | $160,694 | $5,730,859 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for SAIA INC.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $5,286,319 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $1,025,922 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 67th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 12 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group SAIA INC discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick Holzgrefe this page | President & Chief Executive Officer | $6,312,241 |
| Raymond Ramu | Executive Vice President & Chief Customer Officer | $2,371,684 |
| Patrick Sugar | Executive Vice President Operations | $2,088,241 |
| Matthew Batteh | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $1,499,792 |
| Anthony Norwood | Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer | $1,140,466 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full SAIA INC compensation brief.
Frederick Holzgrefe's compensation sits inside SAIA INC's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.